CONCLUSION

   When HyperX informed me that they were sending the 2^nd slowest model in the Fury RGB line I admit I was somewhat worried about its performance. That of course was until I saw that its rated speed was for 2666MHz at 1.2V (AMD Ryzen compatible) so naturally when I started overclocking the kit I went directly to 3000MHz at 1.3V (I did try 3000MHz at 1.25V and 1.28V without luck, at least not at CL18) and as you can see from the charts next in line was 3200MHz at 1.36V (I was able to hit 3200MHz at 1.35V but it wasn’t stable during the game benchmarks, again not at CL18). However, it’s clear from our game benchmarks that even by increasing the MHz of the RAM by over 430MHz the maximum fps gains were less than 4% (and the same pretty much goes for every other kit here). Extreme RAM overclocking may yield better results but I doubt that’s really worth the amount of effort required (overclocking your graphics card seems like the easiest choice to gain a few fps more). As for looks well the Fury RGB may not stand out like the Trident Z Royal by GSkill (not many modules do currently) but that always comes down to taste.

   Currently the Fury RGB 64GB DDR4 2666MHz CL15 quad-channel kit by HyperX retails for USD301.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for around 340Euros inside the EU, a price which is quite justified for a quad-channel 64GB kit (still the 3200MHz kit however is worth just USD14 more in the states so I suggest going for that instead). Long story short even though at default the HyperX HX426C16FB3AK4/64 kit may not impress with its performance it can easily go up to 3200MHz (even 3400/3600MHz depending on your motherboard) and that along with its very good RGB lighting system, AMD Ryzen compatibility (1.2V) and the limited lifetime warranty certainly make it worth our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Top RGB LED Bar (AURA Sync, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light Sync & ASRock RGB Sync Compatible)
- NGENUITY Software (8 Available Lighting Effects)
- Overall Performance (2666MHZ CL15 / Up To 3200MHz CL18)
- Short Heat Spreaders (Reduced Possibility of Clearance Issues)
- AMD Ryzen Compatible (1.2V)
- Limited Lifetime Warranty

CONS

- Kits with Capacities Only Up To 64GB
- NGENUITY Software (Windows 10 Only)