INTRODUCTION

   As far back as i can remember mainstream and professional PC usage has always relied on two of the most crucial hardware components, the CPU (central processing unit) and the RAM (random access memory). Leaving out the somewhat complex architecture technologies used the CPU has always been about three things, speed (MHz), number of available cores and available cache (MB) whereas the RAM has always been also about three things, amount (GB), speed (MHz) and latency (CL). Of course, the CPU has always been integral for gamers as well as has the amount of RAM installed in a system but as for speed and latency, well not so much. Today with me i have yet another Quad Channel DDR4 RAM, the Fury RGB 64GB 2666ΜΗΖ CL16 kit by HyperX.

   HyperX is the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the world’s largest independent memory manufacturer, with the goal of providing gamers, PC builders, PC, console and mobile power users with high-performance components. For 16 years, the HyperX mission has been to develop gaming products for all types of gamers – high-speed memory, solid state drives, headsets, keyboards, mice, charging accessories for console players, USB flash drives, and mousepads – to the gaming community and beyond. The award-winning HyperX brand in known for consistently delivering products that deliver superior comfort, aesthetics, performance, and reliability. HyperX gear is the choice of celebrity ambassadors, pro gamers, tech enthusiasts, and over-clockers worldwide because it meets the most stringent product specifications and is built with best-in-class components. HyperX has shipped over 60 million memory modules and 7 million gaming headsets worldwide.

   The Fury RGB line of DDR4 modules by HyperX is XMP 2.0 certified and is currently available in 8/16GB single, 16/32GB dual and 32/64 quad-channel kits (the HX426C16FB3AK4/64 kit was used in this review) with frequencies all the way up to 3733MHz (2400/2666/3000/3200MHZ/3466/3600/3733MHz), CAS latency timings set as low as 15 (2400/2666/3000MHz CL15 - 2666/3200/3466MHz CL16 - 3600MHz CL17 - 3733MHz CL19) and voltages up to 1.35v (2400/2666MHz 1.2v - 3000/3200/3466/3600/3733MHz). Inside the low-profile black heatspreaders HyperX has placed single rank 8GB J-Die memory chips by Micron (at least in our kit, other higher frequency kits are reported to have memory chips by SKhynix and others), their very own patent-pending infrared sync technology (ensures that the selected RGB effect is in sync with every module of the kit - still with a maximum range of almost 2cm between each module it may not be 100% effective with some quad-channel mainboards) and a RGB LED bar with a total of 8 effects and full compatibility with all the popular mainboard sync technologies (including ASUS AURA Sync, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light Sync and ASRock RGB Sync). Naturally HyperX covers the entire Fury RGB line of DDR4 RAM with a limited lifetime warranty.