PNY Technologies has announced the upcoming availability of its new XLR8 2GB memory kits. Each 2GB memory kit contains two matched 1GB modules, each fitted with PNY's new proprietary heat sink design.

PNY Technologies' XLR8 Gold memory modules incorporate an innovative PCB (Printed Circuit Board) design that locates all the memory ICs on one side of the board. This configuration allows for the opposite side of the PCB to be used to attach a massive heat sink that extracts heat from the underside of the ICs through a custom expanded ground plane.

All XLR8 memory modules are tested to perform at their rated speeds and timings using a selective qualification process reserved exclusively for XLR8 memory. PNY's new XLR8 Extra Low Latency Performance Memory includes:

• 800 MHz PC2-6400 – Modules perform at latency settings of 4-4-4-12 at 2.1 volts. MSRP $329.99
• 800 MHz PC2-6400 – Modules perform at latency settings of 3-4-4-8 at 2.2 volts. MSRP $499.99
• 1066 MHz PC2-8500 – Modules perform at latency settings of 5-5-5-15 at 2.2 volts. MSRP 429.99

The modules will be available in March through PNY's worldwide network of reseller, distribution, retail and e-tail partners, and also include the company's lifetime replacement warranty and technical support.

 

 

 

OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today unveiled the OCZ PC2-9200 FlexXLC 2x1GB Kit, a revolutionary new memory solution that offers unprecedented speed, signal integrity, and thermal management. These new modules feature the new OCZ FlexXLC heatsink that delivers superior heat dissipation via a hybrid copper and aluminum design alterable between passive air or water cooling. As the World’s fastest DDR2, the PC2-9200, in combination with the innovative FlexXLC technology, is considerably the most ground-breaking and unique memory product existing today.

The latest generation of DDR2 modules by far exceeds the original projections of the DDR2 design triggering a need for amendments in the operating specifications. For example, operating voltage, originally defined as 1.8V, has increased to typically 2.1V or even higher to reach 1GHz+ frequencies. In the case of a DDR2 module running at 1200 MHz and 2.1V supply voltage, this entails that the power consumption increases many times over that of the same module running at 400 MHz and 1.8V supply voltage. Power consumption, in turn, directly translates into heat dissipation.

PRODUCT URL: http://www.ocztechnology.com

 

Top spec performance and Max Power styling. That'll be the OCZ  Titanium series then. The PC2-8000 Titanium Alpha VX2 is currently some of the finest DDR2 memory available for Core 2 Duo and AMD processors. Extreme voltage support, tight 4-4-4-15 timings at SPD and probably the sexiest heatsink spreaders ever made. Stop drooling and find out if they live up to the hype in our review.

Samsung has announced that it has manufactured the first 50nm DDR2 DRAM chip, increasing efficiency to 55% more than the same chip on a 60nm process.  Smaller processes, in any computer industry, allow the manufacturer to reduce manufacturing costs, create devices with lower power consumption, and get a higher yield off the assembly line.  Basically, it's an all-around good thing, once the manufacturing plants are built.

The new DRAM chip utilizes new 3D transistors, a new technology that allows for easier transfer of electrons and, as a result, less power usage.  In addition, the smaller process allows for the use of a multi-layer dielectric, which results in more stability of data and higher storage capacities.

The press release can be read over at OCZ's webpage.

The new OCZ PC2-9000 Titanium Alpha VX2 DFI Special is optimized for the new LANParty UT NF590 SLI-M2R enthusiast board, and together these two premium components will push your overclocking milestone beyond any other motherboard and memory solution.

As a member of the proprietary Voltage eXtreme family, the PC2-9000 VX2 DFI Special is designed to operate at a high voltage in order to increase the speed while maintaining stability that is usually unobtainable when conventional modules are pushed to run at a higher voltage. At DDR2-1120, the Ti Alpha VX2 supports ultra-low timings of 5-5-5 at 2.4 volts without any adverse affects to stability whatsoever. OCZ and DFI exclusively developed these modules for the extreme enthusiast to give high-end DDR2 based systems that extra performance edge that is demanded by today’s hard core gamers and overclockers.