Corsair Gaming S-1 • Hacker News Board

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by nrp » Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 10:51 PM UTC

nemothekid wrote: post #5

40% of the revenue is from selling RAM? I assume they aren't fabbing their own chips, so are they just reselling Samsung/Hynix memory?

From the S-1: "We use DRAM ICs produced by Samsung, Micron and Hynix in our DRAM modules. We purchase those DRAM ICs, pursuant to purchase orders and not long-term supply contracts, largely from third-party distributors and, to a lesser extent, directly from those manufacturers."

Edit: And "We maintain limited manufacturing facilities that only produce DRAM modules, custom built PCs, custom cooling and performance controllers, and as a result, we depend entirely upon third parties to manufacture and supply the gear we sell and the components used in our gear such as gaming peripherals and gaming components." So they do actually manufacture the modules in-house.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by gouggoug » Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 10:51 PM UTC

Sort-of-ish related:

A few years back they started making gaming PCs.

I was looking for something slick, discreet, but still fairly powerful.

I bought a Corsair One, and I've been super happy since then. It's exactly what I wanted and I haven't had any issues with it.

So if you were looking at their gaming PCs, you now know 1 random HN reader is super satisfied and recommends them.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by wmf » Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 10:51 PM UTC

nemothekid wrote: post #5

40% of the revenue is from selling RAM? I assume they aren't fabbing their own chips, so are they just reselling Samsung/Hynix memory?

Besides Crucial/Micron, it seems like consumers can't buy DIMMs from Samsung or Hynix; you have to get them from some gamer brand. And clearly a lot of people are buying from brands that they recognize.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by fireattack » Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 10:52 PM UTC

pvg wrote: post #4

fireattack wrote: post #3

Isn't their company name "CORSAIR COMPONENTS, INC."? [1] https://www.corsair.com/us/en/about

It's discussed in the document starting at page 10 under 'The Reorganization and the Acquisition Transaction'.

If I understand it right, "CORSAIR COMPONENTS, INC." no longer existed since 2017?

Weird they haven't updated their website then.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by compscistd » Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 10:52 PM UTC

codetrotter wrote: post #7

georgeecollins wrote: post #2

As I type this on one of my two corsair keyboards-- that I love-- I am thinking I will check out this S1!

I have a Corsair mouse pad that covers most of my desk. In part because the mouse pad is huge and in part because my desk is small. The mouse that sits on top of it is Corsair too. I like this mouse pad and the mouse a lot, and like you, the quality of those things that I own are the reason I clicked on this post. As for keyboard, I use a different brand (all black programmable mechanical keyboard ErgoDox EZ Shine wi…

Look up desk pads, I have one that covers the majority of my 5’x30” desk!

My Corsair PSU is an old 750W and they were synonymous with accessible modular power supplies for a while. Made them last longer by design when that wasn’t a given design choice. All in one heatsink units are more popular now, but they used to be the only option in that category too.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by joshgachnang » Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 11:09 PM UTC

Is it weird that 3 tech companies (Palantir, Corsair, AirBnB) are IPOing or starting the process to IPO at the same time?

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by cgriswald » Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 11:13 PM UTC

gouggoug wrote: post #12

Sort-of-ish related: A few years back they started making gaming PCs. I was looking for something slick, discreet, but still fairly powerful. I bought a Corsair One, and I've been super happy since then. It's exactly what I wanted and I haven't had any issues with it. So if you were looking at their gaming PCs, you now know 1 random HN reader is super satisfied and recommends them.

Have you ever built one? I'm curious how they compare to something I might build myself.

They are my go-to for power supplies and memory, and of my three main keyboards and mice, two sets are Corsair (K95 RGB Platinum and Scimitar Pro) used on Linux systems with ckb-next; one is Razer (Blackwidow Chroma v1 and Ouroboros) with their in-house software on Windows for a gaming rig. I much prefer the Corsair stuff.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 11:13 PM UTC

gouggoug wrote: post #12

Sort-of-ish related: A few years back they started making gaming PCs. I was looking for something slick, discreet, but still fairly powerful. I bought a Corsair One, and I've been super happy since then. It's exactly what I wanted and I haven't had any issues with it. So if you were looking at their gaming PCs, you now know 1 random HN reader is super satisfied and recommends them.

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Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by xal » Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 11:19 PM UTC

46m for elgato seems like a steal now.

Re: Corsair Gaming S-1

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Post by gouggoug » Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 11:22 PM UTC

cgriswald wrote: post #17

gouggoug wrote: post #12

Sort-of-ish related: A few years back they started making gaming PCs. I was looking for something slick, discreet, but still fairly powerful. I bought a Corsair One, and I've been super happy since then. It's exactly what I wanted and I haven't had any issues with it. So if you were looking at their gaming PCs, you now know 1 random HN reader is super satisfied and recommends them.

Have you ever built one? I'm curious how they compare to something I might build myself. They are my go-to for power supplies and memory, and of my three main keyboards and mice, two sets are Corsair (K95 RGB Platinum and Scimitar Pro) used on Linux systems with ckb-next; one is Razer (Blackwidow Chroma v1 and Ouroboros) with their in-house software on Windows for a gaming rig. I much prefer the Corsair stuff.

I never built my own gaming PC.

Teenager me had the knowledge and patience to build one and would have loved too, but didn't have the money at the time.

Adult me doesn't have the patience, nor the knowledge anymore, but has the money.

I'm also less interested in those huge, full of fancy glowing RGB lights, gaming rigs and more interested in something small, silent and discreet.

So, in so many words, I can't compare, but I'm fairly certain it would take me more time than is worth trying to come up and build a rig as slick as the Corsair One.