There's not much I can say here that I haven't already said about the Corsair Dominator Platinum 2666 MHz kit. I absolutely LOVE the new esthetics that are compatible with nearly every stylized motherboard on the market, and Corsair is going to improve the flexibility of those looks shortly with more lighting selections! I was able to clock them higher than I've been able to get any other memory kit, and that with some very reasonable timings. They've still got the Corsair Link functionality, so I got to put my old Airflow Pro Parametric display to use as well.
There are only two things that I would change with these sticks. I kind of wish they were a bit shorter, and I kind of wish they ran at 2800 MHz, but even that 2800 MHz problem might have been my CPU!
I know what you're thinking. What about that sky-high price? How come that's not a negative?
Personally, the price doesn't scare me one bit. This is high-end stuff, and you got to pay for Corsair to have someone sit there and bin these sticks. If you want that person to do a good job all the time, you have got to pay them well, and if you are really serious about overclocking, a guarantee of top-shelf performance is something worth paying for. After all, if there wasn't a market for such products, Corsair wouldn't be making them year after year as they do. Never mind that that the price is very volatile. While working on this review over the weekend, and discussing things with a few of our community members, we saw the price change by no less than $130 in two days, and I'm pretty sure I've seen nearly a $400 swing, even on the Corsair site itself.
I've put Corsair's warranty to the test on a couple of occasions and it's one of the best there is. The service they give with their top-level products is really like nothing else out there. I have to admit paying for those things is not for everyone, but I honestly wish it was. I have heard many complaints about bad quality, but when it comes time to pay for quality not everyone jumps in line. I will, and have been for years.
One of the great things about Corsair's high-end product lines is that they usually offer much more affordable sticks at slower speeds, so if you like the looks, but not the price, you can find other modules with a much wider availability at most online retailers today. Their high-end products, on the other hand, are quite rare, but can always be purchased directly from Corsair themselves. I've already seen a user or three in our forums with a kit, so don't hesitate to jump in and tell us what YOU think!