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Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5D


$82.99 Released January, 2011

Product Shot 1 The Pros:Heat dissipation is very good, never get all that hot. Reliable operation even under heavy use, never cause a crash. Excellent quality control almost guarantees that you'll never end up with a bad unit.

The Cons:Price is much higher than normal for this kind of capacity. Not much benefit to Intel Core 2 CPUs that don't have EPP. Pre-overclocked, can't overclock them any further than the 1066.

 The Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5D is RAM and is part of the Dominator product series line with a capacity of 2 GB (2 x 1 GB). It is a 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM with a cas latency of 5 and the voltage being 2.1V.

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It has the speed of DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) and is a dual channel kit with a heat spreader. It is SLI certified, and has DHX (Dual-path Heat Xchange) and EPP (Enhanced Performance Profiles) features. This RAM is recommended for high performance or gaming systems.

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    heat dissipation is very good, never get all that hot

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    reliable operation even under heavy use, never cause a crash

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    excellent quality control almost guarantees that you'll never end up with a bad unit

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    maximizes the capabilities of a DDR2 slot, can get pretty close to DDR3 performance

Cons
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    price is much higher than normal for this kind of capacity

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    not much benefit to Intel Core 2 CPUs that don't have EPP

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    pre-overclocked, can't overclock them any further than the 1066

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