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As with every year, G.Skill has some incredible memory kits on display at Computex, and Computex 2023 was no different, with the company showcasing its DDR5 Trident Z5 Royal Elite, the Trident Z5 Royal, and the Trident Z5.

G.Skill walked me through some of its newest RAM offerings, and while there are hardly any details, if any at all, on speeds or specifications, G.Skill did say to expect extremely fast speeds on both of these DIMM modules. As with G.Skill's DDR4 modules, the company will be offering DDR5 variants for its top-of-the-line Royal Elite, the Royal, and Trident Z5. While this article will lack any specification details, we will be able to take a close-up look at each of the variants.

Below is the Trident Z5 memory kit, which will come equipped with an RGB diffuser that can be disabled for those gamers that aren't into all of the flashy lighting. Additionally, the Trident Z5 memory kits will come with a gold or silver trim with a brushed back and front plate located in the center.

We got a closer look at Corsair's new range of Dominator Titanium DDR5 memory kits at Computex 2023, and they're all about performance and style. Built using premium components and some of the fastest DDR5 ICs, with Corsair's patented DHX cooling technology, they are also made for overclocking with support for Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO.

Corsair's new range of Dominator Titanium DDR5 memory kits.

What makes them truly impressive is that the stylish look and feel of the range features fully replaceable top bars, allowing those that pick up one of these kits to add style to the look. Inside the top bar is an RGB strip with 11 individually addressable LEDs that can sync with Corsair's iCUE Murals software.

Capacity-wise, Corsair offers up to 192GB, four 48GB modules, and speeds of up to 8,000MT/s (they'll start at 6,000MT/s). Dominator Titanium DDR5 memory will also come in 16Gb, 24GB, and 32GB sizes. Available in multiple colors, the white and black modules are designed for Intel XMP 3.0, with the grey being designed for AMD EXPO.

Overclocking fans are in for a treat at Computex 2023, which kicks off next week in Taipei, with G.SKILL bringing the 9th Annual OC World Record Stage 2023 and the 7th Annual OC World Cup 2023 to its booth.

G.SKILL's 9th Annual OC World Record Stage 2023 Computex line-up, image credit: G.SKILL.

The OC World Record Stage 2023 is set to be one of the most significant overclocking events of the year, with the world's top professional overclockers set to take the stage to try and break as many overclocking world records as possible - with high-performance motherboards from ASRock, ASUS, EVGA, and MSI, as well as G.SKILL DDR5 memory. And plenty of liquid nitrogen (LN2) cooling.

The 7th Annual OC World Cup 2023 will also occur, with nine extreme overclockers competing to take home the lion's share of the $40,000 USD prize pool up for grabs. The winner of the Grand Final (on June 2) will be awarded $10,000 USD in prize money and a KINGPINcooling TEK-9 ICON EXTREME V5 GPU LN2 pot.

COLORFUL is launching a new range of DDR5 memory kits designed for overclockers and enthusiasts with its new COLORFUL CVN ICICLE DDR5 memory. With support for Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0 technology alongside using high-quality Hynix A-die memory chips, the new memory kits are set to launch Q2 2023 with a high-speed configuration of DDR5-6600MHz with CL34 timing.

The new COLORFUL CVN ICICLE DDR5 memory, image credit: COLORFUL.

And with the kits using a 10-layer PCB for greater stability and integrity when overclocking, COLORFUL has also managed to push these new DDR5 kits to speeds beyond DDR5-10000.

With COLORFUL's internal iGame LAB team of professional overclockers, the team achieved this with the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX motherboard, and you can check out the fully validated results here.

NEO Semiconductor has announced that it has developed the "world's first 3D NAND-like DRAM cell array," which aims to increase DRAM chip density using established 3D stacking technology. Designed to overcome DRAM's capacity bottleneck, the company claims this new groundbreaking tech could "replace the entire 2D DRAM market."

3D X-DRAM from NEO Semiconductor, image credit: NEO Semiconductor.

The company filed all relevant patent stuff with the United States Patent Application Publication on April 6, 2023, for what it's calling a 3D NAND-like DRAM cell array structure for memory. This new form of 3D X-DRAM can be manufactured using existing 3D NAND-like processes based on capacitor-less floating body cell technology.

According to NEO Semiconductor, the result is high-speed, high-density, low-cost, and high-yield - a bold claim. The company notes that the technology can achieve an impressive 128 GB density with 230 layers, an eight-fold increase over today's memory capacity.

As with new technology, the transition to DDR5 memory has been slow and gradual. But with most CPUs and motherboards supporting DDR5 in 2023, we're seeing more and more affordable DDR memory kits hit the market - with the latest coming from Lexar, aimed at gamers and content creators.

Lexar ARES RGB DDR5 Desktop Memory, image credit: Lexar.

As per its namesake, the new Lexar ARES RGB DDR5 Desktop Memory features a funky RGB lighting strip, but with quick CL32-36-36-68 / CL34-38-38-76 overclocking timings via Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO, you've got speeds of up to up to 6000MHz.

The modules also feature built-in Power Management IC (PMIC) to enhance power efficiency and on-die ECC for improved stability and reliability. Plus, an aluminum heat spreader keeps them cool when gaming or alt-tabbing between a dozen different Chrome tabs, which seems to be the main culprit for my main rig's RAM usage.

We're more than familiar with TEAMGROUP's (or TEAM) T-Force line-up of memory for high-performance and gaming at TweakTown, with the company's T-Force Delta RGB DDR5-7200 32GB Dual-Channel Memory Kit earning our Editor's Choice award earlier this year due to its performance, thermals, and stylish design.

T-CREATE Expert DDR5 Desktop Memory's one-piece cooling, image credit: TEAMGROUP.

And speaking of stylish, TEAMGROUP has a new range of DDR5 memory designed for creators looking for reliability and performance under the T-CREATE brand. And it's no wonder T-CREATE Expert DDR5 Desktop Memory has won the Red Dot Design Award 2023, as the memory modules feature a minimal and efficient one-piece cooling design featuring high-conductivity thermal silicone for heat dissipation.

Red Dot Design Awards are highly coveted in the hardware space as it points to a stylish physical look and is backed up by hardware that works as intended. The T-CREATE Expert DDR5 range ticks both boxes, with 32 GB and 64 GB memory kits available with impressive speeds/frequency - 6000, 6400, and 7200.

Kingston Technology has been in the memory business for quite a while, and if you think back to the first time you built a custom PC using off-the-shelf parts, no doubt Kingston RAM was in the mix as a potential option.

Kingston's current memory line-up for enthusiasts, image credit: Kingston.

In 2002, Kingston started releasing modules for enthusiasts under the Kingston HyperX name delivering high-performance overclockable options to PC gamers and creators. In 2021, after HyperX was sold to HP, the line-up was rebranded Kingston FURY. The company is still at the forefront of overclockable modules that break records and push system memory speeds to their DDR limit.

Recently, we reported on the release of Kingston FURY Renegade Pro DDR5 RDIMMs, overclockable plug-and-play server-class memory modules backed up with a lifetime warranty. The company's Kingston FURY BEAST DDR5 and high-speed Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 memory modules were also recently given the white treatment for those putting together an all-white components build in 2023.

G.SKILL is one of the most trusted brands regarding high-speed memory that supports overclocking, and its latest range of Trident Z5 DDR5 memory kits makes full use of the new 24GB and 48GB capacity modules that have hit the market.

G.SKILL Trident Z5 DDR5 24GB and 48GB memory kits.

These new capacities offer expanded memory using kits of two - 24GBx2 for 48 GB and 48GBx2 for an impressive 96 GB. And these high-speed options from G.SKILL are available in a high-speed DDR5-8200 CL40-52-52 (24GBx2) kit and a 96GB (48GBx2) capacity kit at DDR5-6800 CL34-46-46.

G.SKILL has confirmed that these kits hit the speeds as advertised too. The new 24GB and 48GB module-based memory kits support Intel XMP 3.0 memory overclocking support for easy memory overclocking via the motherboard BIOS.

COLORFUL has announced a new line of memory with DD5 and DDR4 modules, with the Battle-Ax Redline series sporting funky deep red accents that look like the memory has survived an encounter with a Velociraptor. COLORFUL describes the look as "aggressive" and "beastly," so well done to the design team on that one.

COLORFUL Battle-Ax Redline DDR5 and DDR4 memory, image credit: COLORFUL.

Designed for the latest generation of Intel and AMD platforms, the memory modules feature a low-profile heat spreader with the Battle-Ax Redline DDR5 memory sporting a white and red finish and the Battle-Ax Redline DDR4 memory sporting a black and red finish.

COLORFUL Battle-Ax Redline DDR5 memory arrives with a high-performance DD5-6000 MHz frequency and CL30 latency. Available in 32GB kits (2 x 16GB), there's also support for both XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO memory overclocking. Based on the looks and features, you can probably guess these kits are aimed at PC gamers.