G.Skill Boasts Fastest 128GB DDR4 Memory Kit at 2,800MHz

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Well, it's about time! We know what you're thinking, "I'll jump on the DDR4 memory bandwagon and overhaul my rig as soon as a company comes out with a 128GB kit capable of running at 2,800MHz, and not a moment sooner!" We all pretty much share the same sentiment, right? Probably not, but for the 1 percenters out there who've been waiting for precisely such a kit, G.Skill has your back (and your wallet). G.Skill has just announced the world's only 128GB DDR4-2800 memory kit, which consists of eight 16GB modules.
Samsung gets a fist bump for creating the new 8Gb ICs built on a 20nm manufacturing process that comprise the 16GB sticks, which are part of G.Skill's Ripjaws 4 series. These are 1.35V modules with timings rated at CL16-16-16-36.
"While 16GB capacity have been available for server memory in the past, support and design for such large capacity memory modules are now paving its way to consumer memory modules, suitable for workstation level workloads where high capacity memory is vital," G.Skill says.
G.Skill says it validated the new kit to run in quad-channel at the advertised speed and timings on an Asus X99 Rampage V Extreme motherboard with an Intel Haswell-E processor pulling CPU chores. Of course, if your needs don't require a massive amount of RAM, you can get these sticks in smaller kits in frequencies ranging from DDR4-2133 to DDR4-2800.
There's no mention of price or availability, and so far we've been unable to find the 128GB selling online. We've reached out to G.Skill for an MSRP and will update when/if we hear back. In the meantime, don't forget to take your heart medication.
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