Review: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR4-3000 (CMR32GX4M4C3000C15)

by Tarinder Sandhu on 21 March 2017, 13:01

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Conclusion

...the Vengeance RGB is simple to configure, runs at adequately high speeds and, quite literally, looks the part.

Computer memory has historically been seen as a boring part of the PC landscape. Larger capacities and higher speeds have arrived through evolution rather than revolution, and today's memory, by and large, doesn't look much different from 10 years ago.

Yet in a bid to make it stand out, some manufacturers have gone big on heatspreader design, others have begun to explore lighting. This is where the Corsair Vengeance RGB comes in. Evolved out of the LED models from last year, Corsair now offers nearly limitless colour options accessible through its Link utility.

Primed for the enthusiast that has liberally jumped on the RGB bandwagon elsewhere, the Vengeance RGB is simple to configure, runs at adequately high speeds and, quite literally, looks the part. There's a 30 per cent price premium for going down this route, but if you really do want high-quality RGB emanating from memory, the Corsair Vengeance RGB is as good as it gets.

The Good
 
The Bad
Easy to configure
Looks a treat
Solid speed and latencies
Bright and consistent hues
Near-limitless colours
 
30 per cent price premium
No current brightness option



Corsair Vengeance RGB

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Seems like an awful lot of money, especially as this is more expensive than a 2x16GB set.

Something I'd be much more interested in from a revolutionary standpoint is fast (2800MHz+ DDR4) ECC RAM.

I haven't seen any in the shops, but since many/most desktop Ryzen motherboards and Ryzen itself support ECC it would be interesting to see if memory manufacturers start offering this. It would make it easier to use these speeds for professional purposes in home/small business scenarios; after all, fast ECC RAM is presumably at least as reliable as JEDEC standard non-ECC RAM (which is what a lot of professional work is done on).
Pretty patterns… sounds good to me, so far…!! :D
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Seems like an awful lot of money, especially as this is more expensive than a 2x16GB set.

But it has LIGHTS! Lights make the RAM faster and if those light colour-coordinate with the rest of your lighting, you get super turbo mode!
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But it has LIGHTS! Lights make the RAM faster and if those light colour-coordinate with the rest of your lighting, you get super turbo mode!

Oh come on, everybody knows that if you want to speed something up you add go faster stripes, not lights.

I shaved a go faster stripe on to my mother's cats and you should see how fast they run now.
They do look good and would complement my build nicely, but like hell am I going to pay that much to replace my current RAM just for a bit of extra RGB.