G.Skill TridentX 4x8GB DDR3-2666 CL12 1.65V Review
Published by Hiwa Pouri on 06.08.14Page:
Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| Overall the G.SKILL TridentX F3-2666C12Q-32GTXD is a very pleasant surprise. It is a competitively priced 32GB high frequency memory kit aimed at high-end market. We could run low voltage easily with different latency settings and the kit passed HyperPi stability test several times without any error at exceptionally high frequencies. G.SKILL also includes a Dual LED Fan cooler named Turbulence II which is sufficient to cool the DIMMs even at 3.0 GHz. Apart from all the performance aspects there is the design and build quality of the heatspreader. G.Skill never touched the design of their TridentX series and therefore these modules are still kept in black and red, which makes them most suitable for either black motherboards or boards with black and red color scheme. Build quality is actually good but this being a high-end kit, it could be even higher. |
- Low Voltage stability
- Heat spreader quality - Additional Memory Cooler |
- Compatibility with big coolers | |
| Scaling | + | - | |
| With CL9 as well as CL10 we see almost linear scaling even with 1.85V, which is basically the best you can get. Having a closer look at CL11, CL12 and CL13 we see there is a negative progression in scaling, when setting 1.85 Volt. This means, that we're closing in on the limits of these chips. Once again we have to say, that this is a very well scaling and also very well performing kit. | - Scaling CL9 - Scaling CL10 | ||
| Overclocking | + | - | |
| Using the Maximus VII Formula and our specific memory testing CPU, that has quite a good IMC, reaching 3000 MHz (CL13-15-15-35) was actually easy. Keeping in mind this is a kit of four 8GB, double-sided MFR DIMMs, these results are simply excellent. Lower the latency to CL10 makes the memory reach 2'860 MHz, which again is definitely an achievement in the case of a 32GB kit. |
- 3.0+ GHz - 2.8+ GHz @ CL10 |
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| Recommendation / Price | + | - | |
| Checking Geizhals.at for prices we find the G.Skill TridentX 32GB, DDR3-2666, CL12-13-13-35 kit listed for 310 Euro. Therefore this kit is not only performing very well it even features a highly competitive price tag. If you're looking for high-end, 32GB memory kit, then you should definitely consider this one. |
- Price
- Overclocking - Gaming and workstation PC |
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| Rating | |||
| The TridentX F3-2666C12Q-32GTXD from G.SKILL receives excellent 5 out of 5 stars. | |||
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