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OCZ goes beyond Vista's memory demands, launches 8GB and 16GB upgrade kits

by Parm Mann on 7 August 2008, 11:09

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OCZ, the Sunnyvale California-based memory specialist, has today announced the launch of its P45 Special DDR2 memory kits for high-performance PCs.

The memory offers a module density optimised specifically for Intel's P45 chipset, and is being marketed as the ideal upgrade for Windows Vista users.

Vista, Microsoft's flagship operating system, is commonly known to require a fair amount of system memory, and two of the OCZ solutions on offer are the 8GB (2x4GB) and 16GB (4x4GB) Vista Upgrade kits.

Although far in excess of Microsoft's listed minimum system requirements, 64-bit users can take advantage of large amounts of memory and OCZ claims its solutions to be ideal for "Graphic designers, CAD engineers, and music and video editing professionals."

Dr. Michael Schuette, vice president of technology development at OCZ, said:

64-bit operating systems are becoming more mainstream and finally enable user memory to shed the 2GB limitation of 32-bit OS. Moreover, the latest multi-core systems are capable of simultaneous execution of highly complex workloads, each commanding its own virtual memory space. In that scenario, the only way of avoiding data collision without writing back to the hard disk is the migration toward super-high memory densities.

In addition to the Vista Upgrade kits, OCZ is also offering special-edition low-latency Platinum and Gold 8GB kits for the gaming market. There's no word on pricing just yet, but if you're looking for an ample bump in system memory, take a look at the official product pages:

OCZ PC2-6400 Platinum 8GB (2x4GB) Kit CL5-4-4-15 @ 1.8V
OCZ PC2-6400 Gold 8GB (2x4GB) Kit CL5-5-5-15 @ 1.8V
OCZ PC2-6400 Vista Upgrade 8GB (2x4GB) Kit CL5-6-6-18 @ 1.8V
OCZ PC2-6400 Vista Upgrade 16GB (4x4GB) Quad Kit CL5-6-6-18 @ 1.8V

Official press release: OCZ Technology Introduces the first P45 Special 8GB and 16GB memory kits optimized for high performance PCs



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I guess anything above 4GB would be overkill for most users right now. But since I've already got 4GB of Platinum series from OCZ, it's good to know that, should I need/want to, I'll be able to crank that up to 12GB =)
I seen the 16GB kit on aria for £300 or so i think it was, ridiculous
PeterStoba
I seen the 16GB kit on aria for £300 or so i think it was, ridiculous

It's not ridiculous if you actually use all that RAM…

For Joe Average it's a daft purchase… to someone who works with massive amounts of data, the people they mention above… £300 is a small price to pay.
HEXUS
Microsoft's 64-bit edition of Windows Vista has shed the previous 2GB memory limitation, so how about an 8GB or 16GB upgrade kit?
It's got nothing to do with Vista…

Got 8GB myself, and it was only because of the ludicrously low prices and Vista's SuperFetch to be honest. It's not needed at all, but it's great to see pretty much every program open from RAM.

If you've a need for 16GB, chances are you'll be wanting ECC for a high-end workstation rather than your average desktop RAM.

Most current boards are advertised as only supporting 8GB, but whether that's true or just them covering untested set ups, I've no idea.
this_is_gav
Got 8GB myself, and it was only because of the ludicrously low prices and Vista's SuperFetch to be honest. It's not needed at all, but it's great to see pretty much every program open from RAM.

Same here, I upgraded a few weeks ago and flogged the 4GB I had in the forums. When running multiple VMs it's quite nice being able to allocate a couple of gigs here and there without hindering the performance of other applications I'm running concurrently.

Looking forwards to Adobe releasing CS4 with its 64bit support next.

(Note to self, must order that quad core at the weekend - hope Scan has it on special!)