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Ripjaws V

G.SKILL $75

A great choice for mid-tier machines

This is the second

generation of DDR4

memory from G.Skill

and it’s clear the company

listened to its customers. The

new series is more affordable,

faster, and has a less tacky

heatsink. We found the 16GB

Ripjaws V kit to be the best option

for a decent capacity kit that

features great performance.

The focus on reduced cost

gives us basic stamped-

aluminium heat spreaders, which

are dressed up slightly with a

black anodized finish and

stickers. Despite this economy,

the modules still carry G.Skill’s

usual warranty.

Without any overclocking the

Ripjaws V did exceptionally well in

our benchmarks, beating several

other kits in the 2400MT/s range.

Despite this, you can still achieve

an overclock to 2800-3000MT/s

with a simple bump in voltage.

You might even reach 3200MT/s

or higher, though you’re likely to

hit some stability issues.

Whether running stock or

overclocked, G.Skill Ripjaws V is

hard to beat.

Decent pricing

Great overclocking headroom

No RGB

Minor stability issues at high speeds

VERDICT

SPECS SPEED: 2400MT/S / CAPACITY: 32GB / TIMING: 15-15-15-35 / DIMMS: 4X8GB

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Trident Z Royal Series

G.SKILL $299

For the machine that has everything

Spending excess
amounts on RAM isn’t
something we’d
recommend for the casual gamer,
or even for most power users. But
if you’re interested in building a
RAM drive (a ridiculously fast
virtual hard drive that lives in your
RAM, that dumps its data every
time you power down your rig), or
need to lean into a massive stock
of RAM for intensive workloads
like server virtualisation or video/
photo editing, G.Skill’s Trident Z
Royal series is a great option.
It’s especially appealing if you
crave the hot bling of sparkling 8
zone RGB-lit diamonds enticing
guests to gaze longingly into your

PCs innards and be hypnotized.

Or perhaps you’ve got a

millionaire PC gamer on your list,

and are at your wits end trying to

shop for them.

Luckily, this high capacity

Royal kit pairs substance with

flash. It boasts an excellent

aluminium heat spreader to

dissipate temps under load, and a

rock solid frequency paired with

some killer timings to ensure

lightning performance.

Gorgeous

Perfect kit for a RAM disk

High frequency, low timings

Expensive. Really expensive

VERDICT

SPECS SPEED: 3200MT/S / CAPACITY: 128GB / TIMING: 14-14-14-34 / DIMMS: 8X16GB

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THIS HIGH CAPACITY

ROYAL KIT PAIRS

SUBSTANCE WITH FLASH