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Review on πŸ’ͺ G.Skill Trident Z NEO Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin SDRAM DDR4 4000 CL18-22-22-42 1.40V Dual Channel Desktop Memory - F4-4000C18D-32GTZN by Javarie Brumfield

Revainrating 5 out of 5

RGB memory options for Intel and AMD. Don't believe the bad reviews!

First of all I want to say that this is a great set. Being at 18CL and 4000MHz is awesome! Some motherboards may not like this kit as it may not support 1.4V operation with XMP profile. The error on Intek seems to be 2666MHz. This is normal for DDR4 or any double data rate memory. You must enable XMP to get 4000MHz. If this memory is not in your QVL, it may not work. I happened to get a DOA stick, but I'm not deducting a star from the product for that. He can also be satisfied with top memory. I would like to ask some general questions for those who are concerned about other reviews. Does this RAM run at 4000MHz? Only at HMP. However, this is normal for all DRR4. Some motherboards have XMP I and XMP II. This kit has worked great for me on both and in fact this kit is not in my QVL. However, memory or the same speed and capacity from GSkill and memory up to 4400MHz will run at 1.45V. Sometimes you have to make an educated guess as to whether it will work in XMP if the kits aren't listed in your QVL. Assuming all kits of this size, speed, CL and voltage are only supported in 2 dimmers and not 4, it might be safe to avoid this kit. However, this was not the case with mine. Will it crash my system? It could! I usually suggest running memtest86 without XMP first. If it succeeds, run it with XMP enabled. When it's over, try going into window. From there you can increase the CPU performance phase to 4 or more and keep all your cores in sync. Anyway, XMP did it automatically in the days of DDR3. Since it is no longer automatically in the profile, the memory has more grip. This store says it's for AMD. Ryzen systems aren't very picky about memory configurations, and since the Intel G Skill platform is currently preferred, it's marketed as "Ryzen Ready." In a few generations they will do the same, but for Intel. "Core i7 Exteme is ready." I have 10850k on Z590-A and XMP works fine. I ran a test with a hammer, which doesn't give lower quality memory. It is worth noting that it was passed with honor! Great ram with insane performance. Works with AMD and Intel. Works great with RGB configuration motherboards. Easy setup. Stable XMP profiles. What more do you want!? Update: I'm not deducting a star for this, but would like to point out that I had to switch to the 3600MHz CL16 1.35V instead of the 4000MHz 1.4V CL18. To support XMP 2.0 and 64GB, the Asus Z590-A handles XMP profiles better at 1.35V.

Pros
  • Done
Cons
  • Some problems