CORSAIR News (14.01.2003)

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Fremont, CA, January 13, 2003: Corsair Memory, Inc., an industry leader in
ultra-performance DDR DRAM modules for gaming and overclocking applications,
has announced that it is now offering a new extra-low latency product family
for performance computing enthusiasts. This product family is geared toward
providing a memory platform that is optimized for today?s performance computing
environment.

This low latency product family provides extremely low latency settings at both
333 MHz and 400 MHz. These latency settings are programmed into the module?s
Serial Presence Detect (?SPD?) component. This ensures that under default
conditions the system will boot up at optimal memory settings, for the ultimate
Plug-n-Frag? computing experience.

These modules are available in sizes of both 256 MByte and 512 MByte, at either
333 MHz (also known as PC2700) or 400 MHz (also known as PC3200). The modules
are available with either black or aluminum heat spreader, and are fully tested
at the following aggressive latency settings:

CAS latency: 2.0 clock cycles
RAS precharge: 2 cycles
RAS-to-CAS delay: 2 cycles
RAS active to precharge: 5 cycles for PC2700, 6 cycles for PC3200
Command rate: 1T (1 cycle)

Performance computing enthusiasts have recognized for some time that these
latency settings may, in fact, have a greater impact on overall system
performance than the overall memory bus speed. Indeed, the latency settings
have become even more critical due to current system architecture. The latest
chip sets have demonstrated that performance is greatest when the memory bus
runs at an integral multiple of the front side bus of the processor. So, the
optimum memory performance is attained when the memory bus is synchronous with
the processor, and latency settings are reduced to the lowest values possible.

The low latency family consists of the following products, all of which are
available immediately:

CMX256A-2700LL: 256 MByte, PC2700, 2-2-2-5-T1 latency settings, Black or
Platinum (?PT? part number suffix) aluminum heat spreader

CMX256A-3200LL: 256 MByte, PC3200, 2-2-2-6-T1 latency settings, Black or
Platinum (?PT? part number suffix) aluminum heat spreader

CMX512-2700LL: 512 MByte, PC2700, 2-2-2-5-T1 latency settings, Black or
Platinum (?PT? part number suffix) aluminum heat spreader

CMX512-3200LL: 512 MByte, PC3200, 2-2-2-6-T1 latency settings, Black or
Platinum (?PT? part number suffix) aluminum heat spreader

Further information and specifications on this product and other XMS products can be found at Corsair's web site (http://www.corsairmemory.com/xms/). These modules can be purchased through Corsair?s authorized sales channels listed at http://www.corsairmemory.com/xms/xms_sales.html.

About Corsair Memory
Corsair Memory, a member of JEDEC, has been a leader in the design and
manufacture of high speed modules since 1994. We have earned our reputation as
being the first to market with leading-edge products supporting new computing
platforms and technologies. Corsair supplies memory for applications ranging
from mission-critical servers to ultra-high performance gaming systems. The
performance and reliability of Corsair memory products makes them ideal for the
high bandwidth internet infrastructure.

More information on Corsair is available at http://www.corsairmemory.com.

So eine grosse Pressemitteillung, nur weils das SPD updated haben ?

Die Timings gehen mit den jetzigen IMHO auch schon.

hm.. also was is SPD und was is so toll an der nachricht?
heisst das das die corsair RAM noch besser wordn sand?

Wah.. dann wirds schon zum Ram-flash0rn..

mfg

pedroso

Imho a reiner MArketinggag. Sind dieselben Module, die es jetzt schon gibt, nur mit neuen Timings im SPD und im zweiten Teil werdens als Doppelpack verkauft. NAtürlich mit Preisaufschlägen, das versteht sich ja von selber.