Patriot Releases Viper Steel DDR4 16GB 4400MHz Extreme Performance Memory

Mem kit version links dont work.

 

Title makes it seem like these are 16GB sticks, they are in fact 16GB kits, so 8GB sticks. Nothing to see here.

 

We are a long way away from 16GB module 4400MHz memory sticks, may not see them intill DDR5, the highest i have seen in 16GB is 3733MHz and that's with pretty loose timings. If they did do it, it would be like CL 22/22/22/45 timings which would make them useless

 

Presently we're at 16GB 4000MHZ XMPs from OEMs - it's possible that those could be overclocked to run at 4400MHZ but I wouldn't know - You'd think so but chances are you'd have to loosen the timings quite a bit and add a reasonable voltage bump.

 

ОК, DDR4 3200 but a further increase above 4200 17 17 28 leads to performance degradation other than benchmarks!

 

Nice. I like the design but not the color scheme tbh.

Btw, here's 32GB@4000C17 Gskill TridentZ

https://i.**********/xjwG6v63/8700-K-5-GHz-Gskill-4000-C173-2.png

 

Is this the perfect time to buy RAM or do you think it's worth waiting another 1-2 months?

 

Pricing wise, if we take as an example the G.Skill Trident Z16GB kit 3200MHz CL16-16-16-36 (F4-3200C16D-16GTZ), which was €90 2,5years(Jun/16) ago and peaking at €215 a year ago(Dec/17), it can now be bought for ~€150.

Plenty other cheaper kits available of course. I see prices starting from €100 for 16GB 2133Mhz, some 3000Mhz CL16-18-18 kits from €110-115, 3200MHz 16-18-18 from €125-130 etc.

Now how far will the decline in pricing go, maybe another member can offer more insight on this since I haven't read much upon it.

So it kinda depends. We can argue that if more RAM is needed immediately, then it's good a time as any, especially compared to a year ago, but still way more expensive from 2ish years ago.