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Back in August, PNY unveiled its first DDR5 memory modules, promising 4800MHz speeds. Now a few months later, the first DDR5-supported platform is available, with Intel 12th Gen Core processors and Z690 motherboards beginning to roll out. In the months ahead of launch, PNY was able to improve its DDR5 …

Intel’s new 12th Gen Alder Lake processors and Z690 platform usher in a raft of new technologies. One of those key updates is a new memory technology to the desktop audience for the first time since 2014; enter DDR5!

G.Skill recently unveiled its launch line-up of DDR5 memory, with the high-end Trident Z5 series offering speeds up to 6600MHz. In the weeks following, overclockers have been tinkering to see just how far they can push these new memory modules and already, they are successfully pushing past the 7000MHz barrier.  …

Over the last couple of weeks, G.Skill has been unveiling its DDR5 memory kits, just in time for Intel's 12th Gen CPU launch. The first Trident Z5 DDR5 kits were supposed to top out at 6400MHz speeds, but G.Skill has already managed to up that by achieving a 6800Mhz overclock.  …

In the build up to Intel's 12th Gen processors and the first DDR5-supported motherboards, we've seen many memory makers announcing their own DDR5 RAM kits. Corsair will be at the forefront of this new generation, with Vengeance and Dominator Platinum series DDR5 memory modules ready to go.

This month, G.Skill has been announcing its plans for the upcoming launch of DDR5 memory. We've already seen the flagship Trident Z5 series of DDR5 memory announced, but G.Skill does have other DDR5 products prepared, including the low-profile Ripjaws S5 series. Rather than using a full-sized heatsink design, the Ripjaws …

Luke takes a look at six different DDR4 memory kits

While SK Hynix planned to offer at least 665 GB/s of bandwidth with its HBM3 memory, the company has been able to handily surpass that goal. Today, SK Hynix officially announced the specifications for its HBM3 memory, with each module offering 819 GB/s of maximum bandwidth.  SK Hynix has become …

G.Skill was hugely successful with its high-speed memory kits over the DDR4 generation and the company is now locked and loaded for the launch of DDR5 in a few weeks time. Today, G.Skill is announcing the Trident Z5 series of DDR5 memory, promising high speeds, reliability and low latency.  The …

We’ve been hearing a lot about DDR5 memory in recent months, with several companies giving sneak peeks at what’s to come. GeIL appears to be the fastest to market though, with the first DDR5 memory modules now available on Amazon. 

Nobody was expecting Microsoft to announce Windows 11 this year. In fact, up to the reveal, we had been under the assumption that Windows 10 still had a long life ahead of it. As we get closer to the launch, we're learning more about the improvements Windows 11 brings, including …

Listings for two upcoming Gigabyte Z690 motherboards appeared online over the weekend, revealing pricing and specifications. From the looks of it, some Z690 motherboards may support DDR4 memory, while others will support the new DDR5 standard. The listings were spotted by @momomo_us, showing some of the specifications and prices for …

Corsair is revamping its high-performance DDR4 memory line-up this week with the launch of two new memory kits – the Corsair Vengeance RGB RT and the Corsair Vengeance RGB RS. The Vengeance RGB RT memory is optimised for AMD Ryzen PCs, while the RS version is aimed at both AMD …

Antivirus software can detect malware in almost any part of your system, but one place where it can't is in the GPU memory. There's at least one GPU rootkit capable of hiding malware in the GPU memory, but mentions of a new tool have now emerged, and it seems it …

Back in 2019, Toshiba Memory spun off into its own company and rebranded as Kioxia. Now, just two years later, there is talk of a huge merger, which would see Kioxia combining with Western Digital in a deal worth around $20 billion.  According to WSJ (via Reuters), there are on-going …

We've seen a number of memory makers begin to announce their own DDR5 memory modules in recent months and today, PNY is joining them. The new PNY Performance DDR5 memory series is launching this year, offering 4800MHz speeds. With the jump to DDR5, we'll be getting higher-density modules and faster …

Today, Lexar is launching two new sets of DDR4 memory for gaming desktops – the Lexar Hades and the Lexar Hades OC. Featuring vibrant RGB lighting and a sleek heat spreader, this memory will look right at home in any system. The Lexar Hades RGB DDR4 desktop memory is available …

With Kingston having sold its HyperX brand to HP back in February, the component manufacturer has since rebranded its lineup of “high-performance memory” to ‘FURY’. New memory under the FURY brand has now officially been released, offering plenty of options to choose from to suit all kinds of gaming rigs. …

ZADAK is the latest PC gaming memory maker to announce its first DDR5 memory modules. With its new DDR5 memory line up, Zadak promises to deliver speeds from 4800MHz all the way up to 7200MHz. Zadak is a PC gaming components producer, operating under parent company ‘Apacer Technology', which is …

Back in December 2020, Team Group began validating the first consumer-grade DDR5 memory modules with its partners, well ahead of the competition. Now, Team Group is looking to be the first once again, with plans to release DDR5 memory to consumers by the end of June. In a press release …

G.Skill is back with another kit of Trident Z Royal Elite memory. We've seen G.Skill push extreme speeds on DDR4 memory over the years, but this time around, the focus is on low-latency, delivering CL14 timings. The latest Trident Z Royal Elite series memory comes in two variants, one running …

We've been hearing a lot about DDR5 memory in recent weeks, with several companies giving sneak peeks at what's to come. GeIL may have the fastest DDR5 memory out of the gate, as the company has already planned 7200MHz kits. GeIL announced its next-generation DDR5 memory this week. Polaris RGB …

As we've known for a while, Intel is set to launch its new Alder Lake platform later this year, which will be the first to support DDR5 memory. Several memory makers have been testing and working on their own DDR5 RAM in preparation, including Corsair, who shared some details about …

We check out two DDR4-4000MHz memory kits from KLEVV

HyperX has been making headlines recently, having broken the world record for DDR4 memory overclocking twice in the span of one month. Now, HyperX is releasing its fastest memory modules to date, with speeds of up to 5300MHz.  This week, HyperX has launched its first DDR4-5333 memory modules, breaking the …

Oh dear, Corsair have somewhat missed the mark with this new kit

Earlier this month, HyperX and MSI were able to set a new DDR4 memory overclocking world record, reaching speeds of 7156MHz. Now, just a few weeks later, this record has been broken, with MSI and HyperX hitting 7.2GHz speeds.

Acer is getting into memory and SSDs, teaming up with Biwin to produce Predator-branded RAM modules and M.2 SSDs. Through this partnership, we'll see Acer Predator Apollo and Talos memory modules, as well as the GM3500 M.2 SSD.  We'll start off with the SSD. The new Predator GM3500 uses a …

We have a new world record holder for the fastest DDR4 memory. This week, HyperX announced that its 4600MHz Predator memory has been successfully overclocked to a whopping 7156MHz, the highest frequency achieved to date. HyperX is of course the gaming division of Kingston and has served the memory market …

With Intel launching its 11th Gen Core desktop processors today, we are also seeing an influx of new memory modules to take full advantage of the new platform. G.Skill is well known for pushing the boundaries of memory speeds and that isn't stopping anytime soon, with the latest kits providing …