RAM - Page 5

ASUS has just announced that all of its Intel 700 and 600 series and its entire fleet of AMD AM5 socket motherboards, support up to 256GB of DDR5 memory.

The only exception to the new 256GB DDR5 RAM support upgrade to ASUS' fleet of motherboards is that they'll need to have 4 x DIMMs to have 64GB sticks in each of them for a total of 256GB. Motherboards with only two DIMM slots will now support up to 128GB of DDR5 memory.

64GB DDR5 memory modules are now out in the market, with ASUS updating its motherboard family to support these 64GB sticks for a total of 256GB memory. If you own an Intel motherboard based on the Intel 700 or 600 series chipset by ASUS, you'll need to update your BIOS to support 256GB of DDR5 memory. AMD users might not need to update their BIOS, but if there's a new one, you'll probably want to update just to be sure.

Crucial has just announced its new 12GB DDR5 memory DIMMs for both desktop PCs and laptops, which sits between 8GB and 16GB DIMMs.

We already have the usual 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB memory sticks, but also 24GB, 48GB, and 64GB DIMMs if you want oodles of RAM. Crucial's introduction of 12GB DDR5 memory DIMMs offers a 50% capacity boost over 8GB, offering 24GB in dual-channel DDR5 configurations (versus 16GB if you used 2 x 8GB sticks).

Crucial's new 12GB DDR5 memory is already listed on the Amazon UK website, spotted by industry insider "Momomo_US" on X. Crucial's new 12GB DDR5 sticks have a part number of "CT12G56C46S5" with speeds of DDR5-5600, but it can be downclocked to 5200 and 4800 if required.

V-color has just unveiled its latest DDR5 OC R-DIMM series memory, which is optimized for AMD's new WRX90 workstation motherboards and CPUs.

The new v-color DDR5 OC R-DIMM has been engineered from the ground up to meet the demand of new AI developers, heavy render modeling, simulation tasks, and high-end performance users. The new series comes with a new technology that targets a known issue with overclocking R-DIMM memory: high temperatures.

To deal with the high temperatures, the new v-color OC R-DIMM for WRX90 features a new micro-heatsink that protects the RCD and PMIC from high temperatures without compromising room for air flow. V-color's new DDR5 OC R-DIMM has been tested with "amazing results" on the ASRock WRX90 WS EVO, ASUS PRO WRX90E-SAGE SE, and Super Micro motherboards.

ADATA has just unveiled a brand new DDR5 memory thermal coating, which, when applied to the PCB, increases cooling efficiency by over 10%.

The new coating on XPG DDR5 memory is impressive, not only does the PCB thermal coating cool the memory temperatures, but it will increase the performance and lifespan of ADATA's overclocked XPG and RAMP DDR5 memory modules. ADATA will fully launch its new Lancer Neon RGB DDR5 and Lancer RGB series memory modules with its new PCB thermal coating at Computex 2024 in a few months time.

ADATA explains: "Therefore, XPG is leading the industry in applying PCB (printed circuit board) thermal coating technology to overclocked memory, effectively reducing temperatures by more than 10%. Real-world testing demonstrated an 8.5C temperature reduction in overclocked DDR5 memory with PCB heat-dissipating coating technology compared to standard overclocked memory and an enhanced heat dissipation efficiency of 10.8%."

A new overclocking world record has been set by Soonho "SAFEDISK" Jeong in SuperPi-32M with G.SKILL DDR5 memory.

G.SKILL has announced that its Trident Z5 DDR5 memory has been used to hit a new overclocking world record in SuperPi-32m, with SAFEDISK hitting an astonishing 2 minutes 59 seconds 919 milliseconds with the use of G.SKILL's Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 memory, ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore motherboard, and Intel Core i9-14900KF CPU, while under liquid nitrogen cooling.

The new world record marks the first time this benchmark category has reached under 3 minutes, with SAFEDISK beating the previous record of 3 minutes, 1 second, and 156 milliseconds. Notably, with the use of liquid nitrogen, the CPU temperature reached as low as -188°C and hit 8449.2MHz. As for memory, the Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 reached as low as -60°C to reach DDR5-9052 with timings of CL32-48-45-36.

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.