G.SKILL Releases Fastest DDR4 3333MHz Memory Kit on Market

All of you cutting edge box builders sit up and take notice of G.SKILL’s newRipjaws 4 Series DDR4 3333MHz memory kit. If you think you are ready to move up and with all cutting edge technology, you better have deep pockets because you are going to be paying through the nose for the privilege of living on the bleeding edge.

I don't understand why all gamer/enthuasiast RAM have to be handled with chainmail gloves.

That cutting edge technology for single digit gains!!! The POWAH! Will wait until more options hit the market driving down the prices. That shouldn't take very long.

DarkLegacy said:

That cutting edge technology for single digit gains!!! The POWAH! Will wait until more options hit the market driving down the prices. That shouldn't take very long.

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If only AMD could implement it (soon) for their APU's/graphics...the gains would be pretty darn good. Only wishful thinking though.

pcjunkie said:

If only AMD could implement it (soon) for their APU's/graphics...the gains would be pretty darn good. Only wishful thinking though.

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I expect that in early to mid 2016 with a new platform that will see 6 core APUs.

All that RAM bandwidth that does very little...

A MaximumPC.com article says..

The 3200MHz ($470) and 3300MHz ($580) are available now; the 3333MHz kit should be available soon for $700.

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The 3200MHz ($470) & 3300MHz already have Newegg pages up..the 3300MHz costs $580 at NE so the 3333MHz is probably going to be more (NE page). Release dates at NE is for Sept 9.

If the MaximumPC prices hold true, love how that extra 33MHz over the 3300 kit costs ONLY $120 making the $110 for the extra 100MHz when going from 3200 to 3300MHz an absolute bargain!!

pcjunkie said:

If only AMD could implement it (soon) for their APU's/graphics...the gains would be pretty darn good. Only wishful thinking though.

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I thought the point of APUs were for very low budget systems. Doesn't bleeding edge ram ruin the point of low budget? Wouldn't it be better to use the cash towards a better graphics card?

Holy shit that is expensive. I don't remember DDR3 being that much on release.

In our DDR2 and DDR3 testing, we have seen DDR3 net no real world benefits. http://www.hardocp.com/article/2007/05/21/intel_p35_g33_express_chipsets/

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P35 supports either DDR2 or DDR3, and we found no real difference in current performance of DDR2 and DDR3 on the P35 platform. DDR3 at introduction is saddled with pretty dismal memory timings. http://www.anandtech.com/show/2232/8

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Just insert DDR4 for DDR3, and DDR3 for DDR2, and it seems we are in the exact same situation as May, 2007.

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Holy shit that is expensive. I don't remember DDR3 being that much on release.

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At launch we are told DDR3 will be much more expensive than DDR2. Prices are expected to be about $480 for a 2GB DDR3 kit. At that lofty price it is difficult to recommend DDR3 over DDR2, when DDR2 performs just the same on the P35 chipset and decent 2GB kits can be had for under $150 now. http://www.anandtech.com/show/2232/8

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Anandtech quotes $480 for 2GB DDR3 which would make 16GB DDR3 about $3,840 in 2007.. which is about 5.5 times higher than today's 3333GHZ 16GB at $700!! Based on this $700 for 16GB price, if there were a 2GB DDR4 module or kit available today, it would cost around $87.50!!

Just in case you don't believe Anandtech's prices, here is an article from LegitReviews.com from May 21, 2007..

The 2GB Kingston HyperX PC3-11000 kit that we used in this article has an MSRP of $518, which is more than double the 2GB Kingston HyperX PC2-9600 memory kit that we compared it to in the performance benchmarks. The Corsair 2GB kit of DDR3 PC3-8500 (TWIN3X2048-1066C7) has an MSRP of $410 while the 2GB kit of DDR3 PC3-10600 (TWIN3X2048-1333C9DHX) is $450. http://www.legitreviews.com/intel-p35-chipset-ddr2-versus-ddr3-memory_511/7

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DDR3 2GB kits were in the $400s when released. One stick of 4GB DDR4 2133MHz at Newegg at this moment is going for $52, 8GB single stick of same memory for $102 and 16GB (2 x 8GB) of same memory is $203.

Or from Tomshardware.com (June 7, 2007)..

Kingston HyperX KHX11000D3LLK2/1G

Kingston has officially launched DDR3 modules with frequencies ranging from 1033 to 1375 MHz. The price for these memory types will range from more than $143 for value models such as 512 MB, 1033 MHz modules to more than $680 for HyperX 1375- MHz, 2 GB modules.

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To sum things up..

the slowest and cheapest DDR4 is a lot cheaper per GB than when DDR3 was first released. If we compare the 4GB DDR4 stick at $52 vs.the above mentioned $410 Corsair 2GB DDR3..

DDR4 per GB today = $13; DDR3 per GB in 2007 = $205

Even the current FASTEST and MOST EXPENSIVE DDR4 is a lot cheaper than even slow, inexpensive DDR3 from 2007..

3333MHz DDR4 per GB = $43.75