Conclusion

Using geizhals as our price research tool, we find that offers for 2x4GB sets of 2400C11 HyperX start at 70 Euros excluding shipping. Between all other DDR3-2400 products, the Kingston are the cheapest but they are not the best choice as for four Euros more you get a Geil kit with significantly lower (10-12-12) default timings. Another nail in HyperX’s rationality coffin are G.Skill’s sub 70 Euro offers for various DDR3-2133 rated kits that are based on the same Hynix CFR ICs, higher quality of which is guaranteed by a 9-11-10 timing specification which our Kingstons were far from.
Overall, we must say that we feel massively disappointed with the DDR3-2400 version of HyperX. As a top model, we expected this to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing, but it turned the other way around as all steps Kingston took were ones in the wrong direction. Surely, overclocking is not their motto but if they have committed themselves to entering the high-rated memory segment, a minimalist “that’ll do” approach is not sufficient to gain many fans amongst enthusiasts and overclockaholics.

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