G.Skill Trident X DDR3-2400 Memory Review - PAGE 1

Over the last year G.Skill has being pushing their memory to new heights, and today we are able to examine a kit of memory from their enthusiast-grade Trident-X series. Memory from this series is new to the market, and was timed to coincide with the launch of Intel's Ivy Bridge processors. The reasoning behind the joint launch is because the Trident-X series is designed for both the 3rd Generation Intel Core processors and the Z77 platform, which supports Intel’s latest XMP 1.3 technology.

In this review we are going to be looking at an 8GB kit of Trident-X memory that is clocked at 2400MHz and has timings of 10-12-12-31-2T. With these frequencies and timings, this kit of course requires the maximum voltage level within the Intel specifications at 1.65V, which is actually not bad considering the specifications. Additionally, the Trident-X series memory has a larger heatspreader design with a removable top fin.

Since the Trident X series has such as high frequency combined with tight timings and a high performance heatspreader, they do come at a premium. In today’s market the traditional 8GB of DDR3 1600 memory kit can be found below $49. The Trident-X 2400 kit on the other hand has an MSRP of $99, making them double the price of a standard 8GB kit. The question is, are they worth it?