Kingston HyperX T1 8GB (2X4GB) 2400Mhz DDR3 review.

stulid · 2 Sep 2012 at 16:37

Kingston HyperX T1 8GB (2X4GB) 2400Mhz DDR3 review.

Kingston Technology is an American company and was founded in 1987, they are best known for their RAM/flash memory and SSD's.

The testing of finished products before shipping is very comprehensive to - http://www.kingston.com/us/company/testing

Packaging and contents.

Specifications.

Data sheet - http://www.kingston.com/datasheets/KHX24C11T1K2_8X.pdf

XMP TIMING PARAMETERS
• JEDEC: DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9 @1.5V
• XMP Profile #1: D3-2400 CL11-13-13 @1.65V
• XMP Profile #2: D3-2133 CL11-12-11 @1.60V

Performance testing.

Test setup,

i5 [email protected]
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5TH
GTX570
Antec Kuhler 920
Intel 520 series 240GB SSD

Aida64 extreme.

SuperPI.

PCMark 7.

3DMark 11.

X264 Benchmark.

Cinebench.

Mafia2 and Dirt3 built-in benchmarks.

Conclusion.

Fantastic RAM from Kingston, 100% stable at the maximum rated 2400Mhz profile.

Setting either the XMP-2133Mhz or XMP-2400Mhz profile was painless within the Gigabyte BIOS

It looks the part if you have a motherboard that has matching colour accents, the only downside is the height if using a large aftermarket cooler, if you have a water cooler or even a aftermarket air cooler thats very narrow, then this stuff is fantastic.

If you are intent on squeezing the last bit of performance from your PC then having higher rated RAM could help you to shave off those last vital seconds or add those last few points to a score.

And for maximum effect, get two sets,

This stuff deserves a solid 10/10

chippy08 · 2 Sep 2012 at 16:52

Shame about the Heatsink being so high.

Surveyor · 2 Sep 2012 at 19:43

If you are intent on squeezing the last bit of performance from your PC then having higher rated RAM could help you to shave off those last vital seconds or add those last few points to a score.

That about sums it up.

There appear to be only very small gains in real world usage.

stulid · 2 Sep 2012 at 20:03

And for some people thats worth every penny.

chippy08 said:
Shame about the Heatsink being so high.

Seems common for RAM with high speed ratings - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=8&subid=1387&sortby=priceAsc&rows=0

bremen1874 · 3 Sep 2012 at 11:26

Interesting. Those results seem to show that in 99% of cases you may as well leave the memory at 1333MHz. The percentage increases aren't enough to notice without running benchmarks.

Do tighter timings have a more significant impact?

stulid · 3 Sep 2012 at 18:37

I think its a case for the average user to get 1600Mhz RAM with modest timings (9-9-9 etc) and fit and forget.

1600Mhz RAM is so cheap at £35-40 for a decent 8GB kit.

If, as I mentioned in my final words you are trying to get that last bit out of your PC for e-peen/benchmarking results/competitions etc, then faster RAM will get those last bits for you.

pgi947 · 3 Sep 2012 at 20:28

I have the 4x2GB HyperX 2400mhz kit in quad channel and can't recommend it enough, it even comes with 'normal' size heatsinks.

Good high speed memory like this is also very beneficial for SB-E and more specifically the 3820, standard 'cheap' 1600mhz memory crippled my overclocks to the point that if I wanted to take the chip higher I would have had to down clock the memory to ~1400mhz, voiding the point of the CPU OC.

Currently running a 102.9 x 1.25 x 18.66 = 2400mhz @ 11-13-11-27-1T with the CPU @ 4.88ghz.

Also give this memory a 10/10.

Efour · 5 Sep 2012 at 13:58

Great review.

Answered just what i wanted to know and came here to look for.

Was thinking about getting some higher rated ram but it looks like it wont be as amazing as i was hoping

Ill still probably get it anyway

8 Pack · 5 Sep 2012 at 14:17

pgi947 said:
I have the 4x2GB HyperX 2400mhz kit in quad channel and can't recommend it enough, it even comes with 'normal' size heatsinks.

Good high speed memory like this is also very beneficial for SB-E and more specifically the 3820, standard 'cheap' 1600mhz memory crippled my overclocks to the point that if I wanted to take the chip higher I would have had to down clock the memory to ~1400mhz, voiding the point of the CPU OC.

Currently running a 102.9 x 1.25 x 18.66 = 2400mhz @ 11-13-11-27-1T with the CPU @ 4.88ghz.

Also give this memory a 10/10.

Your sticks are PSC mate these are most probably Samsung. Its like comparing chalk and cheese really!!!

You tried tuning your sticks down?? they should tune well those.

pgi947 · 5 Sep 2012 at 15:13

Not yet, I will after my hols, so I may have to give you a shout.

Think they are currently at 11-12-11-30-1t with a trfc of 114.

stulid · 5 Sep 2012 at 17:00

8 Pack said:
Your sticks are PSC mate these are most probably Samsung.

SK Hynix actually.

pgi947 · 5 Sep 2012 at 17:33

8 Pack said:
Your sticks are PSC mate these are most probably Samsung. Its like comparing chalk and cheese really!!!

stulid said:
SK Hynix actually.

All means nothing to me tbh

I really should do more reading up on memory, up until recently I've just set it to XMP and forgot about it.

Space Monkey · 20 Sep 2012 at 09:38

Stulid, did you use these on the Z77X - UD5H WIFI mobo, and also what voltage did/do you run these at as it looks like 1.65v for the rated 2400mhz, is that too high for the mobo and cpu?

Oh, and do you still run these, still happy with them?

stulid · 20 Sep 2012 at 10:17

Space Monkey said:
Stulid, did you use these on the Z77X - UD5H WIFI mobo, and also what voltage did/do you run these at as it looks like 1.65v for the rated 2400mhz, is that too high for the mobo and cpu?

Oh, and do you still run these, still happy with them?

The voltage is fine, plenty of high performance RAM is rated to run at high speeds with 1.65v and has been fully tested by the manufacturers with Z68+Z77 boards.

I have run these on a Z77-UP5 and a X79 board without issues.

The RAM is great if a little tall.

Space Monkey · 20 Sep 2012 at 10:33

stulid said:
The voltage is fine, plenty of high performance RAM is rated to run at high speeds with 1.65v and has been fully tested by the manufacturers with Z68+Z77 boards.

I have run these on a Z77-UP5 and a X79 board without issues.

The RAM is great if a little tall.

Thanks for the reply

I'll be water cooling so the RAM height isn't a problem. These are now on my radar

stulid · 20 Sep 2012 at 23:35

Space Monkey said:
Thanks for the reply

I'll be water cooling so the RAM height isn't a problem. These are now on my radar

Space Monkey · 20 Sep 2012 at 23:59

Sweet board, and boy you weren't kidding when you said they are a little tall :eek:

They do look the biz