Vengeance Extreme 3000MHz setup and overclocking results

Building the modules

Building the world's fastest production memory is no easy feat, you need the right combination of hardware and memory ICs. To build just one Vengeance Extreme DRAM module requires screening through over 1000 memory ICs. Check out the video below for more info on how the modules are made.

Carbide Series 200R sub $1000 Gaming PC Build

Building a quality gaming rig doesn't take thousands of dollars if you choose your components carefully. With this in mind I set out to build a gaming rig that could handle any of today's games including Crysis 3 for under $1000. I priced the entire build out on Newegg and came in at $937.92 before tax and shipping. Let's start the build and take a look at the components I chose.

Dominator Platinum and Vengeance motherboard photos

Building a PC today is more than just about performance, aesthetics play a large role as well. Corsair Dominator Platinum memory goes well with any of today's motherboards and our Vengeance memory offers a variety of colors. To give you an idea how your board will look with our Dominator Platinum or Vengeance memory we photographed seven popular motherboards. Here is a list of current motherboards that have photos. Click on the motherboard name to see all of the photos as well as all of the compatible memory. We will continue to add new motherboards so be sure to check our blog or follow us onFacebook.

Military Green C70 Build Log

With the Computex show right around the corner it was time to build some systems to show off some of our newly announced and released products. Among those products is our Vengeance Series C70 gaming case which comes in three colors (Military Green, Arctic White, and Gunmetal Black), I will be using the Military Green version and hopefully this build log will give you a better look at the features and design of the C70. Let’s start with the list of hardware I’ll be using.

Intel Ivy Bridge and Corsair Memory Compatibility

The newly announced 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ processor family is their next generation of 64-bit, multi-core processors built on 22-nanometer process technology. Ivy Bridge is the successors to the Sandy Bridge processor family, and should become available to purchase at retail on April 29, 2012. The new Ivy Bridge processor offerings are the Intel Core i7-3770K, Intel Core i7-3770, Intel Core i7-3770S, Intel Core i7-3770T, Intel Core i5- 3570K, Intel Core i5-3550, Intel Core i5-3550S, Intel Core i5-3570T, Intel Core i5-3450, and Intel Core i5-3450S Processors.

Corsair Vengeance DDR3 memory in an Ivy Bridge test rig