Ready for Lynnfield? 4x2GB from Corsair (CMD8GX3M4A1600C8)
 

Test will follow shortly, first the pictures

Kinky sticks :) I really wonder why they are specially Lynfield tagged...

One of the more good-looking memory kits I've seen :)

rev. 3.1 means they're micron based. Don't expect too much OC headroom, triple channel 3.1 rev's were not very good.

Micron F to be precise

we all know by now that raw bandwidth is not what Core i7 is waiting for, so anything even remotely "ok" rated will be plentiful for i5. This kit is all about size; you can run several VMs in your OS and still have plenty of free memory; you can go decadent and put the VM image onto a ramdisk to boost performance of the VM OS to a higher level than the host OS :D

Just put this kit in for a quick test;



Needed 1.74V (maybe less, just increased 0.1V - doesn't boot at 1.65V)

Naais :) It's Micron so this doesn't surprise me :)

Well, it's not that stable or performant. I switched back to 1600CL8 and am hitting higher bandwidth figures.

Have you tried with only 2 modules ?

No, just put them in for a quick test.

Okay, after releasing the first two Core i5 articles, let's focus on something else than motherboards or cpu's: memory!! :D

Any tests you want to see? Let me know!

you can try to prove why running a P55 rig with 8gb installed should be more interesting yes or no for the daily user ; Via games, different OSses, apps, virtual disks comparing loading times, average FPS,...should give you the data you need...