What sort of OC can I expect to get? I got 'em at 1066 2.2v, wondered if they'll go at any speeds that would make a 1:1 worthwhile. I can't seem to find any OC info on 'em.

This is an article that list them, but only has OC Info for other models:

AnandTech: Corsair Dominator PC2-10000: Fastest DDR2

Here is the chart with the Corsair they have tested so far:

AnandTech: Corsair Dominator PC2-10000: Fastest DDR2

The best I can do is the customer reviews at New Egg:

Customer Reviews Of CORSAIR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

The chipset you have will determine ther max speed in a way, NVIDIA's 680i will get the most from them...this is just one, I sugggest you read them all!

Quote: Pros: On EVGA 680i, auto detected the voltage and timings, no issues. I heard many users have issues with this, but mine installed like a champ. Now @ 1256 5-5-5-15 @ 2.3, with the XMS fan. It could do more, but it cost too much for me to push more. Love it!!!

I've got a set of Corsair PC8500 2x1MB but it's not the Dominator. I've tried 1:1 but it just
holds my E6300 back. I think it got around 2.2GHz at 1:1 (313 fsb). But I'm at 3.15GHz
(450 fsb) with the memory unlinked at 800 :-)

He has the 6600 (9x multi instead of your 7x) if he gets to 320FSB, that is only 2880MHZ..pretty low for that CPU.

To max out his CPU (Typicaly 3.6-4GHZ with air or water) he would need to hit between 400-445FSB, wich means speeds DDR2 1600-1780...I think that is gonna be one hella stretch, and probably a new World Record for DDR-2!

From what I can tell, the real difference between your ram and the "Dominator" series is pretty much just the heatspreader and optional fan, sounds like they use the same chips....converting the "Quad Pumped" FSB of what that guy got from the new egg review (1256DDR/4=314FSB) I would say not real likely!

I agree. I don't really see the need for the Dominator memory at the moment. With the
regular PC2 8500 I'm running it at 800 MHz at cas4 3-3-4 :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by Slaymate I agree. I don't really see the need for the Dominator memory at the moment. With the regular PC2 8500 I'm running it at 800 MHz at cas4 3-3-4 :-)

The Dominator wasn't much more than the basic 8500, hence it made the cut for me. With the Dominator heatspreader I'd hoped to get a little more out of them perhaps than the normal 8500. As it is they're hella fast and 1066 5-5-5-15 so I won't risk OCing unless I know what they'll reach so I can steer clear of their peak and keep a safe OC. It seems the safe OC isn't really worth the mhz though.

So you're getting better speed runnind them with tighter timings at 800mhz as opposed to 1066 eh?

Yes, but that's because the cpu is screaming at 3.15 GHz. If I ran the memory at 800 w/ those
timings at stock cpu speed it would be much slower :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by $SOLID$ Necro He has the 6600 (9x multi instead of your 7x) if he gets to 320FSB, that is only 2880MHZ..pretty low for that CPU. To max out his CPU (Typicaly 3.6-4GHZ with air or water) he would need to hit between 400-445FSB, wich means speeds DDR2 1600-1780...I think that is gonna be one hella stretch, and probably a new World Record for DDR-2! From what I can tell, the real difference between your ram and the "Dominator" series is pretty much just the heatspreader and optional fan, sounds like they use the same chips....converting the "Quad Pumped" FSB of what that guy got from the new egg review (1256DDR/4=314FSB) I would say not real likely!

Slaymates RAM (8500), according to Corsair technician, uses Promos ICs where as the 8500 Dominators use Micron ICs.

8500 Dominators will do 5-5-5-15 2T @ 1200mhz and will also do 3-3-3-8 2T @ 800mhz.

When I 1st got my EVGA 680i mobo with bios P22 (I think) It wouldn't run the memory at
1066 with the fsb at 445 unless I set the memory at 533 unlinked. When bios 23 came out
it let me run everything a little faster. I jumped up to 800 on the memory w/ faster latencies
and the fsb at 450. When bios P24 came out it ran at my old settings and I lowered the
latencies even more and was happy. Since you've said you were running your memory at
1066 (Mr. Fiddles) I've tried the same. Right now I'm at 1066 w/ stock latencies with the fsb
at 430. Hexus Pi_fast runs in 33.39 where it was running 32's. I tried bios P25 and it keep
locking up when ever I got to 323 fsb, but I didn't have my memory at 1066. That might have
been my problem. I've got a Core 2 Xtreme 6800 coming and it should be here Friday.
I'll have some new observations to talk about by the weekend :-)