Today, July 2, SK hynix has announced that it has started mass-production of high-speed DRAM,”HBM2E” – only 10 months after the company announced it had started the development process. SK hynix's HBM2E is said to support speeds of over 460 GB per second, with 1,024 I/Os – based on 3.6Gbps …
Read More »G.SKILL releases new Royal DDR4-4400 CL17 memory kits with 16GB modules
G.SKILL has announced new memory kits for the Intel Z490 platform, forming part of the Trident Z Royal family. The new kits offer both 8GB and 16GB modules up to DDR4-4400 speeds, with a latency of CL17-18-18-38. G.SKILL said that the new memory modyles have received an “upgrade across all three …
Read More »Samsung announces new NAND flash facility
Today Samsung announced its plans to expand its NAND flash production capacity in Pyeongtaek, Korea. Samsung said that the facility is being constructed to address upcoming data centre and mobile demands. Construction of the new facility started in May of this year and, if everything goes according to plan, it …
Read More »G.Skill unveils 5GHz memory kit alongside Z490 and Intel 10th Gen CPUs
G.Skill is back and continuing to do what it does best- pushing consumer memory to its limits. This time around, G.Skill is showing off all new DDR4-5000MHz for 8GB and 16GB, as well as DDR-4400 for 32GB modules. Coinciding with the launch of Intel's 10th Gen desktop processors and the …
Read More »Gigabyte releases updated AORUS RGB memory
We first saw Gigabyte's RGB memory modules about two years ago, and now the company has updated its DDR4 series. Alongside the plentiful RGB lighting, the memory kits now sport frequencies of up to 3600 MHz. One of the main features of the AORUS RGB modules from Gigabyte is the …
Read More »GeIL unveils DDR4 3200MHz SO-DIMM 64GB Kit
This month, GeIL is introducing a new set of SO-DIMM memory kits to the market, including a whopping 2 x 32GB DDR4 kit for laptops, with frequencies all the way up to 3200MHz. Golden Emperor International Limited – or GeIL for short – announced the release of its new memory …
Read More »Crucial reveals new P5 NVMe PCIe SSDs
The Crucial P5 is the company's latest addition to its P-series M.2 NVMe SSDs. The P5 SSDs combine 3D NAND and ‘cutting-edge controller technology' to attain read and write speeds of up to 3400MB/s and 3000 MB/s, respectively. The read and write speeds of up to 3400 respectively 3000 MB/s are …
Read More »SK hynix will begin production of DDR5 this year
According to an update on its website blog page, SK hynix will start mass production of its 10nm-class 16Gb DDR5 memory chip this year and is expecting DDR5 to account for 22% of the total DRAM market by 2021 and up to 43% of the market by 2022. DDR5 aims …
Read More »GeIL expands its brand across the UK
PC component manufacturer GeIL has announced plans to make its products more accessible to the UK market by entering a new partnership with UK based online retail outlets that will expand the GeIL brand across the United Kingdom. In-demand GeIL products will now become available at a handful of UK-based …
Read More »HyperX readies new peripherals and accessories for 2020
Kingston has announced a range of new gaming devices and peripherals that are coming for PC and console in 2020, as well as a few new devices for mobile gamers too. We recently got the chance to check out these new devices from Kingston HyperX and have rounded up all …
Read More »Analysts predict NAND Flash price increases for 2020
The NAND flash market has been through plenty of ups and downs over the last few years. Unfortunately for consumers, we are looking at another period of price increases, with analysts predicting flash memory prices to rise by as much as 40 percent. DRAMeXchange, a division of Trendforce, started off …
Read More »Samsung DRAM and NAND production facility suffers power outage
There has been talk of NAND and DRAM supply getting back on track this year but sometimes, unforeseen circumstances can get in the way. This time around, one of Samsung's fabrication plants has suffered a power outage and while the power was down for only one minute, it will take …
Read More »Thermaltake shows off new TOUGHRAM Z-ONE RGB memory kit
ThermalTake began showing off its new ToughRAM DDR4 modules at Computex earlier this year, with enhanced RGB lighting features, a 10-layer PCB and pre-binned memory ICs to ensure performance. Since then, the lineup has expanded to hit different speed/price points and today, another new kit is being added- the TOUGHRAM …
Read More »Intel EMIB silicon helps chips talk to each other
Many of today’s devices including smartphones, computers and servers contain multiple smaller chips sealed inside a larger, usually rectangular package, communicating with each other via a complex multi-layered piece of silicon no bigger than a grain of rice. In the case of Intel powered devices, this communication between chips including …
Read More »Thermaltake ToughRAM RGB DDR4-3600MHz 16GB Review
LED lighting is the key feature that Thermaltake is banking on, with each module hosting addressable RGB LEDs.
Read More »Nvidia 1660 Super clock frequency and memory detail confirmed
Some of Nvidia’s upcoming GTX 1660 Super graphics card specifications have been leaked, which show the card will be released to fend off the competition coming from AMD’s 5500XT which is due to launch very soon. The guys over at igor's Lab recently confirm the Nvidia GTX 1660 Super clock …
Read More »ThermalTake launches TOUGHRAM with speeds up to 3600MHz
At Computex earlier this year, we got a sneak peek at Thermaltake's next foray into the memory market. Last year, we saw the beginning with the launch of WaterRAM and this year, non-watercooled TOUGHRAM is coming in 3000MHz, 3200MHz and 3600MHz flavours. Each TOUGHRAM kit comes with a 10-layer PCB …
Read More »G.Skill Trident Z Neo is on the way and optimised for 3rd Gen Ryzen and X570
While initially Ryzen processors had trouble maintaining super fast DDR4 RAM speeds, AMD has taken strides in this area with 2nd Gen and now 3rd Gen chips. To accompany the launch of 3rd Gen Ryzen ‘Zen 2’ processors, G.Skill is launching all new RGB memory kits optimised for the X570 …
Read More »DDR4 RAM prices seem to be fairly good right now
RAM prices have been in a constant state of flux over the last few years. Most of the time, picking up a 3000MHz+ 16GB kit will set you back close to, if not more than £200 here in the UK. Fortunately, memory pricing is predicted to be coming down over …
Read More »G.Skill launches new Trident Z Royal series with speeds up to 4600MHz
Back in June, we had the chance to check out G.Skill's booth at Computex. This is when we got our first look at the company's new Trident Z Royal memory series, bringing a new, distinct look. It has been several months since we last saw it, but the carriage has …
Read More »SK Hynix announces first 16-gigabit DDR5 DRAM
We still have some life left in the DDR4 generation but DDR5 is coming and SK Hynix is already at the forefront.
Read More »DRAM and NAND prices set to drop this year ahead of steep decline in 2019
Although Intel’s 14nm CPU shortage wasn’t the most welcome news last month, it did enable DRAMeXchange to tease a much-needed price decline within both the DRAM and NAND markets. This is set to steepen throughout 2019, however weak price trends suggest that we could see significant price drops by the …
Read More »Samsung and SK Hynix reportedly investing billions to boost memory supply
For the last year and a half, there have been consistent reports of a worldwide memory shortage. There has been debate over whether or not companies like Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron are unable to keep up with demand, or just unwilling, but theories aside, it looks like there is …
Read More »RAM prices could climb even higher thanks to datacentre demand
It seems that news of RAM prices stabilising has been greatly exaggerated, as datacentre demand has begun to drive costs even higher than before.
Read More »Samsung is gearing to meet future memory chip demand
Over the last year, the tech world has been suffering from a shortage in memory chip manufacturing. This has led to huge price hikes in RAM and even SSDs at retailers, making it harder for DIY system builders to source components at reasonable prices. Now it looks like Samsung is …
Read More »SK Hynix is now making its 8-gigabit GDDR6 memory available
Hot in the heels of Samsung's 16-gigabit GDDR6 announcement last night, SK Hynix has also begun listing its own GDDR6 memory modules as ‘available'. We've known for a while that SK Hynix has been working on GDDR6 with a 2018 roll out date in mind, though these chips won't be …
Read More »Samsung kicks off mass production of 16 gigabit GDDR6 memory
Samsung is preparing for the next wave of graphics cards by kicking off mass production on the industry's first 16-Gigabit GDDR6 memory
Read More »RAM prices might finally stabilise this year due to memory chip price drop
Over the course of 2017, the prices of RAM have been in flux, often breaching double that of the original. This could all change soon, however, as a recent drop in memory chip pricing spells good news for incoming memory kits.
Read More »G.Skill launches 2017’s fastest 64GB SO-DIMM memory kit
2017 has been a kind year to memory manufacturer, G.Skill which has managed to bag the “world’s fastest” title on numerous occasions. The year isn’t over yet, however, as G.Skill has now bagged itself the accolade for the world’s fastest 64GB SO-DIMM kit. Its latest 64GB SO-DIMM memory boasts high …
Read More »G.Skill breaks new barriers with low-latency, high-speed memory kits
When G.Skill isn’t breaking world records for the speed of its memory, it’s taking the crown for latency instead. It’s latest lot of Trident Z RGB memory ranges from a speedy 4000MHz up, sporting ultra-low latency at a tiny CL17 timing. To achieve such a low latency of CL17, the …
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