G.Skill Sniper-X DDR4 3600 MHz review

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Packaging, we show you everything my man -- we always start off with packaging so you know what to look for in the stores -- it's as simple as that really.


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Here we have the DIMMs after unpacking. These are 8GB 3600 MHz DIMMs in a kit of 2x DIMMs. Great design, cool that the PCB is black as most motherboards have a black PCB as well these days. Intel XMP version 2.0 is of course supported.
 

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As you might have noticed from that sticker, this kit can manage latencies of 19-19-19-39 at 1.35 Volts, and that's your normal latency for this type of memory alright. G.SKILL does have some CL16 and CL17 versions available in the 3000/3200 MHz range though. For optimal stability we do recommend you stick to the manufacturer's suggested settings at default SPD or that preconfigured XMP profile.
 

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We like the black PCB and the camo heatspreader, styling wise (hey, it matters in a high-end cool looking rig) this is a very tasteful kit as well as aesthetically wise. The kits are quad and dual-channel compatible of course depending on the number of DIMMs you use, you could opt for a quad-channel 32GB kit with four DIMMs of course. With expensive memory often comes some extras, G.Skill offers a limited lifetime warranty with these memory modules, you can't beat that.


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Though a bit overkill for the regular end-user, 16GB with two DIMMs is recommended. These days in a PC we recommend 8GB as a minimum, 16GB for a little extra if you are actively gaming on your gaming rig, and 32GB for the ones that use memory intensive applications / do memory intensive transcoding and/or content creation. 


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