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Corsair's Fastest Video Card & DDR4

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A new watercooled GTX 1080 and CHROME Dominator Platinums!! Corsair Lapdog: bit.ly MSI Aegis: bit.ly MSI GTX 1080: bit.ly

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This Computex coverage showcases Corsair’s high end memory products and a collaboration with MSI to showcase the latest cooling and GPU pairing. The host walks through the Corsair Dominator Platinum Special Edition DDR4 memory kits, highlighting two color plated variants and the LED accents on the modules. They explain that the Vengeance LED line will be available in red and white editions with non RGB lighting modes controllable via Corsair Link software, noting that these are dual and quad channel kits supporting up to 4,300 MHz, with a practical emphasis on aesthetics and overclocking potential. The main highlight is the Limited Edition Dominator Platinum LED memory, capped at 500 units per variant, individually numbered to emphasize scarcity. The host discusses the packaging and the implications of the limitation, explaining that these kits will be offered in 4x8 (quad channel) and 2x6 (dual channel) configurations for different platform needs and that these modules will run DDR4 at 3200 MHz as a baseline. The Corsair booth also features an MSI Seahawk GTX 1080 cooler integration, a watercooled GTX 1080 concept that blends Corsair cooling with MSI’s GPU design, aiming for reduced thermal limits and higher overclocking headroom, with potential speeds surpassing Nvidia’s launch clock speeds. Throughout, there is emphasis on the collaborative booth experience and the broader Computex theme, including the Lapdog couch setup and MSI Aegis X desktop, highlighting the event-driven focus on performance, cooling, and LED aesthetics in high end PC builds.

Topics · Technology · Computer Hardware · PC Components · Gaming Hardware

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What is unique about the Dominator Platinum Special Edition DDR4 memory kits?
The Dominator Platinum Special Edition DDR4 memory kits are limited to 500 units per variant, individually numbered, and available in two configurations (4x8 for quad channel and 2x6 for dual channel) with LED accents and a DDR4 3200 MHz baseline.