| OCZ Technology, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra high-performance memory solutions for PC enthusiasts and gamers today unveiled plans to release DDR2 memory modules running at unbelievably high speeds.
OCZ said that it would shortly release PC2-4300, PC2-5300 and PC2-6400 Enhanced Bandwidth DDR-II modules at the speeds of 533MHz, 667MHz and 800MHz respectively. This will leave all competitors far behind.
Dr. Michael Schuette, director of technology development with OCZ Technology Group said “While there may not be an immediate benefit from the transition towards DDR II, OCZ, true to their reputation as market leader, is allocating resources towards the refinement of the DDR II standard to develop the new EB DDR II line of memory modules.” He also said that DDR II modules at 667 MHz and 800 MHz would eventually become viable replacements for current DDR modules.
OCZ’ Enhanced Bandwidth (EB) technology challenges conventional wisdom that implicates increased CAS latency as the main factor causing reduced effective bandwidth. Engineers at OCZ have shown that by reducing the latency cycles associated with the precharge-to-activate delay and the RAS-to-CAS delay along with the use of the Variable Early Read Command feature of DDR, higher effective data bandwidth becomes possible.
While DDR-II platforms are still in development, major chipset manufacturers are expected to support PC2-5300 / PC2-6400 within the year.
OCZ Enhanced Bandwidth DDR2 modules exceed current JEDEC specifications with respect to both frequency and latency settings to offer the customers the fastest DDR2 modules on the market, the company announced, but did not reveal the actual settings.
[Home] |
