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TigerDirect.com has the Corsair Dual Channel 4096MB PC10600 DDR3 1333MHz Memory for $134.99, after $46 Instant savings and $30 mail-in rebate.

TigerDirect.com has Corsair Dual Channel 4096MB PC10600 DDR3 1333MHz Memory for $134.99, after $46 Instant savings and $30 mail-in rebate. >> Regular price is $210.99 >> Sale price is $134.99 >> Savings $76 (36.02%) >> Click here for deal

Alienware: Game PCs need more than faster chips

Fast silicon is hitting a wall in game PCs, according to Alienware, which is looking for ways to boost game PC performance.

Parent company Dell vowed on Tuesday to pour more resources into the game PC unit and invest in "product development, design, and engineering."

Alienware's Marc Diana believes optimizing systems for the 64-bit world would allow game PCs to make big strides in performance. In effect, today's 32-bit environments are putting a crimp on PC-based gaming.

"So many people are caught up in this hardware race. Dual-core, quad-core this and that," said Diana, … Read more

Micron DDR3 memory aims at Centrino 2

Micron Technology announced that it is sampling 4 gigabyte (GB) memory modules based on high-speed DDR3 technology and said the memory has been validated by Intel to run on its upcoming Centrino 2 mobile processor.

DDR3 SDRAM or double-data-rate three synchronous dynamic random access memory is expected to be faster than DDR2 SDRAM--now used widely in systems--though this will depend on the speed rating of the DDR3 memory and on what type of DDR2 memory it is tested against.

Micron's DDR3 modules support data rates of up to 1333 megabits per second, enabling better system and graphics performance. DDR3 … Read more

Newegg.com has the Mushkin 2GB 240pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory for $105.99, after a $20 mail-in rebate.

NewEgg has the Mushkin 2GB 240pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory for $105.99, after a $20 mail-in rebate. >> Regular price $125.99 >> Deal price $105.99 >> Save $20 >> Deal ends May 18,2007 Click here for deal.

DDR, the Lazy Edition

Even though our resident "DDR" expert has the day off, Crave remains dedicated to giving you all the news about Dance Dance Revolution whenever we can. (Especially if we don't have to exert ourselves physically to try it out.)

That's why the "USB Finger Dance Mat" is our kind of DDR product, as it doesn't require us to leave the chair to participate. In fact, we must stay in the chair, or at least close enough to a USB port, because "instead of using your feet to follow the lights you use your fingers … Read more