ncix.com Quad channel RAM is here to coincide with Intel’s launch of LGA2011 with its quad channel memory controller offering up to 33% more RAW memory bandwidth than its previous triple channel controller on LGA1366!

ncix.com The stability test is done, and it passed with flying colours! Very impressive!

ncix.com So today… I load up 6x8GB of RAM (yes 48GB of RAM) in an X58 desktop board. A VERY high end X58 desktop board, but a desktop board nonetheless. Stay tuned to see what happens.

Holy high density memory on the desktop, Batman! What kind of motherboard will support memory like this?? Stay tuned. Make sure you’re subscribed

Today I’m having a quick look at the Crosshair III Formula, which is arguably the most “premium” AM3 board out there since it’s the top of the range “Republic of Gamers” board from ASUS.

Having a look at a pretty unique product today. Everyone in the RAM industry is pushing for faster and faster speeds, but G.Skill seems to be the only one doing that while driving the power consumption DOWN!

Got this sample today and normally I wouldn’t have bothered to unbox a product that we don’t even carry at NCIX, but it seems like this product would go really well with the Sabertooth 55i motherboard that I unboxed the other night.

I realize there’s not a whole lot of intrigue as far as RAM products go, but I guess I wanted to show the new Corsair heatspreader design (looks really sharp as you’ll see in a sec) and it’s also the first i5 specific RAM kit that I’ve had the privilege of unboxing haha. 8GB of DDR3 1600MHz goodness! We also feature this kit in our upcoming Core i5 overclocking guide. Stay tuned.

….. With some modifications. Here is a picture of the RAM Freezer 4 on top of a Gigabyte EX58-EXTREME motherboard with all of the DIMM slots populated.

As you can see, if you are running 3 modules in tri-channel, the RAM Freezer 4 is just wide enough to be able to get RAM spreaders on both sides, but you will need to remove the material in the middle of the RAM Freezer 4 in order to get a RAM spreader on the middle module. Overall with a Dremel the mod should not be very complicated and should not affect the structural integrity of the RAM Freezer.

This was a tough topic for me to approach. On one hand I’ve got the state of the memory market right now, which is >99% DDR2, but on the other hand, I’ve got to consider that that’s about to change. DDR3 is quickly becoming a viable option. X38/X48 and 790i were designed for use with DDR3, whereas all of the previous chipsets were designed for use with DDR2 and DDR3 support felt like something of an afterthought.

I’ve been criticized a little bit for calling out Corsair’s marketing names for their products and ignoring the others, but when it comes down to it, A) Corsair is a GREAT choice for system memory and power supplies (and anything else they make), and B) They were the ones who ponied up the RAM for us to showcase in the Tech Tips. If anyone else had asked to have their RAM featured, we would have been happy to oblige. It all comes down to support, and I’ll support whoever supports the Tech Tips project.