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Kingston Technology Makes HyperX red a Permanent Addition to Product Line

• Demand Grows After Success as Limited Edition Offering
• Aggressive Red Heatspreader, High Performance, Affordably Priced

Fountain Valley, CA -- August 30, 2012 -- Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced HyperX^® red memory as a permanent addition to the entry-level, high performance HyperX blu product line. The vibrant red colored heatspreaders allow greater heat dissipation to help maintain optimal system performance. HyperX red is for entry-level gamers, system builders, PC modders and mainstream consumers looking for stylish, high-performance memory upgrades at reasonable prices.

HyperX red is Intel^® XMP ready and is available in 8GB kits and 4GB single modules at 1600MHz and 1333MHz, in both 1.65v and 1.5v. With the ease of installation and HyperX reliability, these new modules meet the needs of consumers and gamers alike who seek higher performance via faster speeds and larger capacities.

“HyperX red was a tremendous success when it was launched earlier this year as a limited edition product,” said Mark Tekunoff, senior technology manager, Kingston^®. “We decided to make it a permanent part of the HyperX family because demand was so great. The vivid color, fast speeds and excellent value make it perfect for any system, especially red, gray and black schemed motherboards.” 

Kingston HyperX memory is backed by a lifetime warranty and free live technical support. For more information, visit www.kingston.com/hyperx

HyperX red Features and Benefits:

• Unique: features HyperX red heat spreader for greater heat dissipation
• Robust:
• Reliable: 100-percent factory tested
• Guaranteed: lifetime warranty, free technical support
• Capacities up to 8GB (single) and 4GB–16GB (kits)
• Frequency (speed) 1333MHz and 1600MHz
• CAS Latency: 9-9-9-27 and 10-10-10-30
• Voltage: 1.5v and 1.65v
• XMP Ready: higher-performing frequencies, timings and voltage are attainable by simply enabling Intel’s Extreme Memory Profile
• Compatible with P55, H67, P67, Z68, Z77and H61 Intel chipsets; as well as A75, A87, A88, A89, A78 and E35 AMD chipsets

Kingston can be found on:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/kingstonhyperx

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/hyperxcommunity

Twitter: http://twitter.com/kingstonhq

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/kingston

About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.

Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Taiwan, China and sales representatives in the United States, Canada, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Australia, India, Taiwan, China, and Latin America. For more information, please call 800-337-8410 or visit www.kingston.com.

Editor’s Note: For additional information, evaluation units or executive interviews, please contact David Leong, Kingston Technology Company, Inc. 17600 Newhope Street, Fountain Valley, CA USA 92708, 714-438-1817 (Voice). Press images can be found in Kingston’s press room at kingston.com/press/default.asp

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