Mushkin's Redline series of desktop performance memory has long been the company's means of addressing the needs of gamers and enthusiasts, thanks to their high capacities, fast clocks and good latencies. Of course, when a product gets special recognition, it makes sense for its maker to refine it and even set it apart from the fold. As such, Mushkin has decided to start manufacturing a new kind of Redline Series memory kits, which use 8-layer, black PCBs.

The new printed circuit board shows the special status of the Redline memory solutions and will also be used in the making of future DDR3 modules. The two kits introduced now are a 4GB dual-channel kit, composed of two 2GB modules, and one triple-channel kit, made up of three 2GB modules. They are codenamed 996805BLACK and 998805BLACK, respectively.

Besides having different memory capacities, the two device sets are mostly similar. They have a maximum clock speed of 1600MHz, which makes them excellent options for gamers and good solutions for overclockers. Also, they have latencies of CL 6-8-6-24. The products achieve this performance level while operating on a voltage of 1.65V and because Red Frostbyte heatspreaders prevents each of the modules from overheating.

The 96805BLACK and 998805BLACK have only started being listed online and are accompanied by a lifetime warranty. As for the financial impact they will have on end-users, they carry price tags of 175 Euro and 225 Euro, respectively. Finally, according to Mushkin, there has been a large number of requests for black PCBs, which is why all upcoming Redline Series devices will be designed with them [via softpedia]