Fountain Valley, CA -- June 3, 2012 -- Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is shipping HyperX® dual-channel kits engineered especially for the new Intel® third-generation Core™ i7 and i5 processors (Ivy Bridge). Kingston® HyperX memory is available in 16GB and 8GB kits of two at 1600MHz, 2133MHz, 2400MHz and soon to be speedy 2666MHz frequencies.

“The new 22nm architecture of this processor allows significant performance gains for benchmarkers, enthusiasts and overclockers,” said Mark Tekunoff, senior technology manager, Kingston. “Enthusiasts who want to push the performance boundaries of the new processors will want to pair it with Kingston HyperX memory. Our 2666MHz kit combined with the top CPU in the Ivy Bridge family will allow unparalleled performance.”

Kingston achieved Intel XMP certification for its family of HyperX memory specifically engineered for the new 3000 series processors. The certification can be seen here. In addition, 2800MHz HyperX kits were certified on the following motherboards: ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe and GIGABYTE Z77X-UD5H.

Kingston HyperX memory is available through Kingston's channel of authorized distributors, resellers, e-tailers and retailers. It is backed by a lifetime warranty and free technical support.