Final Words & Conclusion

The Corsair Dominator Titanium First Edition 7200 CL34 2x 16 GB kit offers users a great out-of-the-box performance. It looks attractive, and there’s RGB for the lighting fans. The frequency range is extensive, from 6000 to 7200 (but it should be even more than 8000 MHz); we got the 7200 MHz variant, so the best possible (for the moment) variant from this series. There’s a color selection; we got the white one and the typical black one. Even 4 x 48 GB kits will be available. Everyone should find a match in the Dominator Titanium offer.

Aesthetics

Corsair has made Dominator Titanium attractive with a very high profile. The RGB works as it should, and you can set striking backlighting using the Corsair iCUE utility - officially, there is no other way to control the RGB lighting, and that’s a pity (because if you even find the way, it won’t sync with the other gear). You can also find the interchangeable combs - arguing with the visuals is hard. Overall, we’re delighted with what Dominator Titanium has to offer.

Tweaking

The memory chips used here come from Hynix, A-Die. As we usually state, the overclocking capabilities’ reproducibility is never guaranteed, and your results may vary. We achieved a nice tweaked CL34 with 7600 Mhz at 1.5 V (1.45 V is the baseline value). You can always lower the latencies further (CL32?) and leave the standard 7200 MHz frequency. Still, you’d better try to cool the memory down with some active cooling for the best results.

Conclusion

Corsair Dominator Titanium is a great-designed memory series. The stock performance is within the expected range. The Corsair kit we checked provides a default frequency (7200 MHz) that will be enough for practically all (Intel) users, and the XMP 3.0 profile makes life easier. There’s some headroom still available, so if you want more, you can try to overclock the memory even further (7600 CL34 was possible for our sample). It’s a great result; remember that those are 16 GB modules. The relatively high-profile heat spreader (56 mm/2.2 inches), so you can encounter clearance problems with more extensive air CPU coolers. The 32 GB option is a great option for most users nowadays, becoming a standard even in (DDR5-based) gaming setups. The current price for the DDR5s is becoming close to the DDR4. The reviewed kit is offered for 234.99 USD, which is not cheap, but you get the top-tier product. We want to give Corsair a “Guru3D Gold” award for this kit as it’s great looking (although the kit can cause air cooler compatibility issues), fast, overclockable, and capable. The temperature is relatively low, and the effective aluminum heat spreaders are. You also get customizable RGB lighting (but that’s a market standard now for more premium manufacturers), yet – not all like so great as this implementation. Officially, the Corsair iCUE utility is the only one used to set the RGB; there is no other way to control the lighting, and that’s a pity (if you even find the way, it won’t sync with the other gear). It would help if you remembered that it is a good kit for Intel 13/14th generation, preferably with the Z790 chipset motherboard. 

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