G,Skill Ripjaws X 2133MHz 8GB Kit Review
Conclusion
Published: 19th May 2011 | Source: G.Skill | Price: |
Conclusion
The G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133MHz 8GB kit certainly has a lot going for it.
On the plus side it's blazingly fast. 8GB 2133 MHz kits aren't a segment of the marketplace where there is a huge choice and so to see one of the few available kits being pushed hard and at good timings shows G.Skills commitment to producing a great product. It would be very easy of them to have realised there were in a niche and just throw any old product out, but the Ripjaws X isn't any old product.
The heatspreader is gorgeous. It looks fantastic in design terms and being able to fit underneath even the largest of coolers will always score big points for us. The colour is a real star of the show. A seriously rich metallic red just aches to have a case painted in a matching colour, and will also blend in nicely with the majority of motherboards without clashing with those alternate colour ones.
The provided cooler is a little curious. Firstly the Ripjaws X doesn't get very hot in use anyway, but also G.Skill have chosen to use blue LEDs in the fans, which really is an odd choice given the red colour scheme of the kit itself. Thankfully despite the diminutive size of the fans they aren't that loud so if you do choose to use them you wont become that deaf.
No matter what tests are thrown at it the G.Skill Ripjaws X handles the task without trouble, given the benefits of the big 8GB capacity and also the ragingly fast 2133MHz CAS9 timings.
Available for just shy of £150 it's good value too, especially when you compare it to standard 1600MHz kits. In fact the only problem we can find with it is the relatively limited availability of G.Skills products when compared to the market saturation of other manufacturers.
It's definitely worth seeking out though as it has the looks, performance, and the excellent G.Skill warranty. An undeniable OC3D Gold Award winner.
Thanks to G.Skill for providing the Ripjaws X for review. Discuss in our forums.
Most Recent Comments
I don't like the new style of the Ripjaws I think the original style looked better, still good RAM though.
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Originally Posted by B0GiE
I can't find them anywhere to buy. How much are they gonna cost? |
I just bought the 4 Gb Kingston Hyper-X 2133Mhz Genesis off the back of OC3D review. Benchies seem pretty similar to these. No need to send them back!
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Originally Posted by mayhem
Ive got 12gb of this stuff and they go a hell of a lot faster when tweaked.... my timing are much better than what you have on your review. |
Six of these will put you on 24GB not 12 (assuming 2011 socket will have room for six) or 4x4 = 16GB
Ps not trying to diss you but was just wondering if that could make a difference
OT : I would like to know how these compare to the mushkin red ridline 2133mhz , 8gb which in holland is way below the 150 pound price (starting from €120)
Anyways, cool review as ever
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Originally Posted by THD
And the fact that you have 2gb sticks compared to the 4gb sticks used here cant have anything to do with that ? Six of these will put you on 24GB not 12 (assuming 2011 socket will have room for six) or 4x4 = 16GB Ps not trying to diss you but was just wondering if that could make a difference OT : I would like to know how these compare to the mushkin red ridline 2133mhz , 8gb which in holland is way below the 150 pound price (starting from €120) Anyways, cool review as ever |
any way more to the point there faster than what the review says they are.
Love to see the 2133MHz on 4GB DIMMs.
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Originally Posted by Aurus_OC
Quick question: Do those fit under the D14, because I know some of the GSkill do fit? Love to see the 2133MHz on 4GB DIMMs. |
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Originally Posted by mayhem
wopps my typing mistake .. still the timing's are way faster and if that's what's he trying to say then review the same sticks i have ... and btw i have never seen any noticeable difference going from 12gb to 24gb with the 4gb sticks cos i sent them back. (it was ordered by mistake and sent back when i found i didn't need them). As for the timings on the 4gb's well i cannot answer that as i didnt test them for timings at the time. any way more to the point there faster than what the review says they are. |
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 07:14 PM
.....OT : I would like to know how these compare to the mushkin red ridline 2133mhz , 8gb which in holland is way below the 150 pound price (starting from €120)
Anyways, cool review as ever"
same here as member THD above question, here are the prices in the UK:
8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgeback #996997 (2x4G
DDR3 2133MHz 9-11-10-28 £112.62 inc. VAT 8GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-17000 2133MHz RipjawsX..£ 146.78 Inc VAT
that makes quite a difference when you purchase 16 GB so I would really like to know, apart from the included fan cooling makes the 8GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-17000 2133MHz RipjawsX. So special?
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Originally Posted by THD
OT : I would like to know how these compare to the mushkin red ridline 2133mhz , 8gb which in holland is way below the 150 pound price (starting from €120) Anyways, cool review as ever |
8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgeback #996997 (2x4G
DDR3 2133MHz 9-11-10-28 £112.62 inc. VAT 8GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-17000 2133MHz RipjawsX..£ 146.78 Inc VAT
that makes quite a difference when you purchase 16 GB so I would really like to know, apart from the included fan cooling makes the 8GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-17000 2133MHz RipjawsX so special?
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Originally Posted by Zaim
That looks like a good memory kit, however I would be more interested in the 8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgeback 2133MHz |
What would you think should i purchease??? (My Board is the ASRock Fatal1ty Z68 Gen3 with i7 2600k and the NH-D14 Cooler. Case ist the ATCS 840 from Cooler Master.)
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