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HyperX Predator RGB 16GB DDR4-2933 Memory Kit Review

Specifications and Closer Look

FEATURES

• Power Supply: VDD = 1.2V Typical
• VDDQ = 1.2V Typical
• VPP = 2.5V Typical
• VDDSPD = 2.4V to 3.3V
• On-Die termination (ODT)
• 16 internal banks; 4 groups of 4 banks each
• Bi-Directional Differential Data Strobe
• 8 bit pre-fetch
• Burst Length (BL) switch on-the-fly BL8 or BC4(Burst Chop)
• HyperX Infrared Sync working distance 18mm
• Factory preset RGB wave lighting effect
• Height 1.661” (42.20mm)

 

XMP TIMING PARAMETERS
•JEDEC: DDR4-2400 CL17-17-17 @1.2V
•XMP Profile #1: DDR4-2933 CL15-17-17 @1.35V
•XMP Profile #2: DDR4-2666 CL15-17-17 @1.35V

 

As we can see, memory profiles are not the tightest for the current standards but still good enough for most users, what also includes gamers. There will be higher frequency memory kits from the Predator RGB family so we can count on better specification. On the other hand these settings give us hope on high overclocking potential.

Our memory kit is based on SK Hynix IC. Considering how are scaling these memory chips I already can tell how high it will overclock and you have to pass next pages of this review.

Right now I can tell you that the Predator RGB DDR4-2933 memory kit runs perfectly stable at XMP settings on AMD Ryzen and Intel Coffee Lake platforms. On the Ryzen platform, CL will be CL16 because of AMD specification but that’s the only difference.

Below is a screenshot of AIDA64 stability test at DDR4-2933 settings on the Z370 motherboard.

 

 

Package and its Contents

HyperX Predator memory series is sharing similar package type which is a small box with quite a good description. The main difference in the RGB series is a round logo with RGB sign inside. Simple but we clearly know we can expect memory kit with RGB lighting.

Except for the top bar which is covering LEDs, the RGB memory series is not any different than the Predator we are used to seeing for some longer. It’s actually good as these heatsinks are one of the more original on the market.

Memory kit which we’ve received for review is based on new Hynix IC which has some overclocking potential and should be easy to set on every modern DDR4 platform like AMD Ryzen or Intel Coffee Lake.

Above you can see a couple of examples of how RGB LEDs look like.

There is also one thing worth to mention. To set RGB LEDs as you wish is required one of the supported motherboards. Most new ASUS, ASRock, MSI and Gigabyte motherboards will support HyperX Predator via motherboard manufacturer’s software.

 

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