Memory
For Computex week, Micron was at the show in force in order to talk about its latest products across the memory spectrum. The biggest news for the memory company was that it has kicked-off sampling of it's next-gen GDDR7 memory, which is expected to start showing up in finished products later this year and was being demoed on the show floor. Meanwhile, the company is also eyeing taking a much larger piece of the other pillar of the high-performance memory market – High Bandwidth Memory – with aims of capturing around 25% of the premium HBM market. GDDR7 to Hit the Market Later This Year Micron's first GDDR7 chip is a 16 Gb memory device with a 32 GT/sec (32Gbps/pin) transfer rate, which is significantly faster...
Samsung Ramps Up 900MHz GDDR3
Samsung ups the ante on GDDR3 memory with new revisions supporting 900MHz and lower latencies for graphics cards.
12 by Ryan Smith on 12/22/2005Lexar JumpDrive Secure II USB Flash Drive - Mac & PC Support
Lexar is the first to bring us Mac and PC support with their new security software, debuting with their JumpDrive Secure II USB Flash Drive. But how does...
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/21/20051GB DIMMs: FAST 2GB DDR Kits from Corsair, Gigaram, and OCZ
Fast 1GB DIMMs finally hit the market! We take a closer look at new 2GB kits from OCZ, Gigaram and Corsair.
41 by Wesley Fink on 10/11/2005USB Flash Drive Roundup - 10/2005
We took USB flash drives from close to a dozen different manufacturers, and separated the best from the rest.
39 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/4/2005World Wide Memory: A Tour of Kingston Taiwan
Computex presented the opportunity to visit the world’s largest memory maker.
48 by Wesley Fink on 6/16/2005Mushkin Redline XP4000: Winbond with Voltage Be Damned
Mushkin introduces a Redline memory rated at a blazing fast DDR500 at 2-2-2 timings. How does Redline compare with the best that we have tested?
41 by Wesley Fink on 5/16/2005Value RAM Roundup: Computing On a Budget
We compare 7 low-cost memories, and even a new value BH5. Do any of these, at $90 to $195 per GB, stand out from the crowd?
102 by Wesley Fink on 4/11/2005Patriot DDR400 2-2-2/DDR533 3-4-4: Performance AND Value
Patriot introduces a new memory rated at both DDR400 and DDR533. How does this new Samsung TCCD memory compare to the best memory that we have tested?
23 by Wesley Fink on 4/8/2005OCZ VX Revisited: DDR Updates on DFI nForce4
With a memory voltage to 4.0V, the DFI nF4 offers new overclocking capabilities with OCZ VX and other DDR memory. Benchmarks are updated with 4 top DDR memories.
53 by Wesley Fink on 3/30/2005OCZ VX Memory + DFI nForce4 = DDR533 at 2-2-2
A memory rated at DDR500 2-2-2 grabs everyone’s interest. What does it take to reach this performance level and beyond with OCZ PC4000 VX Gold?
67 by Wesley Fink on 3/4/2005Corsair 4400C25: Taking Samsung TCCD to New Heights
Corsair introduces a new DDR550 memory based on the legendary Samsung TCCD memory chips. How does Corsair compare to the best TCCD on Intel and AMD platforms?
23 by Wesley Fink on 1/4/2005OCZ PC2-4200EB: Reaching for DDR2-800
This DDR2 is the first to break through the DDR2 high-latency stranglehold. These PC2-4200 1GB DIMMs, rated at 3-2-2-8, also reach new performance records in our new DDR2...
22 by Wesley Fink on 12/21/2004PQI & G. Skill: New Choices in 2-2-2 Memory
PQI and G. Skill deliver new choices for those shopping for DDR400 2-2-2 memory. How do they compare to the best 2-2-2 memory on the Intel and AMD platforms?
10 by Wesley Fink on 10/9/2004Athlon 64 Memory: Rewriting the Rules
What happens when you move the fastest DDR memories to Athlon 64? There were quite a few surprises in our first Athlon 64 memory roundup.
47 by Wesley Fink on 10/1/2004RAM - Memory Technology Overview
Memory timings and options are often misunderstood. In this first of a multi-part series dealing with RAM, we tackle the topic of explaining how memory works and what...
22 by Jarred Walton on 9/28/2004OCZ 3700 Gold Rev. 3: DDR500 Value for Athlon 64 & Intel 478
OCZ introduces DDR466 and DDR500 at a lower price. We compare performance on both Athlon 64 and the standard Intel 478 test beds. How do these new...
11 by Wesley Fink on 9/22/2004Geil PC3200 Ultra X: High Speed & Record Bandwidth
Geil introduces a fast 2-2-2-5 DDR400 Ultra X memory. How does Ultra X compare in bandwidth and timings to other PC3200 2-2-2 memory?
19 by Wesley Fink on 8/20/2004=<em>F-A-S-T</em>= DDR Memory: 2-2-2 Roars on the Scene
Corsair started it all, but now there are 6 players with fast 2-2-2 DDR400 Memory that also works fine at DDR500. We discover they are not all created...
47 by Wesley Fink on 8/5/2004Buffalo FireStix: Red Hot Name for a New High-End Memory
Buffalo Technologies introduces FireStix High-Speed memory with flame red heat spreaders. Do FireStix perform as hot as they look?
9 by Wesley Fink on 7/22/2004DDR2 Roundup: Reaching for 667 and Beyond
DDR2 667 is coming, so how far can you push the DDR2 memory that is now available? In our first roundup of DDR2 memory, we take a closer...
20 by Wesley Fink on 7/8/2004