EDITOR’S CHOICE
AWARD
G.SKILL TRIDENT Z DDR4
3200MHz 32GB Kit
RRP: $254.99 | Website: www.gskill.com
Test Machine
• INTEL Core i7 6900K
• Rampage V 10 Edition & X99
SOC-Champion
• EVGA GTX 780Ti K|NGP|N
Edition
• SAMSUNG PX941 512GB
• CORSAIR AX1500i
• Windows 10 x64/ Windows
7SP1 x64
T
hank the heavens
for SASMUNG B-DIE
ICs. Not since last
generation's DDR3 HCH9
chips did we have such
competent ICs for memory.
At least if there were any
others, they are hard to
recall(Barring PSC).
Obviously memory is not
made entirely by the ICs
alone, however such
memory would not be readily
available otherwise.
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More than selecting
the right ICs though, it’s
binning and all kinds of
other processes that go into
making the eventual DRAM
kit where G.SKILL excels.
This kit, for a while was easily
the highest frequency lowest
latency combination on
the market. That was until
G.SKILL announced the DDR4
3333MHz C13 kit. 3333MHz
13-13-13 @ 1.35V. Now if that
isn’t special then nothing is.
Don’t let that kit however,
deter you from this one we
tested. If you’re wondering if
perhaps through your own
bravery and tuning you could
achieve this higher spec, you
aren’t likely to succeed. See
these ICs are binned, but the
3333MHz kit is an even better
bin so they are the rarest of
the
rare. For those who care
about memory performance,
(which should be all of
us, overclockers and
enthusiasts alike) these kits
are keepers and ones to buy
immediately.
Initially when presented
with the 3200 C14 set, one
had to double take as that
seemed too good to be
true for widely available
memory. 3200 C15 3200 RAM
is capable as is, but to come
down to C14 seemed
especially good and suffice
to say, the memory has
lived up to all expectations.
Not only is this memory
blisteringly quick out the
box, easily besting higher
frequency alternatives. The
pricing is comparatively low,
offering some great value in
addition to performance.