Kingston announces Hyper X Plug and Play memory

MEMORY VENDOR Kingston has announced its high performance DDR3 Hyper X Plug and Play memory starting from £39.

Kingston claims its Hyper X memory modules are the first to scale the higher memory speeds that are associated with Intel's second generation Sandy Bridge Core i5 and Core i7 processors.

Apparently the memory is programmed with faster frequencies when you install it into a Sandy Bridge chipset and will then automatically play at 1600MHz or 1866MHz in either a desktop or laptop.

Hence the name Plug and Play which avoids the need for heading off to your system's BIOS screens to fiddle with settings. The modules are also backwards compatible with existing DDR3 memory systems on the market.

The Hyper X kits start at £39 for 4GB - two modules of 2GB each - for 1600MHz. Double this to 8GB - two modules of 4GB each - and the cost is £72. These kits are available in DIMM and SODIMM formats at the same prices.

For the 1866MHz kits with faster chip timings, 4GB will set you back £50 whilst the asking price for 8GB is £94. µ