Review on Upgrade Your Gaming PC With Timetec 16GB KIT DDR4 3600MHz Memory Modules For AMD And Intel Desktops by Bronson Hussain

This kit runs laps around most competitors in its price range. At the time of purchase, the next cheapest kit with an identical rating was $20 more expensive with notable brands expecting at least a $40 premium over Timetec. I'll admit that since then, brand-names have been dropping prices and you can snag G.Skill's F4-3600C18D-32GVK off NewEgg for only $130. That's only $10 more for what's very likely the exact same PCB's and the exact same modules, but with some aesthetic heatsinks slapped on top; if it were any other day of the week, I might have sprung the extra Hamilton even though I'm an absolute cheapskate.But the truth is, these don't need heatsinks. They handle 1.55v like its nothing, peaking with 48 C under stress; unfortunately they also treat 1.55v like its nothing. Hynix CJR are fairly notorious for tRCD/tRP that BARELY scale with voltage, if at all. Likewise for this kit's overall overclocking headroom. I could boot 3867@18-22-22-42 with my 7700k, but my best *stable* OC was 3733@15-21-21-40. Don't expect to get much more out of these than they've already been guaranteed for.That being said, the 3600@18-22-22-42 XMP is no easy feat for a 2x16GB kit in the first place. (A profile which this kit pulls off flawlessly at 1.35v by the way) As long as you're using a Z270/370/390/490 or X370/470/570 board and don't have an absolute potato of a memory controller in your CPU, this kit is plug-and-play fast.All in all, this is a great kit at a competitive price. Be that as it may, if $10 is standing between you and some dank heatsinks, follow your heart. But just don't expect any huge difference over Timetec with respect to overclocking, unless they're rocking some premium B-Die under those fancy brand name logos.