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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware |
| Founded | 1989; 35 years ago (1989) |
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Products | Computer memory Solid-state drive Flash memory cards |
| Website | GSkill |
G.SKILL International Enterprise is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturing company. The company's target customers are overclocking computer users. It produces a variety of high-end PC products and is best known for its DRAM products.
History
Based in Taiwan, G.SKILL corporation was established in 1989. In 2003, the company debuted as a maker of computer memory. The company currently operates through several distributors and resellers in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Products
Memory
G.SKILL is known for its range of DDR, DDR2, DDR3, DDR4 and DDR5 computer memory. RAM is available in single-channel, dual-channel, triple-channel and quad-channel packs for desktops, workstations, HTPC, as well as netbooks and laptops.
It was shown to be the only DDR4 manufacturer not vulnerable to the rowhammer security exploit.
The company does not manufacture the memory dies, it purchases the memory dies and assembles them into a DIMM memory module ready for sale to customers.
In February 2020, G.SKILL announced a DDR4 256 GB memory kit that, unusually for kits of that size at the time, operated at above JEDEC specifications.
Solid-state drive
On 12 May 2008 G.SKILL announced its first SATA II 2.5" solid-state drives (SSDs) with 32 GB or 64 GB of capacity.
On 22 October 2014 G.SKILL released its first Extreme Performance Phoenix Blade Series 480 GB PCIe 2.0 x8 SSD using MLC NAND capable of maximum read and write speeds up to 2,000 MB per second and 245K IOPS.
The company has also produced flash cards in several formats including Secure Digital (SD) and MultiMediaCard (MMC) in addition to high capacity USB 2.0 and 3.0 flash drives.
Peripherals
Mechanical gaming keyboard
On 14 September 2015 G.SKILL announced the availability of the new RIPJAWS series' KM780 RGB and KM780 MX mechanical gaming keyboards with genuine Cherry MX key switches.
Announced on August 21, 2019, G.SKILL announced the KM360 mechanical keyboard with a $49.99 price tag and with Cherry MX red switches (the linear variant).
Laser gaming mouse
On 24 September 2015 G.SKILL released the new RIPJAWS series' MX780 customizable RGB laser gaming mouse.
See also
References
- "Contact Us". G.SKILL International Enterprise. 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- "G.Skill Company Profile - G.Skill International Enterprise". Neo Era Media Inc. March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- "About Us". G.SKILL International Enterprise. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- "Official List of DDR Products". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- "Official List of DDR 2 Products". G.SKILL International Enterprise. Archived from the original on 2013-05-16.
- ^ "Desktop Memory". G.SKILL International Enterprise. March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15.
- "Desktop Memory". G.SKILL International Enterprise. 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- "Products". G.SKILL International Enterprise. March 2015. Archived from the original on 2014-11-04.
- "Once thought safe, DDR4 memory shown to be vulnerable to "Rowhammer"". 17 March 2016.
- Shilov, Anton (12 February 2020). "G.Skill Launches 256 GB DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory Kit". AnandTech. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- "G.Skill announcing SATA II 2.5" SSD with 32GB/64GB". Archived from the original on 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- "G.Skill releases Extreme Performance Phoenix Blade Series 480GB PCIe SSD". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
- "G.SKILL Announces Availability of New Cherry RGB/MX Mechanical Gaming Keyboards". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- "G.SKILL Releases RIPJAWS MX780 Customizable RGB Laser Gaming Mouse". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-03-12.