Conclusion

Looking up the current price for the 2x8 GB version of DDR3-1866 CL10 Beast via geizhals we see that offers start at 127 Euros excluding shipping across EU, which is 15-20% above price tags set to similarly-rated memory by GeIL and G.Skill. With Kingston offering no special features and only having distant remaints of enthusiast reputation to rely on, things do not look too optimistic.
By the look of things, the 1866C10 version of HyperX Beast series was designed to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. But unfortunately, Kingston’s “trademark” inattentive binning can sometimes produce surprises that will outweigh the joy of discovering Hynix MFR on low-rated memory. Not being assisted by pricing or heatspreader quality as it used to be in the past, the Beast might have a hard time becoming an enthusiast bestseller.

Award

Even though we generally approve the idea of putting high-end rejects on low-rated memory, a lackluster execution turning in failed specs does not allow us to issue 2x8 GB version of Kingston HyperX Beast a rating of more than 2.5 stars.

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