Tag Archives: Memory

Today at Computex, Leo stopped by Team Group's T-Force booth to get the latest on new SSDs, memory and coolers.  Watch via YouTube below: Timestamps: 00:00 New T-Force memory 01:04 AIO and… SSD cooling?! 02:29 M.2 SSDs and more RAM 03:21 Leo signing off We expected to see plenty of …

After discontinuing the Ballistix series, Crucial's memory lineup was limited to classic no-heatsink modules. These may be enough for general users, but gamers tend to look for fast modules with tighter timings and better aesthetics, something Crucial's standard modules didn't offer. Fast forwarding a few months, the memory manufacturer is …

G.Skill has been at the forefront of the DDR5 memory market for a while now, consistently offering some of the fastest kits. Today, the company is introducing two more to its roster, the new DDR5-8200 48GB kit and the DDR5-6800 96GB kit.  Using 24GB and 48GB capacity modules, G.Skill can …

G.Skill has been at the forefront of the high-speed memory market for a while now. The company was amongst the first to offer DDR5-8000 speeds and now, 8000MHz kits are being made available in more capacity options, thanks to new 24GB DDR5 memory modules being made available. Today G.Skill is …

Corsair is expanding its lineup of high-speed DDR5 memory this week with the new Vengeance and Vengeance RGB 48GB memory kits, offering 2x 24GB DDR5 memory DIMMs and speeds of up to 7000MT/s. Additionally, Corsair's massive 192GB DDR5 memory kits are now available for the first time.  These new memory …

Luke puts four different DDR5 memory kits through their paces on the AM5 platform

Today G.Skill is debuting a brand new line of memory kits. The new G.Skill Zeta R5 series is unique as rather than being built for extreme performance gaming systems, these new R-DIMM kits are built for workstations. G.Skill Zeta DDR5 R-DIMM memory is designed for use with the latest Intel …

Thanks to new 24GB and 48GB UDIMM modules, Corsair is now able to offer even higher-capacity DDR5 memory kits. Today, the company is unveiling its new 48GB, 96GB and 192GB DDR5 memory kits.  As of today, you can now obtain Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR6 96GB (2x 48GB) and 48GB (2x …

We're yet to see DDR5 modules reach 8,000MHz out of the box, but overclockers are already pushing past the 11,000MHz mark, setting a new record. This was achieved by the famous overclocker HiCookie, using a Gigabyte Aorus Tachyon motherboard and Aorus DDR5 memory modules. The HWBOT entry (via Wccftech)  shows …

At CES 2023 this week we checked in with Lexar to take a look at their new and upcoming storage and memory devices. For starters, there is new Ares RGB DDR5 memory on the way for new gaming PCs, but beyond that, there have also been a number of new …

For day 7 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we are teaming up with G.Skill to give one lucky reader a big memory upgrade. Today's prize is none other than G.Skill's high-speed Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6800 32GB memory kit! 

A couple of weeks ago, G.Skill teased that its first 8GHz DDR5 memory kits were almost ready for launch. Today, that exact kit is launching, pushing the high-end of consumer DDR5 memory to new heights. Following on from G.Skill's new 7800MHz kits, the company has now unveiled its Trident Z5 …

G.Skill continues pushing the boundaries of DDR5 memory. Following the launch of Intel's new 13th Gen Core CPUs, G.Skill has unveiled its new DDR5-7800 Trident Z5 memory, the fastest yet. Additionally, 7600 and 7400 versions will also be available.  G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 memory now offers up to 7800MHz speeds …

We're some ways into the DDR5 generation now, and memory makers have been continuously improving with new memory modules. Now just ahead of the launch of new DDR5-supported platforms, Klevv is unveiling its new CRAS XR5 RGB DDR5 memory kit.  This particular memory kit is available in a 32GB (16GB …

G.Skill is expanding its DDR5 memory line-up with new high-speed, low-latency kits. The new Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 kits support XMP 3.0, and offer speeds up to 6800MHz.  G.Skill's two new kits are the first from the company to run at these specifications. The fastest kit comes with 32GB (2x16GB) …

Just when we thought the specifications for the RTX 4080 were finally set in stone, a new rumour has appeared, suggesting the exact opposite. It seems the RTX 4080 GPUs may come in two variants, one with 16GB of memory and the other with 12GB. According to MEGAsizeGPU, the RTX …

AMD is launching its new generation of Ryzen processors, and its first DDR5-capable platform in September. Ahead of the launch of Ryzen 7000 and AM5 motherboards, memory makers have begun unveiling their new AMD-optimised DDR5 memory modules. G.Skill will be expanding here with two new DDR5 memory product lines – …

Last night, AMD officially announced its new generation of Ryzen processors, alongside the AM5 platform. These products will be launching in late September, and there will be AMD optimised DDR5 memory too, with Corsair being amongst the first to announce.  Last night following AMD's event, Corsair announced the new Dominator …

Would you pay £450 for 32GB DDR5? TeamGroup certainly hopes so

We're rapidly approaching the launch for AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series processors and as a result, we're seeing more leaks. This week, we learned that AMD has designed new packaging for its new-gen processors, and it also seems that AMD has quietly increased the speed of its Infinity Fabric too. …

Prior to the launch of the RTX 30 series, Micron and Nvidia worked closely on GDDR6X memory to bring a speed boost to Nvidia's graphics cards. Now, Micron has begun production of faster GDDR6X modules, seemingly in preparation for next-gen Nvidia graphics cards.  In an update to its website (via …

During Intel's Q2 earnings call, Pat Gelsinger, the company's CEO, announced plans to shut down the Optane memory business. According to Gelsinger, part of the reason is an industry-shift to other technologies, which have become more popular than Optane. . According to Tom's Hardware, Intel will have to pay $559 million …

Back in January, Thermaltake unveiled its first set of TOUGHRAM DDR5 memory. In the months since, the team has been working away on new and improved modules ahead of next-gen CPUs like Intel's Raptor Lake chips and AMD's Ryzen 7000 series. Today, Thermaltake is launching the new TOUGHRAM RC DDR5, …

Today, Kingston is launching its new FURY Beast DDR5 RGB memory. The Kingston Fury Beast family boasts the first DDR5 module to break 10,000MT/s through overclocking, although factory-set speeds are still fairly impressive.  The Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 RGB memory series is Intel XMP 3.0 ready and qualified by leading …

Late last year, Intel launched its Alder Lake processors, ushering in the age of DDR5 memory. At first, DDR5 memory prices were through the roof, with 32GB kits going for over £400. Since then, the market has improved considerably.  ComputerBase has been checking in on the price of DDR5 memory …

Corsair is launching new high-speed DDR5 memory this week. The new Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 kits are capable of speeds up to 6,600MT/s, making these modules amongst the fastest on the market today.  The Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 memory series is available with DDR5-6000, DDR5-6200, DDR5-6400 and now, DDR5-6600 …

In the weeks leading up to and during Computex, there have been many briefings, keynotes and presentations. In one presentation, MSI appears to have confirmed AMD EXPO, a new feature coming to the AM5 platform to offer improved memory speeds and compete with Intel's XMP 3.0.  The MSI presentation slide, …

With the DDR5 generation upon us, AMD is looking to boost its support for high-performance memory. According to newly discovered patent filings, one of the ideas AMD is testing is an auto-overclocking tool for memory, which would make obtaining faster speeds more convenient for users.  AMD filed the patent (via …

We check out G.Skill's Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 kit, with excellent timings and flashy RGB

Just a few weeks ago, G.Skill revealed the lowest latency DDR5 kit to date, offering CL34 timings. Development on DDR5 has been moving fast and G.Skill has already managed to out-do itself, offering the first DDR5 XMP-spec modules with under CL30 latency.  Today, G.Skill is launching the new DDR5-5600 CL28 …