G.SKILL Develops World's Fastest RAM With Hydrogen Cooling Like Refrigerator

JAKARTA - G.SKILL recorded the fastest RAM speeds from a desktop setup that looks more like a fridge than a computer, with the help of its RAM card. Random Access Memory, or RAM, is always a factor when it comes to the best desktop computers, as it can help determine how fast and efficient the setup can be in most circumstances.

Fortunately for G.SKILL, a Taiwanese company that has worked in computer hardware for more than 30 years, manufacturing high-end memory cards, hard drives, and solid-state drives is an area of expertise where it excels.

In 2019, a professional overclocker was able to push the memory speed of the company's Trident Z Royal DDR4 RAM card to a record 6,016.8 mega transfers per second, when DDR4 normally has a limit of 3,200 MT/s.

G.SKILL has finally come up with a new Trident RAM card that utilizes DDR5, which is the next generation standard that has a memory speed of at least 4,800 MT/s. So it can go faster than the previous record, but this hardware doesn't work with conventional cooling systems.

G.SKILL recently announced that the Trident Z5 RGB Memory card is hitting record-breaking speeds once again. However, this is not done through conventional means or with regular hardware, but rather with a special liquid nitrogen cooled rig consisting of an ASUS ROG Maximus Z motherboard and an Intel Core i7-12700KF processor.

This historic feat was achieved by an overclocker who used "hocayu" and reached speeds of up to 8,704 MT/s.

It's natural for consumers to want as much RAM capacity as possible for their desktop computers, especially when phones can have even more RAM than laptops today. However, having a blazing fast RAM speed doesn't necessarily mean better performance. If anything, the exhibition is simply trying to showcase what is possible rather than enticing consumers to do the same.

In order for the setup to reach the desired maximum speed, not only does it use an impractical cooling method, but it also requires various adjustments that may not be useful for typical computing needs.

Additionally, using DDR5 RAM also requires newer hardware, such as Intel's latest processors, so it may not be compatible with desktop users who are simply looking for a memory upgrade for their current rig.

While future PC builds will eventually migrate to the better DDR5 memory standard. Given the increased memory bandwidth and lower power consumption of its predecessor, this case requires extreme RAM speeds. However, it will likely still be relatively niche.