During the last week there has been a lot going on in the overclock scene. Yesterday the Taiwanese overclocker Toppc has achieved a new world record using a G.Skill TridentZ DDR4 memory kit, which is based on Samsung 8Gb ICs. Furthermore an Intel X299 platform has been used in combination with one of the Intel's upcoming X-series CPUs.


Already during the Computex 2016, Toppc set the record for the highest DDR4 memory speeds, breaking the 5Ghz barrier using G.Skill memory and a MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC motherboard. Now, one year later, he has managed to squeeze 5.5GHz out of G.Skill memory using liquid nitrogen for cooling. According to the VP of G.Skill Tequila Huang, this new record shows the amazing overclocking potential of the current G.Skill memory kits.

During Computex 2017, G.Skill has shown several DDR4-4000MHz+ memory kits, but unfortunately it's unclear which one has been used to achieve this record. While the slowest kit is rated 4000MHz+, the fastest one is set to DDR4-4800MHz with capacities of up to 8GB per DIMM. All the new memory kits are designed for Intel's latest X299 platform and they are all compatible with XMP 2.0. The Intel X299 platform is not out yet and we expect to see more overclocking scores soon once will be released.







Source: G.Skill