Kingston Genesis 4GB DDR3 2133MHz Review
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Published: 14th March 2011 | Source: Kingston | Price: £80.39 |
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Firstly the combination between very shiny X logo, metallic heatsink and smooth nature made for one of the hardest photoshoots we've done. To light it without making one or other element overly bright was a hell of a challenge.
As you can see though the Genesis is a very attractive combination between the Hyper-X logo and gun metal. Naturally with so many issues the beauty of this really doesn't come across in photos.
Memory is quickly dividing into two categories, the insane heatsink that could cool a battleship and, as here, one that actually fits under the modern tower heatsinks. Given our preference for a cool CPU and the popularity of "twin tower" style coolers it's nice to see a company unafraid to be subtle.
Especially as even highly overclocked RAM never gets hot enough to warrant the plethora of points and fins that adorn some kits.
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damn that some impressive scores i cannot wait till i can afford a new system...
(in a Borat voice) "i like"
Awesomely fast, affordable and looks great. Finally some unpainted heatsinks. These along with some of their more traditional blue heatsinks on a MSI board will be awesome xD
Amazingly affordable kit of memory there! Looks to be an absolutely kicking product. Well done Kingston! 
the set my mate got are doing 2200mhz @ 9-10-9-26-1t 100% stable and are hit and miss @2000 cas8 but the gains all come from the mhz with them latency didnt gain much in benchmarks.
the one thing (other than the balls out performance) that struck me about them was the look, the etched hyper x on the gun metal grey is such a nich look that they just ooze so much understated class its untrue. i can only imagine how hard it was to get some nice pics of them, they go from a matt grey to shining like a diamond within a couple of degree.
i havent seen ram look as good as this since corsair first released the dominator range.
the one thing (other than the balls out performance) that struck me about them was the look, the etched hyper x on the gun metal grey is such a nich look that they just ooze so much understated class its untrue. i can only imagine how hard it was to get some nice pics of them, they go from a matt grey to shining like a diamond within a couple of degree.
i havent seen ram look as good as this since corsair first released the dominator range.
2200MHZ? its not on SB then?
yea, with a 26k in a p8 67 pro, 103.something x 51 but 104 and it gets flakey.
if it was on a better set up im pretty sure they would go over 2200 on loose timings.
if it was on a better set up im pretty sure they would go over 2200 on loose timings.
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yea, with a 26k in a p8 67 pro, 103.something x 51 but 104 and it gets flakey. if it was on a better set up im pretty sure they would go over 2200 on loose timings. |
Just not worth the hassle imho.
Glad I bought some then (awaiting delivery) 
10 10 10 that's the Kingston i know about 
that's the Kingston i know about But isn't that the beauty of overclocking that you keep talking about with regards to the 1366 platform?
How can the tweaking be worth it on one platform but not the other?
How can the tweaking be worth it on one platform but not the other?
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We dont bother touching the BCLK as most advise not too tbh. so little in it just not worth bothering with. Most chips get iffy at or around 104/105. Just not worth the hassle imho. |
Woah. 2133 MHz and £80 ? WIN.
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But isn't that the beauty of overclocking that you keep talking about with regards to the 1566 platform? How can the tweaking be worth it on one platform but not the other? |
1155 = 110 if you are luck from a 100 stock. BCLK is pretty pointless on 1155 and was designed to be that way too.
with this ram as an eg, the best i got out of a set was 2200 on 1155 but if it was on 1156 or 1366 im pretty sure i could of got more out of them.
the only thing i could do after 2200 on 1155 was jump to 2400 which is a big step but on the other 2 platforms i could go up in much smaller steps making sure i could get the max out of them.
i know which platform i would of rather used to see how high the ram would go.
the only thing i could do after 2200 on 1155 was jump to 2400 which is a big step but on the other 2 platforms i could go up in much smaller steps making sure i could get the max out of them.
i know which platform i would of rather used to see how high the ram would go.
Will these badboys fit with on noctua nh d14 on a gigabyte p67 ud7 board in a phantom?
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Will these badboys fit with on noctua nh d14 on a gigabyte p67 ud7 board in a phantom? |
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Glad I bought some then (awaiting delivery) |
Thanks, will defo be purchasing these bad boys
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Where did you purchase them from? Do Kingston also provide 8GB Kits? And also is it possible to put heat sinks (those fin like things) on top? Thanks, will defo be purchasing these bad boys |
Aria have the 1600's afaik
aria had these last I was looking as its where my mate got his 2 weeks back but as they are so good and this cheap I bet they are moving like hot cakes.
Just a quick question.
Would the 4GB kit at 2133 MHz be sufficient in terms of gaming usage? Or would you have to purchase the 8GB Kit?
Thanks in advance.
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I am thinking of purchaing these this week to go with the Gigabyte UD7 mobo that I have ordered but I am stuck between these and the yellow/gold Crucial Ballistix!!
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Which one do you think will perform better? They both look sweet
Would the 4GB kit at 2133 MHz be sufficient in terms of gaming usage? Or would you have to purchase the 8GB Kit?
Thanks in advance.
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I am thinking of purchaing these this week to go with the Gigabyte UD7 mobo that I have ordered but I am stuck between these and the yellow/gold Crucial Ballistix!!
My link
Which one do you think will perform better? They both look sweet
are these compatible with ASUS p8p67 boards? im planning on getting the 1600Mhz kit
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are these compatible with ASUS p8p67 boards? im planning on getting the 1600Mhz kit |
I like when people ask if ram is compatible with SB
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I like when people ask if ram is compatible with SB |
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