G.Skill Ripjaws X 8 GB (2x4GB DDR3-1600)

The G.Skill Ripjaws X 8 GB arrives as 2 modules of 4GB each with 8GB of DDR3 on board. It is specced for 1600 MT/s with a CAS latency of 8, working out to a true latency of about 10ns. Operating voltage sits at 1.35V.

Once memory clears 3600 MT/s, frequency gains taper off, so the 8GB on offer here is the spec that counts for esports and everyday use. Builders shopping for older AM4 and LGA1700 boards that top out at DDR4 will find this mid-range DDR3 option easy to justify. At $62.29 it sits in the mid-range memory kit bracket.