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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.