Corsair Announces 8GB DDR3 Memory Modules

– 8GB Vengeance™ and Value Select™ Memory Offers Outstanding Configuration Flexibility for Desktop PCs and Laptops –

FREMONT, California — October 4th, 2011 — Corsair®,a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced the addition of 8GB DDR3 memorymodules to its Vengeance and Value Select product lines.

Corsair Vengeance: High Performance and Overclockability

The new 8GB Vengeance DDR3 memory operates at 1.5V for compatibility with the new 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family and isguaranteed to operate at 1600MHz. Providing 8GB of rigorously-screened DRAM on a single module allows gamers and performance enthusiasts tobuild systems with 32GB of high-performance memory.

“Vengeance DDR3 memory is the premier choice for reliable, overclockable DRAM for system builders on a budget,” said Giovanni Sena,Director of Memory Products at Corsair. “Our kits based on 8GB modules give builders, system integrators, and gaming enthusiasts the powerto break the 16GB barrier.”

Images can be downloaded here. For more information on the Vengeance family of high-performance DDR3 memory, please visit the Corsair web site:

http://www.corsair.com/memory-by-product-family/vengeance.html

Corsair Vengeance memory upgrade kits utilizing the new 8GB modules will initially be available in the following configuration. All modulekits are compatible with current AMD and Intel platforms.

The new Corsair Vengeance memory upgrade kits are available immediately from Corsair’s worldwide network of resellers and distributors.

Corsair Value Select: Guaranteed Reliability for Mainstream Computing

Carefully screened for reliable operation and backed by Corsair’s lifetime warranty, Value Select DDR3 memory upgrade kits are an idealchoice for standard home and office PCs. Many laptop PCs are equipped with only two memory slots, which has traditionally limited them tojust 8GB of memory. Value Select 8GB DDR3 memory modules allow notebook upgrades to 16GB, and give them the power to smoothly run multipleapplications and open several large files at once.

“Otherwise-powerful laptop PCs are often underequipped when it comes to memory, which can cause usability problems with officeapplication suites and complex documents that notebook PC users need to work with in the real world.” said Sena. “8GB Value Selectmemory modules solve this problem.”

Images can be downloaded here. For more information on the Value Select family of DDR2 and DDR3 memory,please visit the Corsair web site:

http://www.corsair.com/memory-by-product-family/value-select-memory-upgrades.html

Corsair Value Select 8MB DDR3 memory modules are available in the following configuration:

The new Corsair Value Select memory upgrade kits are available immediately from Corsair’s worldwide network of resellers and distributors.

About Corsair
Founded in 1994, Corsair supplies high performance products purchased primarily by PC gaming enthusiasts who build their own PCs or buypre-assembled customized systems. The company’s award-winning products include DDR3 memory upgrades, USB flash drives, power supply units,solid-state drives, PC speakers, gaming headsets, gaming keyboards, laser gaming mice, CPU cooling products, and computer cases.

Copyright © 2011 Corsair Memory, Inc. All rights reserved. Corsair and the sails logo are registered trademarks,and Vengeance and Value Select are trademarks of Corsair in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks, and/or registeredtrademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to changewithout notice.

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