Final Words & Conclusion

Final Thoughts

I'm aware that this RAM kit wasn't given the best chance at... I was going to say 'life', but that is over dramatic. More accurately, it was up against a hard task right from the word 'go.' Ryzen Gen 1 + B350 does not make an easy time for further overclocking. Anyway, that aside, there are some truly great things about this kit of memory that I have to applaud Team Group for, and we will get to them in a minute. Actually, let's get to them now, shall we?

Why should you buy the T-Force Delta TUF Gaming RGB Memory?

It's hard not to be impressed by this product. In a world where even XMP 3200Mhz memory will work on first gen Ryzen platforms, memory kits need to try and distinguish themselves. Looking at performance for just a second, though, they did well. I have little doubt that more performance (in terms of raw speed) could be extracted on Ryzen 2 or Intel LGA 1151 platforms, so bear that in mind. On first gen Ryzen, however, we had to settle for just dropping the timings, though to a fairly substantial degree. If you're buying this memory kit for its performance, then it does nothing that other Hynix MFR equipped kits cannot also do. XMP on Ryzen 1? Check. Highly likely to overclock fairly well on 2nd Gen Ryzen, or Intel platforms? Probably also check. However, where this kit sets itself apart is a fairly decent price point, decent performance, and a clear attention to detail has been made in the overall design and look of this product. In this very aesthetics dominated time that we live in (for PC components), good looking components are what many are looking for. It's difficult to say much more. This memory works, it can be tweaked, and it looks exceptionally good. In fact, you know your designers have done a good job when a reviewer's first reaction is 'Wow'.

Why shouldn't you buy this product?

This is tricky. Availability and price might be a problem for some, but please remember that the non-co-branded memory is more easily available and - I would imagine - also uses Hynix MFR chips. I would also avoid these if you're on a slower kit of DDR4, are running Ryzen, and want an upgrade to another Gen 1 CPU like the 1700X. I would, then, buy a kit that specifically uses Samsung B-Die modules for their potential to manually overclock. Other than that... I cannot really think of a bad thing about this product, and that is fairly rare.

Conclusion

It should come as no surprise that I recommend this product, and I do so wholeheartedly. It performs well, works perfectly on 1st Gen Ryzen, and evidently has the potential to overclock further using manual tweaking. It also looks (being blunt here) bloody phenomenal, and easily takes a cake for some of the best-looking memory I have ever seen. The RGB is excellently implemented, and the accompanying Aura software is lightweight, easy to use, and is non-intrusive once set up... well, once. My only caveat is as I have mentioned above. If you're looking to upgrade to faster memory or a top-tier CPU such as the 2700X or 9700/9900k, then I would go for a high-quality B-Die equipped kit, and be done with it.

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