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

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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.

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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

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Performance testing.


Test setup,

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


Aida64 extreme.

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SuperPI.

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PCMark 7.


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3DMark 11.

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X264 Benchmark.

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Cinebench.

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Mafia2 and Dirt3 built-in benchmarks.

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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,

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This stuff deserves a solid 10/10
 
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.
 
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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.
 
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