Adata Releases Industry's First Single DDR3L-1333 8GB Module
Adata Releases Industry's First Single DDR3L-1333 8GB Module
Posted 07/08/2011 at 7:40am
| by Paul Lilly
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We admittedly missed Adata's July 4th announcement of a new memory module because, well, like many of our readers residing in the U.S. of A., we were burning burgers and being careful not to lose any typing fingers setting off fireworks (legal ones, of course). Though we're a few days late, it's worth pointing out Adata's new 8GB XPG Gaming Series DDR3L 1333G desktop memory module, the only 8GB low voltage memory stick (not kit) in existence boasting a 1333MHz frequency.
The 8GB part is a low voltage (1.35V), high-density stick designed for power users and overclockers alike. It comes tuned with 9-9-9-24 latency timings and fully complies with JEDEC specifications. Adata claims each memory chip used in the new module is first subjected to a rigorous screening process, which are then paired with high-quality circuit boards and aluminum heatsinks.
"With the popularity of 64-bit operating systems, high-density memory is a prerequisite in many gamers’ minds. We are the first to launch DDR3L 1333G high-density 8GB memory modules, achieved in the XPG Gaming Series," Adata DRAM product planning department project manager Alex Wu explained. "This product adopts a 1.35 volt design, to offer gamers excellent stability and efficiency and also reduce waste heat and power consumption costs."
Adata says the its new XPG Gaming Series DDR3L 1333G memory is available as a single stick and in 16GB (2x8GB) packages. No word on price.
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livebriand
July 08, 2011 at 11:05am
It's nice to see an 8GB module so there's a way to fill those motherboards with support for 32GB RAM, 4 slots. But the low voltage part doesn't really matter. You barely save any power that way.
Man, the 8GB RAM in my PC looks like nothing in comparison. I could sure run a lot of VMs if I had, say, 32GB RAM.
yu119995
July 08, 2011 at 11:22am
I think the low voltage is more for OC'ers who want to keep their output <= the traditional 1.5v. I might be wrong though.
whathuhitwasntme
July 08, 2011 at 9:54am
up until now all 8gb ddr3 sticks of ram I have been able to find are registerd dimms and ECC
making them worthless to the casual home power user
is this one non ecc? or is it yet another piece of hardware that will not work in a triple channle set up?
r1davis74
July 08, 2011 at 1:15pm
Well, if it's tri-channeled then 8GB would be a bad config right off the bat. My guess is, this is more for the dual channeled boards/chipsets like ones from AMD or the 1155/1156 sockets from Intel. The 1366 is a tri channel chipset. If it is tri channeled then you would need to configure it by a number divisible by 3 like 24GB in order for it to run at optimal speeds.
Although I haven't been to the vendor's site, it should provide the techinical details of the memory. I would also imagine you would need to check your MB vendor to ensure they even support a 8GB module.
Keith E. Whisman
July 08, 2011 at 3:58pm
Last time I heard, in order for TriChannel to work you need three sticks of ram. A single stick of ram isn't going to run in tri channel. So you need to buy three of these bad boys for tri channel. 24Gigs or if you just have to do it and you have six triple channel memory slots then that would give you a total of 48gigs of ram running in triple channel. Just make sure your motherboard supports 48gigs or more of ram.
Keith E. Whisman
July 08, 2011 at 8:05am
Imagine running three of these in a triple channel setup, 24Gigs o-ram. Dual triple channel made up of six of these bad boys will bring that up to a cool 48Gigs Of freaking ram. And Bill Gates once said that nobody would ever need any more than 640Kilobytes of ram.
LatiosXT
July 08, 2011 at 8:10am
Bill Gates never said that.
How many times are people going to misquote that misinterpretation?
Also, one stick of these is enough. In fact I'd argue 6GB is pretty much the limit. Why? Nobody codes games for 64-bit OSes (as far as I know). Thus you're limited to that 2GB cap set by WoW64. I couldn't complete a game of Civ5 because of it.
TerribleToaster
July 08, 2011 at 10:04am
"Bill Gates never said that.
How many times are people going to misquote that misinterpretation?"
And Marie Antoinette never said "Let them eat cake."
But it's too convenient a quote for people to give up, even if it is false. It will probably never die.
"Also, one stick of these is enough. In fact I'd argue 6GB is pretty much the limit. Why? Nobody codes games for 64-bit OSes (as far as I know). Thus you're limited to that 2GB cap set by WoW64. I couldn't complete a game of Civ5 because of it."
Because only gamers will be interested in this memory?
I could sure use a boost for some of the Photoshop/texturing work I do (for fun, btw) or for my AutoCAD work where you can sometimes get pretty crazy file sizes (not for fun for me, but some people *shrugs*).
Video encoding is another application.
In my eyes, I need at least 16 gb minimum for personal use.
Take a lesson from the Bill Gates quote that he never said:
Don't, ever, say you think people will only need "X" memory at the most.
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