G.Skill Ripjaws X 16 GB (4x4GB DDR3-1866)

The G.Skill Ripjaws X 16 GB comes as 4 modules of 4GB each with 16GB of DDR3 on board. Operating voltage sits at 1.35V. It is rated at 1866 MT/s with a CAS latency of 9, working out to a true latency of about 9.6ns.

Builders shopping for older AM4 and LGA1700 boards that top out at DDR4 will find this high-end DDR3 option easy to justify. Once memory clears 3600 MT/s, frequency gains taper off, so the 16GB on offer here is the spec that counts for modern AAA titles. At $128.02 it sits in the high-end memory kit bracket.