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Review on πŸ’» Patriot Viper III 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866MHz Desktop Memory with Black Mamba Heatsink - PV316G186C0K by Michael Bressler

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Does what it should at a great price.

Patriot. 'enough. Always had a big name in RAM and it justifies itself again. No complaints. Replace 8 year old Patriot RAM with this simply because it needs more GB per DIMM slot as games are hungrier today. The old RAM is still fine and has been tormented for years, often running 24/7 and at full capacity for the past few years. These sticks have been running non-stop for about 5 months and never miss a beat. Excellent quality, very serious company. One thing worth noting is that don't fall for the "optimized for Intel or AMD" designations, this is mostly just marketing unless something like Intel's XMP OC profiles are specifically supported, which still goes well with AMD. This is RAM, it works, high quality chips and low latency at high speed - that's what matters. As a side note, the time on CPU-Z is reported slightly faster than the advertised time. Bonus!

Pros
  • Acceptable
Cons
  • Lots of stuff