Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB 1.35v Review

Introduction and Technical Specifications

Published: 5th September 2011 | Source: Corsair | Price: £49.86 | Author: Tom Logan

Introduction

The original Corsair Vengeance memory was some seriously quick, fairly good-looking RAM.

Now Corsair have tweaked the Vengeance line and added three low-profile variants, hence the LP. Fans of almost any motherboard colour scheme in the world will be pleased to know that the three options are Red, White and dark Grey, all with different abilities. Today we're looking at the low voltage option which is only available in white.

With a revised heat-spreader guaranteed to fit under any cooler, and some cool colour choices, how does this 8GB kit stack up against some of the more power-hungry options?

Technical Specifications

As the Vengeance LP has such a low running voltage, a mere 1.35v, it's not surprising to see the timings at a standard 1600@9-9-9-24. Hopefully though this low voltage should enable us to gain some extra performance with a little more tweaking, something that is sorely lacking from most Sandy Bridge based RAM kits.

Size	8GB (2x4GB)
Heatspreader	Vengeance White
Memory Type	240 Pin Dual-Channel DDR3
Voltage	1.35v
Speed	1600 MHz
Latency	9-9-9-24
Warranty	Lifetime

All fairly standard stuff. Let's take a closer look.

Most Recent Comments

05-09-2011, 04:44:25

tinytomlogan

If you're on the lookout for a low voltage memory kit, perhaps Corsair have just the ticket.

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05-09-2011, 04:56:39

AMDFTW

WOW that is low vQuote

05-09-2011, 04:57:43

trazomfr

impressive memory kit.Quote

05-09-2011, 05:00:22

Excalabur50

That is a really nice looking ram with good performance to bootQuote

05-09-2011, 05:50:15

yassarikhan786

Very cool indeed. 1.35 v is truly awesome. If I upgrade my cooler, these are on the top of my list as I can only fit a few coolers because of the large heat spreaders on the vengeance ram I'm currently using.Quote

05-09-2011, 06:08:18

dipzy

my blue ones came today

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05-09-2011, 08:11:47

badtaylorx

wow not what i expected.....i figured their next kit would be the corsair devastator or maybe the corsair obliviator.... complete with 26cm carbon nano-tube heatsinks.....

i feel so cheated........Quote

05-09-2011, 10:12:27

Aurus_OC

I do feel the urge to get some of that memory, unfortunately I already did invest in some memory for my rig

Nice review as always!Quote

05-09-2011, 11:05:14

Rapidz

Yeah im impressed with this memory kit.Quote

05-09-2011, 12:21:30

Natashaful

Very nice :]Quote

05-09-2011, 17:04:27

Montysaurus

Awesome stuff good review TTL, been keeping an eye on these for a little while, prices vary slightly but you can get the 1.5v coloured LP kits for around £44-£46 off the usual online sites which advertise on OC3D such as Aria/Scan. Thinking of getting these for my x58 board seen a picture of six white sticks in a Gigabyte board looks awesome.Quote

05-09-2011, 17:56:24

murphy7801

Wow some tasteful looking ram corsair normally make horrid looking ram and decent price thats pretty cool.Quote

05-09-2011, 18:02:55

dipzy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Montysaurus

They do looks, got two blue ones in my rig, may end up having 3 blue's and 3 white's in a white blue white blue white blue configurationQuote

06-09-2011, 10:56:36

jonowee

A near perfect score, 9-10-10. Going to be so much easier to source than G.Skill Ecos.Quote

07-09-2011, 09:55:39

THD

Anyone know how this scales against the Mushkin Blackline 8GB DDR3-1600 ULV CL9 kit (996988) which is also 1.35V and only slightly more expensive (where I live anyway

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Nice to see more producers are working with options in coulorQuote

15-09-2011, 00:47:32

CocaCola

They're finally available here in Canada from anywhere between $90 - $100 per 8GB kit. I wonder if they're really worth investing in? They do look cool though even if you don't OC them.

I wonder if they have any motherboard compatibility problems? I'm guessing with Sandy Bridge, even the most budget boards should be able to support these memory modules.Quote

03-11-2011, 06:44:28

J0s3e

I cannot get my system prime stable with these running anything lower than 9-9-9-24. Not a complain, but expected them to get close to your 7-8-7-24 with 1.65V. However, if I set 8-8-8-24, prime crashes in first two runs (rounding error) and if I try to go 7-8-7-24, system wouldn't boot at all, or get BSOD's. A bit disappointed, although for my gaming there will be minimal benefit of tighter timings i reckon.Quote

03-11-2011, 11:37:16

VengeanceUK

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/16gb-...9-9-24-xmp-15v

are these the same as reviewed? as cannot find mention of 1.35v anywhere.

if they are scan have an awesome price for a 16Gb kit of the cerulean blueQuote

03-11-2011, 13:05:19

Alicarve

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Originally Posted by VengeanceUK

you are looking for the arctic whites if you want the same as the one in the review as they are the only ones that come as 1.35v

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-%...-9-9-9-24-135v Quote

07-11-2011, 11:43:17

badatgames18

from the looks of it.. looks like nanya.. yuck

4gb density modules don't have the best timings/overclockability, but corsair's lower end and even alot of their medium range dimms aren't the best clockers.

hynix bfr used in some 4gb density are probably going to be the best case scenario... 9-11-9 2133 usually some lower bin are 9-11-10

For low voltage.. i'd love to see some kingston lovo reviews