Western Digital Shuts Down Facility Due to Floods

Serve flooding in Thailand has caused Western Digital to shutter its manufacturing facilities in Bangkok for an undetermined amount of time.
“The flooding is causing problems with the region’s infrastructure, including transportation and utilities, and has resulted in the inundation of some supplier facilities and employee homes,” Western Digital announced in a statement released today.
Western Digital stressed that conditions are changing rapidly, and the extent of the damage and duration of the shutdown cannot be properly assessed at this time. Any protracted shutdown will likely lead to a supply shortage next quarter.
The company will provide further updates on the situation during a conference call on Wednesday, October 19.

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Corsair Announces World’s First High-Performance Quad Channel 32GB Memory Kit

Corsair, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced the world’s first high-performance quad channel Dominator 32GB DDR3 memory kit.
The Dominator 32GB Quad Channel kit (part number CMT32GX3M4X1866C9) consists of four rigorously-screened 8GB DDR3 DRAM modules with Corsair’s patented DHX+ heatsinks. It operates at 1.5V and is designed to run at 1866MHz, with 9-10-9-27 C9 timing. Corsair has compatibility tested the new 32GB Quad Channel kit with upcoming quad channel platforms as well as current dual channel platforms.
“The new Dominator 32GB Quad Channel memory kit is designed for high-performance PC enthusiasts using the latest motherboards, whether they’re overclockers, gamers, or simply want a large amount of state-of-the-art memory,” said Thi La, Vice President of Memory Products at Corsair. “Corsair is a market leader in high-performance memory, and we’re pleased to be first to market with a high-performance 32GB quad channel kit.”

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