After initial reports of an unusually higher failure rate of DDR3 memory modules using Elpida Hyper memory chips, Corsair opted to remove its Corsair Dominator GT modules from the market earlier this month. Corsair was not alone as other memory manufacturers were experiencing similar problems. Today, Corsair announced it has identified the problems and is re-introducing its Dominator GT line of memory modules.

“The issue with the Hyper RAMs was discovered with the help of the enthusiast community, and we worked closely with them to solve it,” stated John Beekley, VP of Applications Engineering at Corsair. “Our lab was able to correlate the failures to specific batches of early material, we worked very closely with Elpida to determine the root cause of the issue and to define the associated corrective actions to take. We are confident that every GT module using the Elpida Hyper IC Corsair ships from today will meet our strict quality and reliability standard.”

Corsair will be releasing the updated modules with new part numbers to differentiate them from the original kits as follows:

• 6GB kit for Intel Core i7: Part number CMG6GX3M3A2000C7 (3 x 2GB) PC3-16000 DDR3 2000MHz, 7-7-7-20 latency timings
• 4GB kit for AMD Phenom II AM3: Part number CMG4GX3M2A1600C6 (2 x 2GB) PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz, 6-6-6-18 latency timings
• 6GB kit for Intel Core i7: Part number CMG6GX3M3A2000C8 (3 x 2GB) PC3-16000 DDR3 2000MHz, 8-8-8-24 latency timings
• 6GB kit for Intel Core i7: Part number CMG6GX3M3A1866C7(3 x 2GB) PC3-15000 DDR3 1866MHz, 7-7-7-20 latency timings

The Dominator GT kits retain their black with red removable cooling fin design and come with the dual-path heat exchange (DHX+) heatsink which allows for the cooling of the front and rear of the ICs as well as the printed circuit board. The removable fins enable more serious cooling options to be used including the Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H30 waterblock and Ice Series T30 thermo-electric cooler.

The New Dominator GT modules should be available withing the next couple of weeks through resellers or directly through the Corsair web store.