While this is impressive news and the smaller process should help lower production costs, and eventually prices, these aren't the first 1.35 volt DDR3 modules. G*Skill's ECO series DDR3 ram gives you 1600mhz @ CL7 at 1.35 volts, and has been out for a few months. I'm not sure who makes the modules (I believe its either Elpida or Hynix), but I can attest to their low voltage qualities as I'm currently running a set in my rig at 7-8-7-24 at 1800mhz and just 1.46 volts. It's wonderful that Samsung is leading the pack with the 30nm process, if 40nm ram can be that power-efficient, this new ram should be able to go even lower than 1.35...
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While this is impressive news and the smaller process should help lower production costs, and eventually prices, these aren't the first 1.35 volt DDR3 modules. G*Skill's ECO series DDR3 ram gives you 1600mhz @ CL7 at 1.35 volts, and has been out for a few months. I'm not sure who makes the modules (I believe its either Elpida or Hynix), but I can attest to their low voltage qualities as I'm currently running a set in my rig at 7-8-7-24 at 1800mhz and just 1.46 volts. It's wonderful that Samsung is leading the pack with the 30nm process, if 40nm ram can be that power-efficient, this new ram should be able to go even lower than 1.35...