Patriot Viper RGB DDR4 3200 MHz Memory Review.
Overall, I had a very good experience with the Patriot Viper RGB memory. I’m not usually one for flashy hardware with RGB lighting. So I really like the simple design of Patriot Viper RGB memory. I love that for the most part, the heat spreader is all one color, be it black or white. I love the use of neutral colors for the Viper RGB memory. This will allow the Viper RGB memory to fit well into any build, regardless of the color scheme. Personally, I tend to go with black and white colors for my personal builds. So the Viper RGB is perfect for me. However, say I decided to go with a pink or a blue theme, this memory would still look great, anyway I may decide to go. The frosted light diffuser does an excellent job at diffusing the RGB lighting on the PCB. It spreads the light so well, you can’t pinpoint where the actual LEDs are on the PCB. That’s is a great thing. There aren’t any areas where the lighting is brighter in spots. The RGB lighting looks great and blends well together.
I was very impressed with the performance of the Viper RGB memory. I personally reviewed a kit of Viper LED memory not too long ago. We also reviewed a 3000 MHz kit of Viper RGB recently. Neither of those kits overclocked as well as the kit used for this review. I’ve tested a lot of memory over the years form several different companies. The 3200 MHz kit of Viper RGB tested for this review was the best overclocking memory I’ve personally ever tested. To say I was excited to see it hit 4000 MHz is an understatement. All of the benchmarks with the exception of SiSoft Sandra saw improvements in scores when the Viper RGB memory was overclocked. Some with negligible, but increases either way.
It seems that the beginning of 2019 is a far better time to build a PC than the beginning of 2018 was. Memory prices have come down to reasonable prices finally. Where at this time last year a 16 GB kit of decent DDR4 memory would run you upwards of $250 dollars, at the time of this review, you can get this same kit of white Patriot Viper RGB memory for only $149.99 on Amazon. The Patriot Viper RGB memory not only looks great, but it overclocks like a beast. However, even at its stock speed of 3200 MHz, the Patriot Viper RGB memory offers great performance at an even better value.
