Kingston Dual-Channel DDR3 Memory Kit Overclocked Past 3GHz Mark

Memory manufacturers are currently involved in a race to see who can supply overclockers with the fastest and highest quality DDR3 modules, and Kingston has recently announced that its HyperX memory has broken two world records.

The results were achieved using Kingston's fastest dual-channel memory kit to date, the HyperX 2544MHz which requires 1.65V to work at its maximum rated speed with 9-11-10-31 timings.

In order to push this beyond its factory frequencies, overclockers Benjamin Bouix aka ‘Benji Tshi’ and Jean-Baptiste Gerard aka ‘Marmott’ used an Intel Core i7-870 processor installed on a Gigabyte P55-UD6C motherboard.

Both the CPU and the memories were cooled using liquid nitrogen (Kingpin Dominance memory pot), which allowed them to push the memory voltage to 1,94V.

Using these settings, the Kingston memory modules were able to achieve 2902MHz at the 6-11-10-13 timings and a whopping 3082MHz when the timings were relaxed to 7-11-9-31.

“This is the first time we have overclocked this module and the speeds achieved are very impressive,” said French overclocking champion Jean-Baptiste Gerard.

“HyperX KHX2544C9D3T1FK2/2GX has the potential to go even faster but unfortunately we were restricted by CPU performance so we can’t wait until the next OC session to beat our own records!,” concluded the overclocker.

Before heading on to the nearest shop to get your own HyperX 2544MHz dual-channel DDR3 memory kit to break some world records, it's important to note that Kingston's product can't be found in the retail channel just yet.

Most probably, Kingston won't ever release the KHX2544C9D3T1FK2/2GX to the public as the high costs associated with the binning process and the low 2GB capacity of the kit won't make it attractive for too many buyers.