Patriot Viper Gaming RGB 3200 MHz DDR4 review -
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The heat spreader doesn’t necessarily make the temperature better, but it moves the heat from the chips to them fins, making heat dissipation more evenly throughout the whole module, without leaving hot-spots. Theoretically, it should allow for better overclocking. Patriot Viper memory is not a low profile memory.
Despite that, there shouldn’t be an issue with any cooler. The RGB strip is powered and controlled via the DIMM slots, no additional power needs to be provided (like some Geil RAM does for example).
When powered up, lighting is bright. There not just one color available, but you can set some stunning transition and fade effects. Black heat spreader makes a good background for the RGB. The backlight is evenly spread illumination wise.
The backlight is divided into five separate zones, which can be managed by an application available on the manufacturer's website, but you’ll find more details on following pages.
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