G. Skill unveiled Wednesday its next-generation of SSDs, the PCI-e based Phoenix Blade Series.

G. Skill says its SSD will have a capacity of 480 GB, and will use four LSI SF-2281 SSD controllers in RAID 0. Using PCIe gives the SSD the potential to be super-speedy, as G. Skill says it can push out read and write speeds of 2,000 MB per second and deliver 245,000 input/output operations per second of 4KB random write.

The G.Skill Phoenix Blade PCIe SSD comes with a 3-year limited warranty.

Pricing and availability have not yet been announced.

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With the introduction of the next-generation of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) platforms, DDR 4 is finally getting its time to shine.

At IDF 2014, memory maker G.Skill turned up to show off its high-end DDR 4 RAM that came complete with a clockspeed of 3333 MHz in a 4GB x 8 modules configuration. G.Skill also brought with it to the show 8GB modules running at 3200 MHz in a 32 GB configuration. The RAM was running on a Intel i7-5960X CPU along with Rampage V Extreme X99 and X99-Deluxe motherboards from Asus (TPE: 2357).

The 3333 MHz chips have a 1.35V and latency of 16-16-16-36, which are the same as the 3200 MHz DIMMs.

“It’s very exciting to show the world what we can do with the new DDR4 memory standard for the latest Intel X99 platform. There is no doubt that breaking the 3000MHz memory barrier with ease is the next big thing in desktop performance, effectively doubling bandwidth throughput compared to the previous DDR3 memory standard,” Frank Hung, Product Marketing at G.SKILL, said in a press release.

This RAM comes with a price tag of $700 for the 16GB 3333 MHz kit. The kits are available now for pre-order with availability expected later this year.

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Although there are several DDR4 kits available for X99 motherboards, most modules are clocked at 2133 MHz and 2400 MHz.

G.Skill is looking to remedy that with the launch of its latest memory modules, which are clocked at 3333 MHz. Dubbed Ripjaws 4, G.Skill is looking to cater to the enthusiast segment with these modules, which will be available in quad-channel variants (4x4GB). In addition to the 3333 MHz modules, G.Skill is also launching slightly lesser clocked 3300 MHz and 3200 MHz kits in 16 GB (4x4GB) configurations.

The modules feature a CL timings of 16-16-16-36, which comes out to a latency of 9.6 nanoseconds. G.Skill was able to validate the latencies on a Rampage V Extreme. Base voltages for the modules are at 1.35V, which leaves a lot of overhead for overclocking. G.Skill is no stranger to overclocking, with the vendor stating last week that it was able to achieve a frequency of 4004 MHz using a liquid nitrogen cooled configuration.

Featuring a sleek black design scheme, G.Skill’s 3300 MHz and 3200 MHZ Ripjaws 4 modules will be available from September 5 on Newegg, with the 3333 MHz 16GB kit available now for $699. Other countries are slated to receive the modules later this year.

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