Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 32GB (2 x 16GB) 3000MHz Kit - PVS432G300C6K

I'm pretty chuffed with this memory. The XMP profile worked nicely and was compatible with my Ryzen 7 2700 and then later my Ryzen 7 5700X. I'm running two of their 16GB kit, the first set has been going strong for 4 or 5 years now, so definitely no complaints! It's not too expensive for what you get, it looks fine, feels high quality, and was easy to install.

So i got this for a budget build for my daughter for christmas. In short, it does the job, speeds as advertised and 1 DDR4. Simple, easy to install and actually looks kinda smart too!

I see a lot of mixed reviews. It's always important to check compatibility with your motherboard and processor before getting new RAM, especially when intending to overclock it. Motherboards only support up to 2133MHz, previously 1333MHz (or there about, it's been a while since I did my research). Since any overclock has to be the user's decision, the default BIOS settings will always cap the hardware to the highest "stable" speed stated by both the hardware component itself and the motherboard. It's also possible to have RAM that will work with a system, but not be able to be utilised to its full potential due to other limitations, such as the rate that data travels on the board itself.There are plenty of websites, such as pcpartpicker, that will allow compatibility checking and flag any issues without the user needing to have any technical knowledge on the subject. There are also numerous software tools to set up overclocking, provided by motherboard retailers such as MSI, Gigabyte, ASUS, etc. Each of these tools work differently, and the various components possible in a build make for a lot of factors that these tools must consider. They aren't perfect, and are known to cause unstable settings in some cases. Sometimes it'll be a case of trial-and-error to achieve the settings which provide you with a stable, if not optimal, overclock. In such cases, it's best to find a trustworthy guide. If you've looked around in the BIOS, you'll know that there are a lot of settings; it's not always clear what each one does or whether or not it would be a good idea to modify it. The smallest change can cause your system to fail to boot, and then you need to try to reset everything and start from scratch.For me, there was no issue with the RAM, directly. I got it because I was buying a new motherboard and CPU and my then-current RAM was incompatible, and I knew my new system would be able to handle the new speeds. That said, I did need to adjust my CPU settings after I overclocked the RAM, though. 16GB of this RAM overclocked to 3773MHz well out performed my older 24GB RAM. I plan to buy it again when I find myself able to justify the cost to double up to 32GB. That's not to say this RAM is overpriced, but it is still an expense.

Only took a chance on these as the price seems excellent for what you get, running with a 10700k on a MSI Z490 Unify, bought 2 kits and have them running at 4266mhz.Sadly one kit arrived with one stick dead on arrival, however have since replaced it and running 4 sticks. I've been running them nearly a month now.I'm unable to run windows without freezing at xmp 4400, and xmp 4266 does boot but isn't fully stable, need to tweak the settings to get it going. Its worth noting with 2 sticks whilst I was waiting for another kit to arrive xmp was stable at 4266, however 4400 was not for me.I'm impressed and at the same time disappointed, the default timings don't actually seem that much faster than the 3200 CL16 lpx vengeance I had prior, however if your the patient type or can find settings with your motherboard they really do increase the speed. I used settings from Actual Hardcore Overclocking on youtube which worked nicely then altered a little bit more. By chance he had a video with the same motherboard and ram!I've never bought fast ram before, the prices always seem insane, but for 32gb of fast ram this seems pretty reasonable considering what most of the competition are offering, would I buy it again? maybe. It kind of justifies the silly over the top motherboard I have, if you enjoy tweaking and testing its worth it.Considering I was initially looking at 32gb kits for £400+ for 4000mhz kits this is amazing value for money, yes its expensive, but its less than £300 for 4400mhz rated ram for 32gb, that's some considerable price difference and for faster ram!Just to add, had these a few months now, have since bought karhu ram test to make it stable as turned out my initial settings were not the best, updated screenshot showing AIDA 64 with current settings, very happy with them :)