Corsair may have been dabbling with other projects lately, but that doesn't mean that it's forgotten its roots. The company has just announced the launch of the Vengeance series of memory, which aims to balance high-performance DDR3 with aggressive styling and a reasonable price.
The kits will come in a range of speeds and sizes tuned for both Intel and AMD platforms. At the top of the stack are 16GB (4x4GB) and 12GB (3x4GB) kits, both able to run at 1,600MHz with timings of 9-9-9-24.
For those with slightly more modest memory requirements, the company also has a trio of 8GB (2x4GB) kits rated for operation at 1,866MHz at CAS-9, 1,600MHz at CAS-8 or 1,600MHz at CAS-9, depending on how much you want to spend.
Rounding out the choices are a 6GB (3x2GB) kit rated for 1,600MHz at timings of 8-8-8-24 and a single 4GB stick rated at 1,600MHz with timings of 9-9-9-24, in case you don't need dual- or triple-channel memory.
All of the kits only need a modest 1.5V to hit their rated speeds and come equipped with Corsair's aggressive new aluminium heat spreader. Not only will it look the part mounted on a high-end motherboard, but it should help to keep the sticks cool, giving them plenty of headroom for overclocking. Of course, all of the modules have been selected for their stability and potential to hit higher frequencies, so pushing them faster shouldn't be too difficult.
Prices will range from $74.99 (£58.50 inc VAT) for the single 4GB stick up to $305.99 (£238.70 inc VAT) for the monstrous 16GB kit. The manufacturer hasn't given an exact date for availability just yet, but retailers including Scan have the kits available to preorder now for just less than the MSRPs.
