Lexar Media today announced the immediate availability of Crucial Ballistix PC3-16000 (DDR3-2000MHz) high-performance memory modules-some of the world's highest speed-rated DDR3 products to date. Crucial Ballistix DDR3-2000MHz memory modules feature Enhanced Performance Profiles (EPP) 2.0 and are SLI-Ready certified to work with new motherboards utilizing the new NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI platform. The NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI platform was designed and tested using Crucial Ballistix DDR3-2000MHz high-performance memory."With Crucial Ballistix SLI-Ready DDR3-2000MHz memory, gaming enthusiasts can take full advantage of the extreme overclocking potential offered by the NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI platform," said Jeremy Mortenson, Lexar Media's senior DRAM product marketing manager.

"We're very pleased with the results of our collaborative efforts with Lexar Media and the Crucial Ballistix memory brand to enhance the nForce 790i Ultra SLI-based ecosystem. By utilizing Crucial Ballistix SLI-Ready DDR3-2000MHz modules for testing and validation, our new enthusiast platform provides gamers with the ultimate gaming experience available today," stated Tom Petersen, Director of Technical Marketing for MCP Business Unit at NVIDIA.

By combining Crucial Ballistix DDR3-2000MHz memory with the latest NVIDIA platform, enthusiasts and gamers alike will achieve unprecedented speeds and system performance. Crucial Ballistix DDR3-2000MHz memory modules have latency timings of 9-9-9-28 at 1.9V, and are available in 1GB modules and 2GB kits at www.crucial.com/ballistix, www.crucial.com/uk/ballistix or www.crucial.com/eu/ballistix.