Conclusion

Using geizhals as our EU price research tool, we see that offers for 8GB DDR3-2600 CL10 version of TridentX currently start at 161 Euros excluding shipping. While it does look like a bargain for one of the fastest memory kits currently available, it’s not the most rational way to spend your money with so many cheaper alternatives.

On paper, G.Skill’s DDR3-2600 version of TridentX was shaping up to be quite a treat but, unfortunately, it couldn’t fully clutch with reality. There is nothing seriously wrong with the actual product, but it is simply too difficult to get up to speed and expensive to be worth using on a day to day basis and at the same time is too slow and impractical to become attractive for those looking for ultimate performance.

The bottom line is that 8GB set of TridentX is a fine example of high-end memory, but the fact that it does not dominate over previous generations somehow spoils the overall impression, that’s why we award it with four stars out of five.

Rating

The G.Skill TridentX F3-2600C10D-8GTXD kit receives the excellent rating of 4 out of five stars.

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Author: TaPaKaH