Dec 11, 2010 11:24 GMT  ·  By

It seems that even less known companies intend to gamble on the holidays in their quest to gain a higher recognition, and Strontium even made sure it had a suitable gaming-oriented offer in terms of RAM.

As end-users know, it take several features for a memory module or kit to qualify as a high-end, gaming and/or enthusiast-grade product.

A high capacity is the most basic of needs, though high clock speeds are just as important, or even more important in the case of overclocking.

To this is added a heatspreader, which is compulsory for any high-end product, since high frequencies generate more heat than the module would normally cope with.

Strontium seems to have covered all of these bases when it put together the so-called pWn Series.

Currently composed of four members, the line uses modules equipped with a tall, finned heatspreader, blue in color but with a flaming sticker.

All of the kits, save for one, are dual-channel offerings that differ from each other through their capacities, frequency and even voltage, in addition to pricing.

The first one (PC2-8500), and most affordable at $88, is composed of two 2 GB modules and works at 1,066 MHz, while timings are of 5-5-5-15 and the voltage is of 2.0-2.1V.

The PC3-12800 ($108) is also made up of two 2 GB modules, but has a clock and timings of 1600 MHz and 9-9-9-24, respectively, while the voltage is of 1.5V.

Thirdly, there is the PC3-16000 kit ($110), also of the 2 x 2GB variation, with a clock of 2,000 MHz and timings of 9-9-9-27. It works on 1.65 V.

Finally, PC3-12800, the only triple-channel 6 GB kit of the group, made of three 2 GB modules, costs $132 and works at 1,600 MHz and 9-9-9-24. The voltage is 1.5V.

Online stores, at least those in Singapore, should have it listed already with a lifetime warranty.