OCZ Says High-Speed Dual-Channel Memory Is Unnecessary

No doubt consumers that like to keep tabs on the hardware market are already aware of the multiple high-speed dual-channel DDR3 memory kits that have seen the light of day over the past few months. In addition to PQI's more 'docile' 2,200MHz 4GB kit, there are 2,500MHz kits (from G.Skill and Patriot) and even a 2,533MHz kit from Corsair. The dreams of greatness that such products have been giving enthusiasts aside, there appear to be some questions as to the necessity of such items.

OCZ doesn't seem to be all that impressed with this ongoing competition for high-speed dual-channel memory, or at least doesn't show it. In fact, instead of making such high-tier equipment, the memory and storage solutions developer believes the focus should be shifted more towards the mainstream market.

The emphasis should supposedly be placed on the LGA 1156 platform, whose support for 1,333MHz and 1,600MHz frequencies is more than sufficient.

On the other hand, OCZ is aware of the obvious fact that the consumer base with a special taste for super-high clocks genuinely exists, and craves for ever higher performance. As such, the company stated that, should enough people express their desire for speeds beyond those currently known (2.60GHz perhaps), they would definitely respond in a timely fashion.

“We are offering a complete line of memory and it does make sense to make more mainstream parts for the LGA1156 platform. DDR3 1333 and 1600 are just fine for this platform and we are still focused on high density kits because the larger memory volumes are good for 64-bit applications. We still think it makes sense to have more memory than ultra fast lower densities,” said Alex Mei, executive vice-president and chief of marketing operations. “If there is demand from our enthusiast consumers we will make it happen.”