Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Red 16 GB (2x8GB DDR3-1866)

The Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Red 16 GB ships as 2 modules of 8GB each with 16GB of DDR3 on board. Operating voltage sits at 1.35V. It is specced for 1866 MT/s with a CAS latency of 10, working out to a true latency of about 10.7ns. Builders shopping for older AM4 and LGA1700 boards that top out at DDR4 will find this mid-range DDR3 option easy to justify.

For gaming, capacity matters more than raw speed past 3600 MT/s — 16GB comfortably covers modern AAA titles. Expect to pay around $95.44, which lands it among mid-range options. Drop it into the PlanMyPC builder to check compatibility with the rest of your parts and compare current memory kit prices across retailers.