PQI
PQI introduced their new DDR2-900 1GB memory modules with timings of 4-4-4-12. This memory was validated on MSI's latest P4N Diamond motherboard. The PQI Turbo series is available in speed grades from DDR2-533 (3-3-3-8) up to DDR2-1000 (5-5-5-15) in module sizes of 512MB or 1GB.
Geil
Geil introduced their new BlackDragon series of DDR2 memory at Computex. This memory will be available in DDR2-667 up to DDR2-1066 with module capacities reaching 2GB. The BlackDragon series was demonstrated running at DDR2-1200 without issue. Geil also showed their upcoming DDR3 modules. Although DDR3 capable motherboards are not available at this time, the majority of memory suppliers will have DDR3 capable modules ready for sale by Q4 of this year. In our discussions with Intel, they indicated certain chipsets will utilize this memory starting in 2007.
TwinMOS
TwinMOS introduced their new TwiSTER and Speed Premium series of DDR2 memory. The TwiSTER series should be available in both DDR2-800 (4-4-4-12) and DDR2-1066 (5-5-5-5-15). The Speed Premium series will be available in speed grades from DDR2-533 to DDR2-800.
Parting Shots
We hope you've enjoyed the Computex 2006 coverage so far. There's still more to see, and we'll get to it as soon as we can finish sorting through our images. We will conclude tomorrow with a final article taking a look at additional motherboards, cooling, and storage products.
PQI introduced their new DDR2-900 1GB memory modules with timings of 4-4-4-12. This memory was validated on MSI's latest P4N Diamond motherboard. The PQI Turbo series is available in speed grades from DDR2-533 (3-3-3-8) up to DDR2-1000 (5-5-5-15) in module sizes of 512MB or 1GB.
Geil
Geil introduced their new BlackDragon series of DDR2 memory at Computex. This memory will be available in DDR2-667 up to DDR2-1066 with module capacities reaching 2GB. The BlackDragon series was demonstrated running at DDR2-1200 without issue. Geil also showed their upcoming DDR3 modules. Although DDR3 capable motherboards are not available at this time, the majority of memory suppliers will have DDR3 capable modules ready for sale by Q4 of this year. In our discussions with Intel, they indicated certain chipsets will utilize this memory starting in 2007.
TwinMOS
TwinMOS introduced their new TwiSTER and Speed Premium series of DDR2 memory. The TwiSTER series should be available in both DDR2-800 (4-4-4-12) and DDR2-1066 (5-5-5-5-15). The Speed Premium series will be available in speed grades from DDR2-533 to DDR2-800.
Parting Shots
We hope you've enjoyed the Computex 2006 coverage so far. There's still more to see, and we'll get to it as soon as we can finish sorting through our images. We will conclude tomorrow with a final article taking a look at additional motherboards, cooling, and storage products.
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Avalon - Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - link
Too bad Geil's new enthusiast memory line is Black Dragon instead of Golden Dragon. I had some DDR Golden Dragon stuff, and it was awesome...very nice looking modules too.Skobbolop - Monday, June 12, 2006 - link
haha.. :D that's so typical. after i posted my comment i just wanted to give the compro USB tuner another shot. and after som tweaking and minor adjustment is actually is quite good. Not as good as a standard televison, but watchable.Sorry.
ps. i still get a lot of those products returned though.. i wonder why.
Gary Key - Monday, June 12, 2006 - link
We found their latest products to be on par with others at the show. I think the latest update to the PVR2 software is what made the difference. After comparing the two releases, I can understand why some people would return the product. We were allowed to play with their Release 3 software and were quite impressed. We will have a couple of reviews of their products up in July.Skobbolop - Monday, June 12, 2006 - link
Well. I sell Compro products and i get alot of them returned. The customers are simply not satisfied with the quality. Don't know about the new products though.i've personally tried an analogue USB tuner for a short period of time and i can't say that i was impressed. That said, i've never really tried any other external tv tuner, so i wasn't quite sure what i was expecting when i tried the compro device.
sprockkets - Monday, June 12, 2006 - link
Hope people know push email is only with Exchange, and good luck getting it to work.xsilver - Monday, June 12, 2006 - link
I thought there was a limited timetable for moving to ddr3; but now there is one??does ddr3 just bring more bandwith improvements and lower power use at cost of latency again or is there more?
Gary Key - Monday, June 12, 2006 - link
DDR3 allows higher clocks which will eventually equate into additional bandwidth although none of the mainstream processors are currently starved for bandwidth with DDR2. Some of the original product roadmaps from SIS and Intel showed DDR3 capable chipsets in Q4 of this year. It now appears these plans have slid to late Q1 / early Q2 of next year. DDR3 samples we noticed were at CAS7 settings, for DDR3, CAS5 will be considered very low latency.