Kingston Supports AMD AM2 Platforms with New 800MHz ValueRam
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 12:17 pm
Kingston Technology to Support AMD Athlon(TM) 64 product family for Socket AM2 Platforms with New DDR2 800 MHz ValueRAM Modules
Fountain Valley, CA (May 23, 2006), Kingston® Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the release of DDR2 800-MHz (PC2-6400) ValueRAM® memory modules to support select socket AM2 desktop processors. Kingston's new DDR2 800-MHz ValueRAM modules are available in capacities up to 2 GB and are the next generation evolution of DDR memory technology, featuring faster speeds, higher data bandwidths, lower power consumption, and enhanced thermal performance over DDR.
Kingston worked with AMD and partners during the development of DDR2 based platforms which will support DDR2 memory. While the socket AM2 platforms support standard DDR2 533-MHz and 667-MHz, they also have the capability to support DDR2 800-MHz modules. "Kingston's longstanding relationship with AMD allows us to introduce high performance memory technology and bring our latest DDR2 based memory technologies to the market, together," said Mark Tekunoff, senior technology manager, Kingston. "Kingston's DDR2 800-MHz ValueRAM, combined with the AMD Athlon(TM) 64 product family will create the ideal high performance computing PCs for customers' desktop and workstation applications," added Tekunoff.
"We are pleased to see Kingston's introduction of their DDR2 800 MHz ValueRAM memory that supports socket AM2 platforms enabling the next generation of computing performance", said David Schwarzbach, Division Marketing Manager, Desktop Division, AMD. "The transition between DDR memory and DDR2 memory modules is coming a at the right time for customers. As a customer centric company, we studied the market and determined that now was the best time to move to DDR2 due to price, availability and performance. "
800-MHz DDR2 ValueRAM Features:
Tested at 800 MHz
1.8 Volts operation, delivering 50% less power usage.
Memory signal termination inside the memory chip to prevent reflected signal transmission errors.
CAS Latency: 5
Kingston DDR2 800 MHz ValueRAM Memory Modules
Part Number Capacity and Features MSRP (U.S. only)
KVR800D2E5/512 512MB 800MHz DDR2 ECC CL5 DIMM
$ 97.00
KVR800D2N5/512 512MB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5 DIMM $ 87.00
KVR800D2E5/1G 1 GB 800MHz DDR2 ECC CL5 DIMM $ 188.00
KVR800D2E5K2/1G 1 GB 800MHz DDR2 ECC CL5 DIMM (kit of 2) $ 193.00
KVR800D2N5/1G 1 GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5 DIMM $ 168.00
KVR800D2N5K2/1G 1 GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5 DIMM (kit of 2) $ 173.00
KVR800D2E5K2/2G 2 GB 800MHz DDR2 ECC CL5 DIMM (kit of 2) $ 375.00
KVR800D2N5K2/2G 2 GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5 DIMM (kit of 2) $ 335.00
For more detailed information on ValueRAM memory products, please visit the ValueRAM website at valueram.com or kingston.com
About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Malaysia, Taiwan, China and sales offices in the United Sates, United Kingdom, Europe, Russia, Australia, Taiwan, China, and Latin America. For more information, please call (800) 337-8410 or visit http://www.kingston.com