When 32GB just isn't enough
Remember when we used to measure the amount of RAM in systems using megabytes? Those days are long gone, and perhaps in the not-too-distant future we'll be using terabytes as a metric. That day may not be as far off as you think, considering that companies like Patriot are dropping 64GB and even 128GB kits into the wild.
Those are the new capacities for Patriot's Viper 4 series of DDR4 memory designed for Intel's X99 platform. Imagine pairing a fast Haswell-E processor with eight freaking 16GB memory modules for a total of 128GB. That would pretty much put an end to Photoshop choking on a bunch of high-res photos open at one time, though Patriot is hoping to attract gamers with these kits.
“The addition of the 64GB and 128GB DRAM to the Viper 4 line will help to propel our already well established catalog of gaming memory” said Les Henry, Patriot’s VP of Engineering. “Patriot is committed to further developing its gaming line of memory in order to meet the ever growing demand of today’s high-end PCs.”
Both capacities are overkill for even a high-end gaming PC, but if that's your thing, so be it. They sport 14-16-16-31 timings and are rated to run at 2400MHz at 1.2V. Patriot says it will announce higher speed 64GB and 128GB kits at a later date.
The Viper 4 64GB and 128GB kits will be available in the third quarter of this year. No word yet on price.
From maximumpc
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