G.Skill announces DDR5-8000 CL38 48GB (24GBx2) Memory Kit
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Working on Intel's boards for now

G.Skill has announced its latest DDR5 kit based on 24GB memory modules, the Trident Z RGB DDR5-8000 CL38 48GB (24GBx2).

AMD B650 platform can't boot new memory
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Wednesday, 08 March 2023 22:29

AMD B650 platform can't boot new memory


24 GB and 48 GB modules/kits are a no-go for AMD

While Intel 600- and 700-series boards are happily working with new 24 GB DDR5 memory modules and kits, it appears that AMD and motherboard makers have yet to make it work.

SK hynix claims to be building fastest server memory modules
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8Gbps or roughly 8000MT/s

SK hynix claims to be building the world's fastest server DDR5 memory modules which will be capable of 8Gbps or roughly 8000MT/s.

Rust killing off memory safety issues in Android
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Some things are best left to rust quietly

Google has noticed that since it announced Android Open Source Project (AOSP) support for Rust, memory safety vulnerabilities have fallen.

3D NAND memory sales dropped
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Friday, 25 November 2022 11:19

3D NAND memory sales dropped


24.3 per cent quarter-over-quarter

The production and price of 3D NAND memory dropped faster than a free falling team of performing elephants who forgot to pack their parachutes.

Apple been helping Chinese improve memory technology
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Not sure the US government will be happy about that

Apple’s favourite newspaper The New York Times has discovered, that much to its horror, that Jobs’ Mob has not joined in the anti-Chinese bashing other Big Tech companies have been doing.

Apple abandons Chinese memory maker
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Tuesday, 18 October 2022 11:22

Apple abandons Chinese memory maker


Will probably jack the price up to cover it

Apple's cunning plan to keep its margins high by using cheap and cheerful Chinese chips in its iPhones has been stuffed-up by the US trade war.

New flagship graphics cards about to get faster Samsung GDDR6 memory
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Speeds up to 24Gbps

The South Korean giant has announced its newer flagship GPUs are about to get 16Gb GDDR6 memory which can manage up to 24Gbps with the wind behind it.

DRAM inventory drops
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Tuesday, 21 June 2022 11:26

DRAM inventory drops


Inflation

Researchers at TrendForce recently surveyed the DRAM marketplace and found that inventory has seen a drop in consumer demand due to inflation, and the current war between Russia and Ukraine.

Ryzen 7000 CPU release could sort out DDR5 memory price stalemate
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Company expects prices to fall

When AMD revealed its Ryzen 7000 CPUs at Computex 2022 there were questions from the floor about how it expects to sell when DDR5 costs about as much as a gold-plated Bugatti Veyron.