Well there you have it ladies and gentlemen. Corsair is back in the game, this time not with another Vengeance kit, but the stunning looking Dominator Platinum series. It remains a matter of personal taste, but I still have to encounter one person that dissaproves of how they look. Of course looks are great, but some people even want more bling bling or added features. Corsair has got you covered, as the optional LED Chrome bars might persuade case modders to opt for these rams. The LINKability in my book however remains debatable.

Performance wise the 16GB 2666C10 kit is truely high end stuff. Binned Samsung based IC's are being used, combining the best out of two worlds: high speeds together with pretty tight timings. A benchers' delight as most X79 and Z77 boards are optimised for these Samsung ICs. Less and less motherboard bioses are dialed in for the older PSC, Hyper and BBSE IC's. Logic as these RAM kits are getting pretty rare.

Secondly the compatibility with previous Intel motherboard chipsets is pretty decent too. Usually it will be the CPU's memory controller which will run into a brick wall first, so before you can maximise these Corsair 2666C10's. Once our AMD FM2 mobo's start to roll in we can test these precious Dimms again on AMD CPUs.

These 2666C10's are magnificent sticks: perfect for those that want high quantity, but not wanting to compromise performance at any level. The new stunning look is an added bonus and will be a real showstopper in any rig. Even though the Platinum series were not intented to be, but this version is pretty perfect for benchers too. As high speeds with decent timings are so easy to achieve. Maybe only drawback for the previously mentioned crowd is that these 2666C10's are only available in 16GB kit, an 8GB version would be far more appropriate for most.

To sum it up: The brand new Dominator Platinum 2666C10 is here not only to impress, but also to knock your socks off performance wise. Albeit for some with a steep price tag of around 500 dollars at the Corsair Web shop, but that price is more than justified looking at the specifications and performance they bring. If you want one of the best performing kits around combined with a killer look, then these should be on the top of your shopping list !

We hardly ever give two awards, but these Platinums have impressed your humble reviewer and fellow benchers of the MADSHRIMPS crew big time.

PROS:

• Binned Samsung ICs: high speeds yet tight timings
• Stunning heatspreader design
• Overclock/Tweakability

CONS:

• 8Gb versions please for the high end kits

A big thanks to Gareth Ogden from Corsair for the sending us Platinum 2666C10 kit

And the crew from Tones for the hardware support during all these years.