| New technology is being introduced every day it | | | | "Corsair® Memory, the worldwide leader in design |
| seems. Computers are finally getting more stable and | | | | and manufacture of high performance memory, today |
| they continue to get faster. In this article we I will be | | | | unveiled the world's first DDR2-800 2GB kit rated at |
| talking about some of the new advances in RAM, | | | | true low latency of CL3. The latest addition to the |
| specifically the new Corsair DDR2 Ram and what it | | | | award-winning XMS. Family of products, |
| can do for your computer. | | | | TWIN2X2048-6400C3 delivers unparalleled memory |
| First, for the newbies, a definition of what RAM is; | | | | performance at 800MHz and supports the industry's |
| According to Princeton University, random-access | | | | lowest latencies of 3-4-3-9 in this speed grade. |
| memory is the most common computer memory that | | | | Featuring Enhanced Performance Profiles (EPP), a |
| can be used by programs to perform necessary | | | | new open memory standard jointly development by |
| tasks while the computer is on. It is an integrated circuit | | | | Corsair and NVIDIA®, the users can take advantage |
| memory chip allowing information to be stored or | | | | of the added memory performance characteristics |
| accessed in any order with all storage locations being | | | | and capabilities when used with an EPP-capable |
| equally accessible | | | | motherboard." |
| When you check your computer's resources, you are | | | | Corsair has succeeded in finally addressing the |
| checking the amount of RAM that is still available to | | | | problems of latency as processor speed continues to |
| run programs on your computer. Every program that | | | | increase. By doing so Corsair DDR2 RAM will allow |
| runs in the background is using a little or a lot of your | | | | manufacturers to continue building faster processors |
| available RAM. All of those icons in your system tray | | | | while Corsair starts working on DDR3, whatever that |
| down on the right are programs that are running and | | | | might be. |
| there are some necessary processes running that are | | | | How fast is fast enough? That's a question I get |
| not displayed as icons that are also using some of | | | | asked often. The average computer user only uses a |
| your RAM. | | | | small portion of the computing power at their fingertips. |
| For a long time conventional wisdom showed us that | | | | However, many companies, government agencies, and |
| processor speeds were outpacing memory, which | | | | researchers use all of the potential built into their |
| didn't allow the processor to work at its own top | | | | computers processors and ram. |
| speed. Now due to Corsair DDR2 memory, the | | | | There are many important tasks that computers |
| situation has reversed. You now need to be sure your | | | | perform that affect our daily lives. Air Traffic Control, |
| motherboard can allow this amount of faster, more | | | | Defense Systems, Health and Medical Research, |
| effective ram to work up to its maximum potential. | | | | Accounting, the Stock Market, and even traffic lights |
| This is good news for computer users. It will allow the | | | | and signals at railroad crossings. The need for faster, |
| makers of processors and motherboards to improve | | | | more reliable, and more powerful computers is crucial |
| upon their hardware, giving us truly faster computing. | | | | to each and every one of us. Thanks to Corsair, we |
| A quote from a Corsair press release states, | | | | are moving forward. |