WYP
News Guru
Corsair have released high performance DDR4 memory for the upcoming X99 platform with speeds of 2666MHz and above!
Read more on Corsair's DDR4 memory here
Read more on Corsair's DDR4 memory here
Corsair Release DDR4 Memory
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Dicehunter
Resident Newb
The prices of this stuff is remtarded, Wonder how long it will take to come down to more human prices.
WYP
News Guru
Compared to DDR3 DIMMs of the same size, speed and quality the prices are the same or lower. But yeah, hopefully the prices can lower a lot more!
The X99 platform does not scream "budget friendly", so Corsair are releasing High performance/ high cost ram. Prices will decrease as it becomes more mainstream.
stonecoldmurphy
New member
i will blow a weeks wages on 16gb 2899mhz dominator platinum tomorrow if i could get a mobo an cpu at same time lol
my graphics card bench rig is itching for upgrade to ddr4
my graphics card bench rig is itching for upgrade to ddr4
I have just been told my credit limit on card is being increased from October so I know I will have, enough to go for X99 in October but I am going to wait because of the prices of this ram.
I know heatspreaders etc cost money and a higher frequency of ram cost's abit more, but when Adata is going to release 16Gb DDR4 kit at around the £120 mark but Corsair and the rest, want nearly double that or more just for putting a heat spreader on it and it being slightly faster, it puts me off buying it.
I could sell my X79 setup to cover most of the cost but I still don't think it's worth it, because the manufacturers are over charging and also the retailers are going to add money on to the cost as well which just makes it foolish to buy, straight away in my oppinion.
I know heatspreaders etc cost money and a higher frequency of ram cost's abit more, but when Adata is going to release 16Gb DDR4 kit at around the £120 mark but Corsair and the rest, want nearly double that or more just for putting a heat spreader on it and it being slightly faster, it puts me off buying it.
I could sell my X79 setup to cover most of the cost but I still don't think it's worth it, because the manufacturers are over charging and also the retailers are going to add money on to the cost as well which just makes it foolish to buy, straight away in my oppinion.
Its really not that expensive. Of course the dominator platinums are expensive, but they always were. In fact they are cheaper than their DDR3 counterparts. The Vengeance LPX is only 150 pounds for 8 GB (2x4). Again, thats cheaper than the DDR3 counterpart.
OCUK pre orders, especially when they are the only retailer taking them, are always very pricey and tbf they usually sell out so why the hell shouldn't they be. And besides that it's difficult to comment on the price of a component when it's comparative performance is unknown. A nice quad channel 16GB kit of dominator platinum has always been over £200 so it doesn't seem out of the way to me.
JR
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Lonestar166
Member
I am disappointed to see only 16 gig kits are available. Really?? And trying to pre order this from Corsairs website is a total pain in the arse. Yes I know about non disclosure etc etc, but why put it up on the website if we can't order it? I am ready to do a Haswell E build the second I can get my hands of the proc, motherboard and ram. Got all the other stuff sitting here waiting, my good old E8500 build needs to be put out to pasture.
Of course there are only 16 GB kits, because its meant to be used with X99. Who on X99 would want less?
Lonestar166
Member
What I meant was why only 16 gig kits, instead of 32 gig kits or 64 gig kits?
Well you could get two 16 gig kit for a total of 32. I guess bigger capacity sticks will be out soonish as well.
