OC3D Review: Patriot 6GB DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz Viper Series Low Latency Kit

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webbo took a look at Patriot's 6GB DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz Viper Series Low Latency Kit, and liked what he saw.

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Check out the review here.
 
The gaming benches do show some seperation, the individual testings reflect to the contrary in the main.

Lose the big spike heat sinks, they aren't necessary afaik, the days of smoking ddr1 are long gone - and the big thing is they offend a fan for ur tower cpu cooler that rear-faces.

Price isn't as scary as I thought tbh.
 
I liked the heatsinks tbh. While I wouldn't necessarily say they are a definite requirement, they did get warm to the touch so were obviously doing something. Having large heatsinks also does away with the requirement for a memory fan.
 
U take a large amount of copper and put a current through it, it will raise it`s temp. Keeping the temp within the copper, i.e. putting a blue design over it, isn't going to disapate it anytime soon. Not even with a fan. U'r pretty much insulating it in.

U could get away with no sink, and allow a rear facing cpu fan.

Or reduce the fins, lose the blue insulation, and have a nice old style spreader if u wanted - and allow a rear facing cpu fan.

Either way, unless u insulate the heat within the devices, they aren't meant to get that hot these days I don't think.
 
This looks like a pretty good kit, at an amazing price really. Nice thoroughly done review as always guys. Might consider these if I go i7 in the next 6 months...:D
 
name='Rastalovich' said:
U take a large amount of copper and put a current through it, it will raise it`s temp. Keeping the temp within the copper, i.e. putting a blue design over it, isn't going to disapate it anytime soon. Not even with a fan. U'r pretty much insulating it in.

U could get away with no sink, and allow a rear facing cpu fan.

Or reduce the fins, lose the blue insulation, and have a nice old style spreader if u wanted - and allow a rear facing cpu fan.

Either way, unless u insulate the heat within the devices, they aren't meant to get that hot these days I don't think.
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The heatspreader is not conducting electricty though? It did not obstruct a rear facing fan either, not on the heatsink I used anyway.
 
Wow, I can remember when I paid more for 2x512MB sticks of CL4 800Mhz DDR2!

Must have some tight subtimings to beat the corsair by so much.

Dan
 
Fantastic stuff by the looks of it. I wish that the i7 CPU itself and the motherboards would plummet more towards my level :p I don't have the money to upgrade to it so I am stuck on 775.
 
lmao well for the i7 riggers like me that is a steal :p £100 off listing price really... make my g.skill looks like right gits :D
 
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