Corsair CMX16GX3M2A1600C11 XMS3 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL11 Performance Desktop Memory Kit

Title : Corsair CMX16GX3M2A1600C11 XMS3 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL11 Performance Desktop Memory Kit
ASIN : B006ZINK0S
Description : CORSAIR 16GB DDR3 1600 DKIT XMS3 CMX16GX3M2A1600C11 Components Memory
Features :

• Storage Capacity:16 GB : 2 x 8 GB
• Upgrade Type:Generic

List Price : £112.80
Price : £112.80

category: Products
brand: Corsair
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.8
Review : Beware: 1600Mhz @ 1.65V
[Please read the Update at the end]

This 16GB XMS Memory kit (2x8GB memory modules) is very good but the spec is not totally accurate and there should be a disclaimer to this effect. You even see a bold statement "Outrageously fast 1600MHz performance using 16GB of memory" with 1.5V spec shown a few lines below on the same page (unless Amazon corrected this as I have sent them a note pertaining to what I describe here) but this must be qualified.

Corsair's own website indicates that the 1600Mhz clock rate is achieved at 1.65V which is quite different from the 1.5V indicated here under Product Specifications. If you, like me, use this memory with Intel new technology processors (the latest i5 and i7 CPUs), then the DDR3 memory is controlled by the host processor using an on-chip Memory Controller Hub (MCH). According to Intel's spec, the on-chip MCH was designed to support DDR3-1333/1600MHz memory at 1.5V, and any memory voltage above 1.5V can shorten the...