LABS TEST / RGB MEMORY KITS
Antony Leather tests nine of the latest RGB memory kits,
gauging their overclocking headroom and lighting abilities
Light
entertainment
LABS TEST
How we test
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or all but the very cheapest memory modules, RGB lighting-
equipped kits are now the norm and they now don’t cost
much more money than non-illuminated kits, meaning you
can easily add some serious flair to your PC. Of course, if you’re not
interested in rainbow effects and millions of colours, you can also
fine-tune a static colour to precisely match your case’s colour theme,
all without the need for cables.
There’s a decent array of kits available now too, and in a range
of speeds. This month, we’ve sifted through nine kits to see where
you should put your cash. We haven’t opted for a specific speed
this time around, for the simple reason that even some newer kits
are only available in speeds below 3000MHz, while some use the
latest tech to reach much higher frequencies. In short, there wasno single speed that allowed everyone to join the party, so we’ve
selected kits between 3000MHz and 3600MHz, but with a focus
on value, lighting and overclocking.
We’ve tested each kit using an MSI MEG X299 Creation
motherboard, an Intel Core i9-10900X CPU and an Nvidia RTX 2070
Super graphics card, and benchmarked each kit in our usual suite of
Custom PC RealBench tests, as well as Far Cry 5. We also tested how
far each kit could be overclocked, identified the manufacturer and type
of dies used in each kit, as well as testing the lighting software.
We use weighted scoring based on the memory’s stock speed
performance, overclocking headroom, lighting and features,
before giving a value rating based on a combination of these
results in relation to the price.Contents
ADATA XPG Spectrix D60G / p57
Antec 5 Series / p58
Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB / p59 Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro / p60
G.Skill Trident Z RGB / p61Patriot Viper RGB / p62
Team Group T-Force Night Hawk RGB / p62
Thermaltake ToughRAM RGB / p63 G.Skill Trident Z Royal / p64
Results graphs / p65LABS TEST / RGB MEMORY KITS
AntonyLeathertestsnineofthelatest RGB memory kits,
gaugingtheiroverclockingheadroom and lighting abilities
Light
entertainment
LABS TEST
Howwe test
F
or all but the very cheapest memory modules, RGB lighting-
equipped kits are now the norm and they now don’t cost
much more money than non-illuminated kits, meaning you
can easily add some serious flair to your PC. Of course, if you’re not
interested in rainbow effects and millions of colours, you can also
fine-tune a static colour to precisely match your case’s colour theme,
all without the need for cables.
There’s a decent array of kits available now too, and in a range
of speeds. This month, we’ve sifted through nine kits to see where
you should put your cash. We haven’t opted for a specific speed
this time around, for the simple reason that even some newer kits
are only available in speeds below 3000MHz, while some use the
latest tech to reach much higher frequencies. In short, there was
no single speed that allowed everyone to join the party, so we’ve
selected kits between 3000MHz and 3600MHz, but with a focus
on value, lighting and overclocking.
We’ve tested each kit using an MSI MEG X299 Creation
motherboard, an Intel Core i9-10900X CPU and an Nvidia RTX 2070
Super graphics card, and benchmarked each kit in our usual suite of
Custom PC RealBench tests, as well as Far Cry 5. We also tested how
far each kit could be overclocked, identified the manufacturer and type
of dies used in each kit, as well as testing the lighting software.
We use weighted scoring based on the memory’s stock speed
performance, overclocking headroom, lighting and features,
before giving a value rating based on a combination of these
results in relation to the price.Contents
ADATA XPG Spectrix D60G / p57
Antec 5 Series / p58
Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB / p59
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro / p60
G.Skill Trident Z RGB / p61
Patriot Viper RGB / p62
Team Group T-Force Night Hawk RGB / p62
Thermaltake ToughRAM RGB / p63 G.Skill Trident Z Royal / p64
Results graphs / p65LABS TEST / RGB MEMORY KITS