Asus enters the RAM market during the largest memory shortage in history, 48GB kit lands at $880
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Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand, Asus has unveiled the company's first memory kit, which will compete with the best RAM on the market.
Key facts
For perspective, the most affordable GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card commands a retail price of $829, when it is available, and the Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000, which offers similar capacity
Users can activate “ROG Mode” directly in the BIOS of a compatible ROG motherboard to push the memory kit to DDR5-8000 with 36-48-48-110 timings at a DRAM voltage of 1.40V
The ROG DDR5-6000 C26 48GB memory kit will retail for $880
It operates at DDR5-6000 with tight CL26-36-36-76 timings at 1.45V
Summary
Late last year, there were rampant rumors within the technology community that Asus might venture into the competitive memory market. The rumor was about the possibility of the company offering Asus-branded memory modules, likely under the ROG gaming brand, to the retail market. Asus's move is reminiscent of what Gigabyte does with its Aorus line. Asus’s first ROG memory kit comes in an impressive 48GB capacity, packaged as two matching 24GB memory modules. It operates at DDR5-6000 with tight CL26-36-36-76 timings at 1.45V. Users can activate “ROG Mode” directly in the BIOS of a compatible ROG motherboard to push the memory kit to DDR5-8000 with 36-48-48-110 timings at a DRAM voltage of 1.40V.