diabinc141 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Hello all, I've had a 2X4 kit of the dominator platinum 1866 kit for about 6 months. I went to Frys a few days ago and picked up another kit. I made sure they were the same model number and everything to make sure I got the same ones (CMD8GX3M2A1866C9 for both kits). Also they are both V 3.24 (Micron ICs). The problem I have is that the metal bar that has the Dominator logo on it is different on the new set. I haven't seen this kind before. The ones I have had already look like all the other ones I've seen online but the new one has a glittery and very shiny look. It's also a lot lighter in color and looks very bad mixed with the other sticks. They stick out quite a bit and I'm disappointed by this. I submitted a ticket a few days ago but still no response so I wanted to see if anyone else has had mismatched sticks as well. I hope they can send me some new bars (preferably to match the old ones). I love these kits as I'm running mine at 2400 (10-12-12-31 2T 1.65V) all four sticks easily. I can hit higher but having stability issues with all four modules. Thanks for any help provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Yes, it's been reported before and unfortunately I don't believe there is much they can do about it. Corsair doesn't suggest mixing memoryt in the first place (yes , two kits of the same exact memory is considered mixing )If anything this is another reason to purchase all you mememory out of one single matched package instead of trying to upgrade at a later date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabinc141 Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 Thanks for the response. I know mixing isn't advised but to be honest different aesthetics was something I wasn't expecting. I'll wait another day to see if they respond then I'll go return it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Yeah, I would wait and see what happens. Who knows , the may let you RMA just the light bars on your old ones so the match the new ones. Let us know how you make out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabinc141 Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 Someone from Corsair got back to me. He claims Corsair has never changed the way the bars were made. He said they don't carry the bars as parts so they'd have to RMA the whole set. I also went down to Microcenter and picked up another kit and these match the new Frys ones so I'm guessing they changed the look a while back and I just got an early model. I'm not mad just dissappointed bacause the early model I have looks nicer. I will probably just keep the new sets and find something to do with the old one. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalGuy Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I know this thread is over a year old. I just wanted to say your not the only one who's had this happen. Today I went out and bought another corsair dominator platinum 2 stick kit to fill in my 2 empty channels. The 2 new ones I got (with the exact same model number CMD16GX3M2A1866C9) are VERY bright compared to the old ones and the word "dominator" written on the metal bar is not legible when I have my case LED's turned on. I have RGB LED strips so I can change to any color I want with a remote. some settings look better then others but its always noticeable that the 2 new ones are brighter and the word is washed out by all the light even at low light settings. The old ones look much, much better and more defined, the metal stays dark while the "dominator" logo stands out nice and bright. Honestly i'm pretty dissapointed with the way they look but eh i'll live. Me and my first world issues... and yes even though they are the same model the revision called out on the side was drastically different (I think one was like V3.2 while the other was 8.22 or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Greybeard Posted March 10, 2015 Corsair Employees Share Posted March 10, 2015 Do you mind posting some photos? I'd like to see the difference between those two lightbars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashcrew Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Same here, I was disappointed with the new revision of the RAM I just bought. I bought another set of CMD8GX3M2A1866C9 to fill my empty 2 DIMM slots. (Same exact model, CMD8GX3M2A1866C9). My older RAM set were bit shinier than the new one. It has a parallel lining markings from its aluminum heat spreader and the 'Dominator' markings from the top is lighter in color. In contrast to my new set of CMD8GX3M2A1866C9 I bought, its aluminum heat spreader are visibly anodized finish. And the 'Dominator' markings from the top were darker in color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Greybeard Posted June 8, 2015 Corsair Employees Share Posted June 8, 2015 This Platinum bar finish discrepancy seems to pop up from time to time in here. Although this is a minor aesthetic issue, I'll bring it forward to our DRAM team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXILE157 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Do you mind posting some photos? I'd like to see the difference between those two lightbars. Yeah, I would like to see some images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sander886 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Hey all, I know this thread has been sleepy for a while, but I just received another set of dominator platinums, both version 4.13 and 2133c9 1.5V. Unfortunately they seem to have the same colour mismatch as OP talks about. Have a look for yourself: http://imgur.com/a/XTLsW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Greybeard Posted March 8, 2016 Corsair Employees Share Posted March 8, 2016 Thanks for the photo, sander. I've sent this thread over to our DRAM team for them to look at and evaluate. I'll provide you guys an update as soon that I get feedback from the team. I just replied to your PM regarding this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkanaks Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Is there a way to buy Metal Bars for corsair platinum RAM? I have exactly the same issue with different colors on my RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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