Now that the Intel Core i7 family of processors is available for purchase it is time to start taking a look at various memory kits that have been designed just for the Intel Core i7 platform. One of the very first triple channel DDR3 memory kits that we got in to use on the Core i7 was the Kingston HyperX DDR3 2GHz triple channel memory kit. This memory kit contains three 1GB modules that are Intel XMP (Extreme Memory Profile) ready and they meet the Core i7 platform recommendation of having the memory voltage being no higher than 1.65 Volts. That makes this kit interesting as Kingston was the first to market with a 2GHz triple-channel memory kit that were not at a crazy high voltage setting. Since the memory controller is now located on the processor, memory voltage plays a key role and Intel has said that 1.65V is the safe limit for their processor. Since the Intel Core i7 platform is so new it's risky to run much more than 1.65V as you might decrease the lifespan of the processor or worse yet, kill it.
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