Corsair Dominator® GT breaks World Record with 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family

Dominator® GT breaks World Record with 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family

 

- Extreme overclockers "splmann" and "Mat" Post Record-Breaking 2711.5 Marks in MaxxMem -

 

FREMONT, California - February 10th, 2011 - Corsair®, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced that its Dominator® GT ultra-high performance DDR3 memory was used to set a new world record for the MaxxMem benchmark with the new 2nd generation Intel Core processor family (Sandy Bridge).

 

 

Renowned extreme overclockers "splmann," aka Roger Tanner, and "Mat", aka Matthias Zronek, posted a list-topping score of 2711.5 marks running at 1,148 MHz at CL7-7-6-21 at 1T.

 

"We've broken several records with Corsair Dominator GT memory," stated Roger Tanner and Matthias Zronek. "It's truly outstanding. The reliability and headroom are amazing."

The hardware used included an Asus™ P8P67 WS Revolution motherboard, Intel® Core™ i7-2600K processor, and a pair of Corsair Dominator GT DDR3 memory modules.

 

The ranking can be viewed at the HWBOT MaxxMem hall of fame. Additional details and photos of the record-breaking configuration are available here.

 

More information about Corsair's high-performance memory products can be found on the Corsair web site.

 

About Corsair

 

Founded in 1994, Corsair supplies high performance products purchased primarily by PC gaming enthusiasts who build their own PCs or buy pre-assembled customized systems. The company's award-winning products include DRAM modules, USB flash drives, power supply units, solid-state drives, PC headsets and speaker systems, cooling systems and computer cases.