Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL review: a new winning style?
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL review. Problems during the
build phase? Corsair trims RAM for better compatibility
Let's start from the very beginning. Corsair has been so
successful in the world of RAM with the Vengeance Pro RGB series released in
2018, this line impressed with price, quality, performance in everyday use and
overall balance, but most of all in terms of design. It is the white version
that users have especially liked in recent years. But if colors are purely a
personal factor, what they are not is a criticism that some users have carried
over to one aspect: the height in the volume of space of the diffusion system.
Let's get one thing clear. Not all heatsinks and cases on
previous Vengeance Pro RGB models were broken and damaged during the build
phase, but only some specific models. In fact, this counter does not want to
replace the "big brother", but to become an alternative for certain
users.
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL Review: New Style Winner?
The fact is that it was written by a good corsair who knew
how to listen to his community, creating a long-awaited product. The classic
Vengeance Pro RGB solutions are 51mm tall (high profile) and are not always
compatible with liquid coolers (especially top-mounted heatsinks), but also
with some air coolers that impinge on RAM capacity, these new Corsair Vengeance
RGB Pro The .SL instead features a more versatile 44mm (low profile) height and
adaptability to any need.
Materials and quality of this Pro | Corsair Vengeance RGB
Pro SL review
Looking at the Vengeance RGB Pro SL, we can't help but
notice the dynamic RGB lighting, which consists of ten independent zones,
individually controlled using iCUE proprietary software. As we anticipated at
the start, these RAMs are 44mm tall (low profile) to ensure maximum
compatibility on a case-by-case basis.
The heatsink used by Corsair in these RAM modules is the
classic and already consolidated brushed finish aluminum block that we can find
throughout the Vengeance RGB family. In this new series we find only the
initials of Vengeance in terms of text with a new design. I would say modern
and minimalistic, just like the Corsair logo located just above the initials.
The same style we liked in our review of the Corsair 4000D case.
Tastes aside, we find ourselves in front of a very good bank
of RAM, and well made without getting too "luxury". In any case, we
are not faced with a distorted design compared to its smaller sisters, but only
with an engineering adaptation that allows us to reduce the height of those
same 7mm.
Continuing the analysis of these RAMs, we notice a limited
development in height. The previous ones had a particularly elongated circuit
board with the corresponding controller located almost at the end of the same
circuit board. In this case, we have a new design, the controller is logically
lower, and the configuration with Layout A2 is kept for the IC modules. An excellent
option that combines a compact size with solid performance.
Let's talk about iCUE
As always, when you buy a Corsair product, you have the
opportunity to reap the benefits of iCUE: a significant added value.
In particular, thanks to the Corsair software, we will have
the ability to control the graphics and the temperature of our memories, in
addition to the obvious possibility of assigning a set of colors with total
ease. What to say? Corsair isn't particularly afraid of the competition on the
software side, especially because of the ecosystem it's building.
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL Review: New Style Winner?
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Vengeance RGB Pro SL review
We're happy to get our hands on the signed CMH16GX4M2D3600C18
model, which, as the model code suggests, is a 16GB 2 x 8GB variant running at
3600MHz and clocked at C18-22-22-42.1.35V.
Corsair offers different options for this family, indeed
everyone will find something for themselves. The wide range covers frequencies
from 3200 MHz to 3600 MHz with a maximum capacity of 128 GB (4 x 32 GB) in
black or white. Optimized for Intel and AMD platforms, they support XMP 2.0
profiles for quick setup. The RAM has a 2T instruction rate for the XMP
profile.
This RAM family obviously assembles single sided IC modules
(for a single rank configuration) and so if on one side we find the chips, on
the other we find a sponge layer for symmetrical PCB and heatsink placement.
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL Review: New Style Winner?
We begin our analysis of these RAMs by "observing their
DNA under a microscope", so for this verification we support