G.Skill Creates Ares Low Profile DDR3 RAM

G.Skill is living up to its name as world-class supplier of memory products by unleashing a new range of DDR3 RAM for smaller systems and other unusual desktops.

G.Skill already has an extensive collection of RAM products for high-end, huge PCs, so it figured it may as well see what other people need.

Thus it was that the Ares low profile memory modules and kits came into being.

A low profile means that the height of each module is smaller than most customers may be used to.

The capacity and performance didn't get hit, though, and there is quite the variety of latencies and clock speeds to choose from as well.

There are eight clock speed options in total, with power requirements of 1.5V or 1.65V, and capacities of 8GB, 16GB or even 32 GB.

The modules themselves are of either 4GB or 8GB, leading to 16GB kits of four or two modules. The 32GB kits are all composed of four 8GB modules.

For those that want more specifics, the newcomers have a height of 3.2cm, and that is when factoring the heatspreader into things.

All are hand-tested as part of the company’s internal validation process, so that their stability and compatibility may be of the highest caliber.

Furthermore, with XMP certification (Extreme Memory Profile), hardcore gamers and overclockers can fully let themselves loose upon Intel-based motherboards.

Of course, there is nothing stopping people from pairing the Ares with an AMD platform too.

Low profile memory is usually designed for small form factor PCs, like HTPCs and such, but there are other reasons one may select it.

It may be that the PC's main unit has a large enough CPU cooler that normal modules don't fit, or perhaps the case is just short on space.

Go here to find out the specifics of each G.Skill Ares kit: latency, clock speed (1,333 MHz to 2133 MHz), heatspreader color (orange/blue), etc. No prices yet, alas.