Patriot Viper Steel RGB 3600 MHz (2x 16GB) review

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The RAM comes in a black cardboard box with a lot of colorful accents and some basic information on the front side. There’s also a “window”, so you can see what the modules look like without even opening the box. Information about capacity and frequency is visible in the upper-right corner of the front side.

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On the backside, you’ll only see some marketing information in nine languages and the regular links to Patriot’s social media.

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When you open the box, you’ll see two modules covered in plastic. There’s also a “Viper Gaming” sticker included if you’re into that kind of thing.

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Here is what it looks like after unpacking. You can see the black PCB here. The heat spreaders are covered in pearlescent black paint and have a scratch-proof finish. Design-wise, it looks really great with the matte-black PCB. The radiators are integrated with the boards by means of an adhesive pad on each side, and dismantling them would require using significant force (or heating it up with a hairdryer for a longer period), so I did not do this and do not recommend it either (it would void the warranty). The stickers tell you that this is a kit of 2 x 16 GB modules operating at 3600 MHz, with CL20, at 1.35 Volts. This capacity should be more than enough for the typical user/gamer and it can come in handy if you process video or graphics. For optimal (or rather simply stable) performance, we recommend sticking to the settings from the preconfigured XMP profile. The timings look bad for this frequency, so it would be good to tune them.

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