Corsair Vengeance Desktop Memory Cmz8gx3m2a1866c9 Review

I see a lot of reviews pointing out that this RAM runs at 1333 when installed and you first power on your PC. This is true. However, this RAM is compatible with the X.M.P. Profile that is in almost all newer Motherboards BIOS that supports this speed (1866) anyway. Usually found in the overclock section of the BIOS is an Extreme Memory Profile that is by default disabled. Select, say, profile 1 and the RAM should instantly run at 1866MHz without affecting any other factors. I did confirm that once the XMP Profile is used the timings are in fact 910927. Windows Experience Index rates my RAM at the max 7.9 which ties my OCZ SSD and CPU, an Intel i7 2600K overclocked to 4.5GHz using a Corsair Hydro H70 Liquid Cooling solution. I only have 2 of these for 8GB and Plan on getting 2 more for a total of 16GB. The RAM is superb in my opinion and should definitely be considered if you want to run it at its advertised speed. If you Motherboard supports XMP Profiles, its simple to get it running at 1866. If not, other overclocking methods need to be utilized as others have pointed out to get to the advertised speed or beyond. Scoring a 7.9 in WEI is all I need though, so overclocking the RAM further seems pointless to me. http://garyadair.com/483038