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- Report: RAM might get cheaper next month
Memory prices have sure swelled up over the past couple of months. In September, 4GB DDR2-800 kits were selling for as little as 40 bucks, but today, the cheapest ones go for almost $90. No wonder memory vendors are finally hopeful about recovery in this long-troubled market. Consumers...
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Last by packfan_dave at 11:52 AM on 11/19/09 - Core i7-900 users get 12GB DDR3-1600 kit, thanks to Kingston
With the release of its LGA1156 Core i5 and i7-800 processors, Intel has clearly relegated the Core i7-900 series to the high end. So, it stands to reason that you'd want to trick out a Core i7-900 system as much as possible—perhaps, say, with Kingston's latest HyperX memory kit,...
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Last by internetsandman at 12:11 AM on 11/18/09 - Intel, Numonyx announce phase-change memory breakthrough
Get ready to say goodbye to system RAM and flash-based solid-state drives... eventually. After several years of joint research, Intel and Numonyx, the chipmaker's former NOR flash division, have announced a "key breakthrough" in the development of phase-change memory (PCM): a 64Mb test chip that "enables the ability to...
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Last by internetsandman at 11:13 PM on 10/30/09 - iSuppli: The semiconductor industry is starting to recover
The semiconductor industry is on the path to recovery, but it may take another year or two before revenue reaches pre-recession levels. So says iSuppli, at least. The market research firm has published its latest report with growth forecasts for the next few quarters. Compared to the fourth quarter of...
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First by BoBzeBuilder at 9:26 PM on 10/27/09 - Windows 7 optimism could bring down hardware prices
Could PC makers have stocked up on too much hardware because of the optimism surrounding Windows 7, in turn paving the way for a decline in prices? That's the question Barrons.com asks in a recent blog post, and it sounds like the answer might very well be yes. You don't...
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Last by ManAtVista at 12:09 AM on 10/22/09 - DDR2 prices climb above DDR3
Have DDR2 and DDR3 prices finally reached parity? Maybe not in stores just yet, but as DigiTimes reports, the latest numbers from DRAMeXchange show DDR2 has eclipsed DDR3 on the contract pricing scale for both modules and chips. On average this month, DigiTimes says contract pricing for 2GB DDR2 modules...
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Last by yuhong at 2:24 PM on 10/11/09 - Memory market may be recovering at last
The memory industry has been through a pretty rough patch these past two years. Prices started going into a downward spiral in 2007, and last year's financial crisis only made matters worse. Some memory makers didn't make it. However, DigiTimes now says A-Data CEO Simon Chen has...
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Last by dpaus at 9:20 AM on 10/07/09 - Kingston adds speedy 8GB kits for Lynnfield
Last month, Kingston was one of the first memory vendors to announce 4GB DDR3 memory kits for Intel's new Core i5 and i7-800 processors. Kingston has now decided to top off that product line with a pair of 8GB HyperX kits that can run at up to 1,600MHz. Both kits...
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Last by albundy at 10:22 PM on 09/23/09 - Intel demos first working 22-nm silicon
The tick-tock development cycle is in full swing at Intel. As the chipmaker readies shipments of 32-nm microprocessors and develops its next-gen, 32-nm Sandy Bridge architecture, it's also working hard on 22-nm high-k metal gate process technology. Earlier at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, CEO Paul Otellini
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Last by mattthemuppet at 3:02 PM on 09/23/09 - Rambus, Kingston to demo threaded DDR3 RAM
Aside from the odd nugget of news about its lawsuits against memory makers, we don't hear Rambus' name too much. The company's latest announcement is a little unusual, however, because it pertains neither to lawsuits nor the memory maker's proprietary XDR DRAM tech. Rather, Rambus has partnered with Kingston...
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Last by joekraska at 7:40 AM on 09/23/09 - DDR3, DDR2 could hit price parity soon
When Intel's Lynnfield processors roll out later this month, more folks will be forced to scrap their old memory and buy DDR3 if they wish to upgrade. There's just one problem: DDR3 is still more expensive than DDR2. Prices for 4GB DDR3 kits start at $63 on Newegg, while...
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Last by AbRASiON at 8:54 AM on 09/03/09 - Corsair announces Lynnfield-bound DDR3 kits
Intel's next-gen Lynnfield processors are already trickling out into the wild, so why shouldn't memory makers all rush in to announce their matching products? Unabashed, Corsair has announced six new dual-channel DDR3 memory kits aimed at the new hardware. Unlike Kingston, which made a similar announcement ealier this...
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Last by maxxcool at 10:53 AM on 08/25/09 - Kingston preps Lynnfield-bound DDR3 kits for September
What's this, more DDR3 dual-channel memory kits? Yes, but with a twist. The new HyperX bundles Kingston announced earlier this morning are rated for operation at only 1.65V, and they'll start shipping in September. As you might recall, Intel defines 1.65V as the limit beyond which users may damage the...
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Last by maxxcool at 12:51 AM on 08/06/09 - Corsair launches super-high-end DDR3 kit for Phenoms
If you build an AMD system these days, budget parts are likely foremost on your mind. Nevertheless, Corsair has announced a new high-end DDR3 memory kit "designed specifically" for Socket AM3 Phenom II processors. This new Dominator GT kit is launching in a 4GB configuration with two 2GB modules, each capable...
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Last by AbRASiON at 8:07 PM on 07/30/09 - 40nm DDR3 memory chips hit production at Samsung
Cheaper and faster DDR3 RAM may be just around the corner. Samsung says it has started mass-producing a new 2Gb DDR3 memory chip based on 40nm process technology—supposedly the first of its kind in the industry. This chip should find its way into desktop DIMMs and laptop SO-DIMMs with capacities as...
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Last by VaultDweller at 11:30 AM on 07/23/09 - Samsung flaunts 'green' 32GB DDR3 module
Only three months have passed since Samsung began shipping its first 16GB DDR3 modules. Already, though, the company has one-upped itself with a module that packs double that capacity—the first of its kind in the industry, Samsung claims. How do you stick 32GB worth of memory chips onto a...
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Last by moose17145 at 3:22 PM on 06/22/09 - Kingston serves up 12GB memory kit for Core i7
Ever fancied spending almost a grand and a half on a preposterous amount of RAM for your desktop PC? Well, thanks to Kingston's latest HyperX memory kit, you'll soon be able to. The freshly announced Kingston HyperX 1600MHz 12GB...
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Last by Ihmemies at 8:14 PM on 05/30/09 - FTC throws out Rambus antitrust case
Things are clearly going Rambus' way lately. Hynix agreed to pay the litigious memory technology company royalties on RAM sales back in March. Today, we see the Federal Trade Commission has dismissed its antitrust case against Rambus. MarketWatch has the details: The Los Altos, Calif.-based company said the FTC...
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Last by ludi at 1:31 AM on 05/16/09
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