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Corsair XMS3 SLI PC3-12800
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Thu, 4 December, 2008
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Chris Kagan
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Introduction
In the world that we live in there are many options and choices to make and choose from. There isn’t just one car and only one car to choose from, there’s a diverse and wide selection, from sports cars, luxury cars, four door, two door cars just to name a few. The computer is no exception to this, and certainly memory is another choice knocking on the door. You can choose from 2GB kits, 4GB kits, mainstream modules for the normal everyday computer, gaming modules for the hardcore gamers out there, enthusiast modules for the few that will take their systems to the pinnacle of its performance. Modules, modules everywhere. Today we’ve a special kit that falls into the category of enthusiast RAM with the additional bonus of being a four gig kit and EPP 2.0: Corsair DDR3 XMS3 DHX rated at 1600MHz.

Corsair is best knowen for producing a wide range of memory-related products, and has more recently expanded into power supplies as well. Our thanks go to our friends at Corsair for supplying the review sample.

Corsair has been a leader in the design and manufacture of high-speed modules since 1994. Our focus has always been on supporting the special demands of mission-critical servers and high-end workstations, as well as the performance demands of extreme gamers. While maintaining this core focus, in recent years, we've also brought our expertise, technology leadership and legendary quality and reliability to memory and other technology products for the more mainstream consumer.

Now let's take a look at these sticks!




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