Specifications and features
Specifications and features
Let’s start with some marketing stuff (not too much of course). Patriot announced the immediate availability of its new VIPER RGB Series Performance DDR4 Memory Kits on 25th of May. “The new heat spreader design is made from high-quality aluminum and designed to offer excellent thermal dissipation to maintain greater stability under heavy loads. In addition, VIPER RGB series memory is built with a customized PCB to guarantee good signal integrity for stable gaming while also offering increased overclocking potential. The memory ICs featured in VIPER RGB Series undergo a proprietary sorting process to retain strict quality standards and reliability on the latest Intel and AMD platform motherboards.”
“PATRIOT VIPER RGB Series DDR4 Memory is launching with a number of frequency options to provide users with several choices when it comes to upgrading or building a new system. PATRIOT VIPER RGB Series DDR4 Memory Kits are designed to maximize the performance of every gaming system, available in 16GB (2x8GB) capacity with frequencies starting at 2,666MHz to extreme performance speed at 4,133MHz. All VIPER RGB memory modules are backed by PATRIOT's limited lifetime warranty. The VIPER RGB series are fully optimized for the latest Intel and AMD platforms and matched with a stunning heat shield design. VIPER RGB series offers RGB illumination control through a software application without additional cables to maintain an aesthetic look and stunning visuals. “.
Thaiphoon Burner is a very good utility for checking the basic information about RAM. Unfortunately, it didn’t recognize what are exactly the chips under the “hood”, besides it’s Samsung. It’s most probably famous for that overclocking B-Die, but that’s only the assumption. I did not check under the heat spreader, because it was very tightly mounted, and I did not want to damage the module.
Series |
Viper RGB |
Memory Type |
DDR4 |
Capacity |
16GB (8 GB x 2) |
Multi-Channel |
Dual Channel Kit |
Tested Speed |
3200 MHz |
Tested Latency |
16-18-18-36 |
Tested Voltage |
1.35v |
Registered/Unbuffered |
Unbuffered |
Error Checking |
Non-ECC |
SPD Speed |
3200 MHz XMP |
SPD Voltage nominal |
1.35v |
Fan included |
No |
Height |
45.4 mm / 1.78 inch |
Warranty |
Limited Lifetime |
Features |
Intel XMP 2.0 (Extreme Memory Profile) Ready |
As for the price, MSRP is around 260$, but you can find the kits in Europe for about € 190,- It isn’t the most expensive on the market, but you can find similar kits (without or even with RGB) for less of course. The memory chips are covered with heatsink, to ensure that memory and PCB operate at the a chilled temperature, providing the better performance. You put sticks in, enable XMP profile in BIOS, restart and that’s it. A bit more effort is needed, when XMP is not available, you set timings manually (the one given in product specs), set 1.35V and that should be it. Now let’s head to the photo-shoot, followed by results from benchmarks/games.