One of the things that the new Intel Core i7 platform offered that was good or bad depending on how you looked at it was support for triple-channel RAM and lower power consumption. The good was that the machines offered more memory bandwidth and needed less power. The bad was that those looking to upgrade to the new platform couldn’t use memory already on hand.

Kingston has now announced its first 12GB triple channel DDR3 HyperX memory kit specifically for the Intel Core i7 platform. The kit includes three 4GB RAM modules and operates at 1600MHz. The RAM is optimized for XMP.

Kingston says that it also offers HyperX kits in 3GB and 6GB capacities, which are hopefully much more affordable than the new 12GB kit. The KHX12800D3K3/12GX 12GB kit has a retail price of $1,400. The RAM offers latencies of CL9-9-9-27 at 1.65 volts.

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