G.Skill Lays Claim To ‘World’s Fastest’ SO-DIMM Memory Kit For Mini-ITX Motherboards

By Steven Lynch
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G.Skill has once again raised the bar for DDR4 SO-DIMM memory with the launch of three new Ripjaws memory kits that range from DDR4-3200 MHz to DDR4-3800 MHz. Advertised as the world’s fastest SO-DIMM memory kit, the company clearly has its sights set on enthusiasts building high-performance small form factor systems.

G.Skill, expanding on the DDR4-3466MHz SO-DIMM memory kits demonstrated earlier this year at Computex, has cranked up both the speed and capacities. These new kits, equipped with high performance Samsung B-die DDR4 ICs, are offered in 32GB (4x8GB) kits running at DDR4-3800 MHz at CL18-18-18-38 timings. The company also offers 32GB (4x8GB) at DDR4-3600 MHz with CL16-16- 16-36 timings and 32GB (4x8GB) or 64GB (4x16GB) kits operating at DDR4-3200 MHz with CL16-16- 16-36 timings. The aforementioned kits all operate at 1.35V.

These new memory kits were validated using an ASRock X299E-ITX/ac motherboard and the Intel Core i9-7900X X-series processor. The validation screenshots accompanying today's announcement shows the Ripjaws DDR4-3800MHz SO-DIMM kit being stress tested continuously for more than nine hours.

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According to G.Skill, this memory will be available in early December 2017. No information on pricing was given. We reached out to the company for more information. 

Steven Lynch
8 Comments Comment from the forums
  • samer.forums
    which itx motherboard uses SO-DIMM and supports Overclocking anyways ?
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  • clonazepam
    I'll take your word for it that that screenshot has information that proves the claim.
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  • joz
    20292159 said:
    which itx motherboard uses SO-DIMM and supports Overclocking anyways ?

    Here ya go http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asrock-x299e-itx-ac-mini-itx-motherboard,35701.html
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  • dstarr3
    It's like you need to build a Mini-ITX SO-DIMM computer just to avoid RGB LEDs everywhere.
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  • thefiend1
    Funny, Im looking to buy this very same setup. I just wish the ASrock x299 board wasnt so expensive. Looks to be the only mitx board available too :(
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  • joz
    20292541 said:
    It's like you need to build a Mini-ITX SO-DIMM computer just to avoid RGB LEDs everywhere.

    Sounds great to me.

    Small foot print.
    No ugly RGB/LEDs.
    Still has the ooooomph.
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  • samer.forums
    20292248 said:
    20292159 said:
    which itx motherboard uses SO-DIMM and supports Overclocking anyways ?

    Here ya go http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asrock-x299e-itx-ac-mini-itx-motherboard,35701.html

    $400 for itx motherboard ? no ty lol omg

    any other motherboard ?
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  • joz
    20294938 said:
    20292248 said:
    20292159 said:
    which itx motherboard uses SO-DIMM and supports Overclocking anyways ?

    Here ya go http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asrock-x299e-itx-ac-mini-itx-motherboard,35701.html

    $400 for itx motherboard ? no ty lol omg

    any other motherboard ?

    https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4S85UG0385&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
    Reply