Storage World

Kingston KVR800D2D4F5K2/4G

When Intel officially launched its Skulltrail platform in February of this year, many enthusiasts and members of the tech press scoffed at its requirement of FB-DIMMs, or fully-buffered DDR2 memory modules. At the time, even the fastest FB-DIMMs available were rated for only 667MHz—a far cry from the 1.8GHz+ DDR3 memory available for other high-end desktop platforms. Another complaint was that Skulltrail, which consists of Intel’s D5400XS motherboard and two Core 2 Extreme QX9775 processor...

Corsair Dominator XMS3 TW3X4G1600C9DHXNV G

With DRAM prices approaching historic lows and an ever-growing installed base of 64-bit operating systems, 4GB memory kits are becoming more prevalent. Corsair, for example, now offers an assortment of DDR2 and DDR3 memory kits with 4GB capacities, whereas just last year 2GB was the norm. The Dominator XMS3 TW3X4G1600C9DHXNV G is one of Corsair’s premium 4GB (2x 2,048MB), dual-channel DDR3 kits, targeted at users of Nvidia's nForce 790i SLI platform, as the "NV G" in its product name ...

WD Scorpio Black 320GB

Among a raft of new products from the WD is this laptop speedster. It's color-coded according to Western Digital's new system, which is intended to guide buyers to the right drive for their needs. Buy a Black drive for performance use, a Green drive if you're all about low energy consumption, or a Blue drive if you just want a bog-standard value model that lies between the two extremes. The Scorpio Black line ranges from 80 to 320GB. Look for the BJKT model suffix if you want one ...