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Crucial has just announced its new DDR5 Pro Memory: Overclocking Edition memory is now offered in higher speeds of up to DDR5-6000.

The new DDR5 Pro Memory: Overclocking Edition from Crucial joins their family of overclocked DDR5 RAM, which was introduced last year in 5200 and 5600MT/s speeds. They're designed for mainstream consumers, ready to rock and roll inside the latest AMD and Intel CPUs and motherboards.

Crucial's new DDR5 Pro Memory: Overclocking Edition continues the journey for the overclocked RAM, with DDR5-5200 and DDR5-5600 kits being joined by new DDR5-6000 memory kits. The new DIMMs have been designed with overclocking in mind, rocking tighter memory timings of CL36 (36-38-38-80) with up to 1.35V.

AMD's new mid-range Ryzen 8000G "Hawk Point" APU series is now out in the wild, with the fastest Hawk Point APU in the Ryzen 7 8700G being used for some new DDR5 memory overclocking world records.

We've already seen overclockers using the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU inside of an AORUS B650 Tachyon motherboard, pushing a DDR5-10346 memory overclock. Now, the ASUS OC team has pushed things even further, using the Ryzen 7 8700G APU inside of the ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Gene motherboard and DDR5-10600 memory speeds.

The DDR5 memory in question is the G.SKILL Trident Z5 memory, which ut of the box will run at DDR5-7600 CL36 specs. The ASUS OC team pushed it up to DDR5-10600 speeds with CL50 at 1.4V, with no massive array of cooling the RAM or the APU needed for this new record. The team used a regular AIO liquid cooler for the test.

V-Color has just announced its new collaboration with MSI, with the unveiling its new Manta DDR5 Xfinity MPOWER memory, offering speeds of up to DDR5-8400 speeds.

The company says that its new Manta DDR5 Xfinity MPOWER memory combines the prowess and innovation from both V-Color and MSI, engineered for overclocking. V-Color's new memory is ready to deliver high performance and exceptional endurance.

V-Color's new Manta DDR5 Xfinity MPOWER is developed with overclocking in mind, where the company ensures top-tier performance and endurance, ready for PC enthusiasts and high-performance users. Not only is the performance side of things looked after, but the new Manta DDR5 Xfinity MPOWER memory also has a sleek and modern design with a heatsink tackling the heat, and 16 LEDs that light up the memory making it look gorgeous while you are gaming, or opening countless browser tabs.

V-Color has just announced its new 192GB DDR5 R-DIMM memory kits, which were designed for precision on AMD's new TRX50 motherboards and super-fast Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series CPUs.

The new V-Color DDR5 overclocking R-DIMM memory modules come in 192GB kits (with 4 x 48GB sticks) in both 6400MHz and 7200MHz speeds. They've been made for users that demand the maximum RAM capacity in their TRX50 motherboards, with high 7200MHz speeds.

We are talking about 192GB of RAM for content creators, intensive 3D modeling, AI programmers, trading machines, HFT (high-frequency trading) systems, and so much more. 192GB of RAM isn't a small amount of RAM, with most PC gamers sitting on around 16-32GB of RAM right now.

We had heard that Patriot was up to some new things, and we showed off the prototype kit used for their 9000 MHz bench stable kit we featured in another article but were also told of something else that might be a huge surprise to us. When all was said and done, and the CES 2024 Patriot suite tour was over, Shannon Robb pulled me aside and said he had an early birthday present for me. What we are about to show is one of only three kits on the planet at the moment, and we get to take them home and abuse them to see what this new strain of DDR5 is all about.

At first glance, I am sorry for having to take these images on our bed, but the timing wasn't right to get any images sooner, but you might think these are the same red-topped Xtreme 5 we have already reviewed, but if you look a little closer, the red does not pop as well as the original sets we have reviewed. This is because, while keeping a similar aesthetic, you will soon have the option to grab these kits with RGB. The red diffuser is translucent this time, and while it may affect the RGB illumination, there are many choices that will still look amazing once this kit gets power.

We were not kidding in any form about the exclusivity of these sticks. If you zoom in on the image, you will see the part number PVXXXXXXXXXXXX 9DEXXXXX. While they do carry a valid serial number, these sticks are something you will have to wait a bit for, but they have us super excited to return to the office to stress the snot out of them and see how far we can push them. As one of three kits on the planet, we consider ourselves very lucky, as we know another kit is in or soon to be in the hands of Charles Wirth, who will be using a phase change cooler on his CPU to see how far he can push the second set. As for the third set, we are unsure of their current whereabouts, but whoever gets their grubby mitts on them should consider themselves "Xtremely" lucky.

If you follow our DDR5 reviews, you will likely be aware of the RGB and non-RGB variants of the Xtreme 5 RAM from Patriot that they had on display. On the left are the RGB versions, whereas on the right are the sexy red-topped offerings, both capable of extremely fast XMP programming but also leave plenty of room on the table for those who like to overclock.

If you happened to miss the earlier posts on the TweakTown RAM Facebook page, this is the kind of speed attainable with all the right components from the Patriot Xtreme 5. With a few hours of work, Shannon Robb tuned this set of 8000 MHz RAM to an amazing 9002 MHz while I sat and watched the magic happen. This was done on Sunday night with a 13900K, the OG ASUS Z790 APEX, with nobody allowed to move as it passed 32M Super Pi and has been running ever since.

We have already had our hands on a set of the Elite 5 RGB that is shown on the left, but to the right is a new version with the ASUS TUF Gaming Alliance branding added to go along with the new ASUS TUF BTF motherboard and chassis.

CES 2024 - It was 3:00 AM in Ohio when I woke up to make my flight to LA, then take another hop to Las Vegas, finally getting to the Patriot suite at 3:30 PM Vegas time. In a funk from all the travel and time zone change, we sat for a bit resting our legs and backs, when a knock at the door interrupted our short rest. It was Fed Ex with two pallets worth of gear in boxes, for us to unpack and situate around the suite so everything looks clean and perfect for the duration of CES. Sadly, we rushed to help the Fed Ex guys get the carts unloaded, and in a fog from traveling, we forgot to get the images at that time. However, we returned the next day to continue helping set up, and ensure Patriot was well situated for the event.

After a ton of unboxing, and what many will never see, is what is left of Shannon Robb's sleeping accommodations. Tons of boxes, at least empty, or partially empty at this time, packed away by the bed, out of the way of prying eyes for the rest of the show.

The other side of his room is no better. Between the boxes for banners, product packaging, suitcases, and spare parts from the main suite, he is left with a thin path to make his way around the bed at this point. Although, there are still great views of the mountains from this room.

Rambus has just announced its new 4th Gen RCD (Registering Clock Driver) for DDR5 memory, with speeds clocking in at 7200 MT/s for up to 50% more bandwidth.

Rambus chief operating officer, Sean Fan, said: "With memory being an essential enabler of server performance, the need for greater memory bandwidth continues its meteoric rise driven by demanding workloads like generative AI. The Rambus Gen4 DDR5 RCD is the latest demonstration of our commitment to providing leadership products ahead of the market need to support our customers' current and planned server platforms".

The company says that its new 4th Gen RCD for DDR5 memory modules -- RDIMMs are the key here -- is already sampling to customers this quarter and that the firm expects new data center CPUs and server platforms to use their new RCD modules. This is because they feature a 50% bandwidth uplift over first-gen RCD, which shipped with 4800MT/s speeds, while the new RCD memory ships with a faster 7200MT/s of bandwidth.

The US government is reportedly gearing up to expand its restrictions on China, moving from the AI GPU industry into the DRAM industry in the country. This could have a devastating effect on local manufacturers who are involved in the production of DRAM.

Business Korea is reporting that the Biden administration is ramping up its restrictions on Chinese technology manufacturers, with the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), managed by the US Department of Commerce, planning to survey around 100 different companies in multiple industries to assess their dependency on Chinese suppliers.

Depending on how this survey goes, the US will reshape its trade policy moving into the future, where it's expected to see US sanctions and its net on CHina getting bigger and bigger, which will eventually move into the defense-focused industries as well. AI GPUs were the beginning it seems, DRAM is another important part, and the dominoes keep falling.

KLEVV has just announced its new CRAS V RGB Brilliant White edition gaming memory, in both DDR5-8200 and DDR5-8400 speeds... and boy does it look good:

Essencore's consumer memory division is the one behind KLEVV, with its new CRAS V RGB Brilliant White edition gaming memory featuring a truly distinct look and style, all while maintaining the high-performance standard that the brand is known for. KLEVV's in-house CRAS V RGB memory kits are engineered for high-speed operations with DDR5-8200 memory and timings of 38-49-49-131 and DDR5-8400 with timings of 40-52-52-134.

KLEVV has run its new CRAS V RGB Brilliant White DDR5 memory kits through the AIDA64 Cache & Memory Benchmark tool, showing the speeds, timings, and operating voltage of 1.45V. The new kits are available in both Obsidian Black and the new Brilliant White style. I dig both of the styles personally, but it would depend on the theme of your PC and surrounding components, whether you went with the black or white memory kit.

MSI and ASRock have announced that their motherboards can now support 64GB DDR5 memory modules across Intel 700 and AMD AM5 Series products, with Fury Renegade 64GB DDR5 modules from Kingston utilized to showcase a whopping 256GB of memory capacity.

With the new update, PCs with 4 DIMMs motherboards can support up to 256GB of memory, and PCs with 2 DIMMS motherboards will support up to 128GB.

ASRock's announcement includes a screenshot showcasing the new update on its Intel Z790 Noba Wi-Fi motherboard, with MSI's showcasing 256GB on its AMD PRO X670-P WIFI board. ASRock's announcement also includes information that these new Kingston Fury Renegade kits support EXPO and XMP 3.0 profiles with 36-38-38 latency at 1.350V and up to 6,000 MT/s.

We reviewed Patriot's new Viper Elite 5 RGB DDR5-6000 memory a few months ago and were impressed with everything from the physical design to the performance. In his in-depth review, Chad said, "For the money, you will not find another kit with this much style, flexibility, and fun." This makes this surprise Patriot and ASUS collaboration very cool.

The new Viper Elite 5 TUF Gaming Alliance Performance DDR5 Memory from Patriot, in collaboration with ASUS and its TUF Gaming brand, features the same impressive RGB lightbar that offers detailed customization options (which, of course, is ASUS AURA Sync compatible), DDR5 performance of up to 6,600MT/s, and support for Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO profiles.

These kits are more than just the same Viper Elite 5 RGB DDR5 memory with a TUF Gaming Alliance logo slapped on, as they are constructed using high-quality aluminum parts for superior performance and reliability, with added On-Die ECC.

We heard about CAMM memory modules last year, but now JEDEC has published the new CAMM2 memory module standard that will find us receiving higher capacities, higher speeds, and massive space savings.

First off, what's CAMM? CAMM stands for Compression Attached Memory Module and is a new memory standard that has been made specifically for laptops and portable platforms, where it's designed to pump the maximum performance while using the smallest amount of space possible.

Dell was the first to show it off back at CES 2022, and then it was pushed into an open standard, and now JEDEC has adopted it as the newest memory standard. Where CAMM has advantages over SO-DIMM is that it's very thin, which means we have a slimmer design, making it perfect for laptops -- and even better for the modules and laptops to be field-repaired. It's great for both consumers (bigger capacities, higher speeds) and manufacturers (repairs, etc, are so much easier).

New memory module releases happen at a pretty steady clip. Still, the latest T-FORCE VULCAN ECO DDR5 Desktop Overclocking Memory from TEAMGROUP is worth highlighting for several reasons. First, there's support for the latest Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO overclocking profile features for simple and easy dual-platform overclocking. Second, you've got on-die ECC with IC error detection and correction for reliability and stability backed by a lifetime warranty.

Most importantly, though, is that the new T-FORCE VULCAN ECO DDR5 Desktop Overclocking Memory is the industry's first DDR5 OC memory module featuring an aluminum heat sink made from recycled materials. And we're not talking about a small percentage either, with the highly efficient heat spreaders made from 80% recycled aluminum.

And with that, this is the first memory product designed for gaming from T-FORCE that is sustainable, eco-friendly, and able to handle whatever workloads you can throw at it.

Micron has just announced its new 128GB DDR5 RDIMMs that are capable of operating at 8000 MT/s today, where they'll enter mass production in 2024.

The company recently started fabricating its new 32Gb monolithic DDR5 dies, with its mature 1β technology, Micron says its new 32Gb monolithic DDR5 dies have over 45% more bit density, reaching speeds of up to 8000 MT/s as well as having more aggressive timing latencies compared to the regular JEDEC specs. Micron is flexing its 1β process here, claiming it's up to 24% more energy efficient than the competitors' 3DS TSV technology.

Micron not using 3DS TSV also allows for lower AI training times, with 1β allowing Micron to optimize the data input buffers and critical I/O circuits better, as well as reducing the pin capacitance on the data lines. The benefit? Higher speeds and lower power consumption. You can see in the chart above that Micron has increased its monolithic die density by 100% every 3 years or so; where we last had 24Gb in 2022, and now at the tail end of 2023 we have 32Gb dies.

With the launch of the new Intel Core 14th Gen desktop processors, Intel's 'Raptor Lake Refresh' is paving the way for improved and simplified overclocking. This is not only for a wider audience to get the most out of each CPU Core (the 14900K offers up an out-of-the-box 6 GHz boost), but it extends to the DDR5 memory support.

The flagship Intel Core i9 14900K is one of the fastest processors in the world for gaming, productivity, and multitasking, and with a new range of motherboards hitting the scene for the new 14th Gen, memory and storage speeds will continue to rise.

Hardware support for the new gen is strong (a lot of that comes with it being a refresh of the 13th-gen architecture), with ADATA and XPG noting that its full range of memory and SSD storage solutions are ready for the new generation of Intel CPUs. The company conducted compatibility testing with Intel and motherboard brands prior to the 14th Gen launch to ensure there were no issues.

With the launch of Intel's 14th Gen 'Raptor Lake Refresh' CPUs, the overclocking potential for both the CPU's boost clock frequency and DDR5 memory has improved, and now it's possible to push the latter into the region of DDR5 10000. Throw in LN2, or liquid nitrogen, into the mix, and then that number climbs to over DDR5 11000.

Intel brought some live overclocking to SXSW Sydney, the location of this year's massive IEM Sydney Counter-Strike 2 global tournament. The OC experts of Team AU Overclocking (with the legend Hicookie himself) not only broke the world record for DDR5 memory frequency with 5809.2 MHz but managed to do so live on stage!

Intel's Dino Strkljevic let the crowd know there was a backup submission of the score in case things didn't go as planned on the day - but they did, and it was an incredible sight.

The Meta Quest 3 launched earlier this month, and sitting at the heart of Meta's latest VR and Mixed-Reality headset is the new Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 processor, the latest extended reality (XR) platform from Qualcomm Technologies. A new APU is simply one part of the picture for bringing VR and Mixed-Reality to a broader audience; there's also memory and flash storage.

On that front, Micron is leading the pack with its low-power double data rate 5X (LPDDR5X) DRAM and Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 3.1, designed to deliver next-gen speeds and performance in the smallest form factors for true untethered VR and Mixed-Reality devices. One of the reasons why Meta's Quest range has become so popular is because it delivers a wire-free experience that feels like the next step forward for VR/AR and Mixed-Reality tech.

Micron's LPDDR5X uses cutting-edge 1-alpha process node technology in addition to featuring JEDEC power advancements, where it can deliver speeds of up to 8.533 Gbps with full backward compatibility with LPDDR5 - a 33% increase in data access speeds. The company's UFS 3.1 storage is the world's first UFS powered by Micron's 176-layer NAND.

We all know there are countless DDR5 memory options out in the wild now, with v-color teasing its new DDR5 memory kit for some truly extreme performance. The new unparalleled DDR5 memory specification is designed to push the boundaries of what's possible with low-latency performance, with v-color's new DDR5-5600 and DDR5-5800 memory kits.

The new v-color ultra-low latency kits come in 32GB and 64GB kits (32GB = 2 x 16GB and 64GB = 2 x 32GB sticks) with latencies of CL26, which will usher in super-fast performance for gamers and enthusiasts alike. The new v-color Ultra-Low-Latency XSky series DDR5 memory kits are operating at 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 5600MHz CL26-36-36-76 1.4V, 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 5800MHz CL26-36-36-76 1.4V and 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 5600MHz CL26-36-36-76 1.4V.

The company explains that its dedication to technological innovation is evident in the new Ultra-Low-Latency XSky series DDR5 memory kits, with its CL26 latency, setting new benchmarks in the DDR5 memory performance landscape. V-Color's new DDR5-5600 CL26 and DDR5-5800 CL26 memory kist showcase their performance in action by working seamlessly with Intel's Core desktop CPU family, and Intel's range of chipsets across a family of motherboards.

T-FORCE XTREEM DDR5 memory is the latest high-speed RAM from TeamGroup designed specifically for gamers and overclocking with speeds starting from 7600 MHz to an impressive 8200 MHz. Compatible with Intel 700 series motherboards, these premium memory kits will be available in 48GB (2 x 24GB) and 32GB (2 x 16GB) capacities when they launch later this month in North America.

With impressive specs and design features, like the 2mm-thick aluminum alloy fin heatsinks to improve thermal performance and the use of special heat-conducting silicon in the construction, each stick also arrives decorated with a T-FORCE logo badge to signify its place as one of the most powerful overclocking DDR5 memory modules available.

T-FORCE XTREEM DDR5 memory also sports a two-piece metallic heat spreader with a matte black finish and texture that looks stylish and rugged. T-FORCE calls the design "elegant," and we agree. Here's a breakdown of the kits coming, with details on speed, capacity, timing, and more.