Patriot Viper 3 Black 16 GB (2x8GB DDR3-1600)

The Patriot Viper 3 Black 16 GB ships as 2 modules of 8GB each with 16GB of DDR3 on board. It is rated at 1600 MT/s with a CAS latency of 10, working out to a true latency of about 12.5ns. Operating voltage sits at 1.35V. For gaming, capacity matters more than raw speed past 3600 MT/s — 16GB comfortably covers modern AAA titles.

Builders shopping for older AM4 and LGA1700 boards that top out at DDR4 will find this budget DDR3 option easy to justify. At $50.99 it sits in the budget memory kit bracket. Drop it into the PlanMyPC builder to check compatibility with the rest of your parts and compare current memory kit prices across retailers.