Posted 01/05/09 at 04:15:42 PM by Paul Lilly

The advent of triple channel memory has opened the door to a whole new world of marketing jargon, including the latest windy kit from G.Skill dubbed 'Perfect Storm.'

Like A-Data's recently announced DDR3-2133X kit, G.Skill's Perfect Storm modules come with a funktastic looking two-fan active air cooling solution with blue LEDs, only G.Skill's kit calls for a much less frightening 1.65V compared to A-Data's 2.05V - 2.15V.

The 6-layer Perfect Storm series tout 7-8-7-20, 2T memory timings at DDR3-2000 (PC3-16000), and like all tri-channel modules are designed for Intel's X58 platform. G.Skill also claims "a rigorous, 100 percent hand-tested regime" for its new memory, which, in theory, means the kit should work out of the box with minimal futzing in the BIOS for those sometimes elusive compatibility settings.

G.Skill says its Perfect Storm series will be offered in both 3GB (3x1GB) and 6GB (3x2GB) capacities. No word yet on pricing or availability.

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Posted 12/23/08 at 11:10:29 AM by Paul Lilly

OCZ joins a growing number of memory makers who have released high frequency triple channel DDR3 kits with the company's new Blade series. So far only announced in 6GB capacity, OCZ's tri-channel DDR3-2000 boasts 7-8-7-20 timings at 1.65V, cooled by a redesigned "pure aluminum heatsink" and backed by a lifetime warranty.

"Using a triple channel configuration custom tailored towards Intel’s Core i7 platform, the latest OCZ Blade Series kits epitomize the pinnacle of memory technology by delivering 2000MHz data rate for an available bandwidth of 35GB/sec to satisfy even the most data-hungry processor in the current marketplace," commented Dr. Michael Schuette, VP of Technology Development at OCZ.

OCZ says its new Blade 2000 modules will be shown at CES next month before being made available shortly afterwards. The company also claims each Blade 2000 kit is 100 percent hand tested for quality assurance and compatibility with Intel's Core i7 platform.

No word yet on pricing.

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