What chips are on Corsair memory?

[sxftdeep]

So, I think I heard somewhere before that Corsair doesn't actually build their memory, they hand pick memory that is able to run at the speed they rate it at. My question is then, if Corsair doesn't build their memory, who is responsible for building the PCB and memory chips on the memory they sell?

 

[Viper96720]

They build using winbond, samsung, hynix, etc..... Whoever makes the chips they need.

 

[WackyDan]

Ram -- The chips anyway are bought on what's called a "Spot Market". They spec the quality and quantity they are looking for and see who has it at the best price. The price moves up and down potentially several hours throughout the day - kinda like the stock market.

THe truth is that the majority of Retail memory/finished product vendors do not actually make the chips at all. That includes Kingston, Crucial, Corsair, IBM, HP, PNY and just about any other vendor you might associate with memory.

 

[Schadenfroh]

what chips are on pc3200 corsair xms?

 

[Arcanedeath]

I belive that depends on the version of the XMS 3200 but mostly Winbond