Even though Patriot are absent in the high-end part of the memory market, they are definitely no strangers to our test lab. Since the last summer, we have met four times and not once did their products fail to deliver. To see if this tradition can stand against another challenge, today we are going to proceed with our coverage of the recent Viper 3 lineup.

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Having previously tested the 2133C11 and 2400C10 models, we are going to step things down and make a visit to the third and last of Viper 3 variations with rated frequency above DDR3-1600.

Manufacturer	Patriot
Series	Viper 3 Black Mamba
Part Number	PV38G186C9K
Type	DDR3
Capacity	8 GB (2 x 4GB)
Frequency	933 MHz (DDR3-1866)
Timings	9-10-9-27
VDIMM	1.5 Volt
Registred/Unbuffered	Unbuffered
ECC	No
Cooling	Passive Heatspreader
Waranty	Lifetime warranty
Package Type	Boxed

In its current shape, Patriot’s Viper 3 memory lineup is partitioned into three subsets – Black Mamba, Intel Extreme Masters and Venom Red, uniqueness of which lies only in the colour of heatsinks in use. Therefore, our results hold not only for Black Mamba but also for 1866C9-rated Masters and Venom 2x4 GB kits as well.
Speaking of the specs, DDR3-1866 at 9-10-9 is nowhere near the top standards of the day so there are plenty of good and bad OEM candidates for the 1866C9 models to be based on. However, our previous experience shows that Patriot don’t seem to be too fond of such manufacturers as Micron, Nanya or Samsung, which leaves Hynix as most likely option.
Whether Hynix is the choice this time as well, we will find out on the next page of this article.

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Page 1 - Introduction

Page 2 - Closer Look

Page 3 - Photo Gallery

Page 4 - Results

Page 5 - Conclusion