Fremont, CA (April 15, 2005) - Corsair Memory, Inc., a worldwide leader in high performance memory and cooling products for the enthusiasts and the overclockers, today is pleased to announce launch partnerships with tier-one Taiwanese motherboard manufacturers for the NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Intel Edition chipset.

First to market with both the industry's lowest latency and highest clock speed memory modules, Corsair is poised to deliver the ultimate system performance gain for the Intel LGA 775 platform. Selected by ASUS, MSI and GIGABYTE as the memory launch partner for the new NVIDIA chipset for Intel, Corsair worked diligently to ensure maximum compatibility, rock solid stability, blazing-fast performance, and utmost headroom for overclocking.

"ASUS and Corsair have enjoyed years of close relationship, and we are delighted to be their official motherboard partner for the NVIDIA NF4 SLI Intel Edition launch," said Raymond Chen, Vice President of Marketing of ASUS in North America. "Based on our internal test results, Corsair's new XMS2 5400ULT DDR2 memory truly unleashes the performance potential of our new P5ND2-SLI Deluxe. Congratulations to Corsair for another job well done!"

"MSI's new P4N Diamond is designed with support from Corsair's new XMS2 5400UL, which allowed our engineers to develop a platform that delivers a new user experience for the Intel platform," said Daniel Wang, VP of sales, MSI Computer Corporation . "Throughout the product development cycle, MSI and Corsair worked seamlessly with the goal to bring new technologies to everyone. We are delighted to be Corsair's motherboard launch partner."

"GIGABYTE is proud to be Corsair's motherboard launch partner for the NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Intel Edition chipset", said David Chiang, General Manager of Channel Business. "With our expertise in designing the most feature rich motherboard and Corsair's reputation as the world's most highly awarded memory, we are bringing our valued customers a solid platform that delivers the ultimate user experience." Continued Chiang, "Being one of the firsts to market with the new NVIDIA SLI for Intel motherboard, we worked closely with Corsair to ensure highest compatibility and ways to bring out the most performance potential when using the Corsair XMS2 5400UL on the GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI Royal motherboard."

As a part of the validation program, the three first-tier motherboard makers will feature the Corsair Memory Development and Launch Partner logo on their product packages and web sites. "Corsair is dedicated to deliver the best memory solutions for an unsurpassed user experience, and we are delighted to be chosen as the memory launch partner by ASUS, MSI and GIGABYTE ," said Richard Hashim, Director of Product Marketing at Corsair Memory. "This partnership means assurance for our valued customers. When they see the logo on the motherboard packages, they know the products have gone through a series of strict validation process," continued Hashim.

Corsair's new XMS2 5400UL, XMS2 6400, XMS2 5400C4, ValueSelect DDR2-667 and ValueSelect DDR2-533 are the official memory for the nForce4 SLI Intel Edition platform. Look for the Corsair/NVIDIA Memory Development and Launch Partner logo on the ASUS, MSI and GIGABYTE motherboard packages for the official NVIDIA certification. Go to http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair/nvidia_index.html for details on the Corsair/NVIDIA launch partnership and motherboard certification. Further information on the Corsair XMS2 memory can be found at http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair/xms2.html. Please visit http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair/valueselect.html for more information on Corsair ValueSelect product.

About Corsair Memory

Corsair Memory, a member of JEDEC, has been a leader in the design and manufacture of high speed modules since 1994. We have earned our reputation as being the first to market with leading-edge products supporting new computing platforms and technologies. Corsair supplies memory for applications ranging from mission-critical servers to ultra-high performance gaming systems. The performance and reliability of Corsair memory products makes them ideal for memory intensive computing.

More information on Corsair is available at www.corsairmemory.com