Review: Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB Kit (KHX24C11T3K4/32X)

Final Thoughts and Rating

DDR3 memory has a comfort zone that's characterised by 8GB or 16GB packs running at 1,600MHz. Widely available and costing £30 and £60, respectively, the challenge for manufacturers who delve into the enthusiast end of the market is to encourage users to spend more.

Kingston's latest attempt at teasing some extra out of your budget is the HyperX Beast range. Outfitted with a nice-looking heatspreader but rather ungainly in overall appearance due to that green PCB, the standout feature is the large capacity - up to 64GB - and relatively high speeds.

Our reviewed 32GB kit makes little sense for the average user who, we believe, doesn't need more than 16GB in their machine. But run some heavy-duty Photoshop or other memory-intensive applications and the pack may pique interest. Certainly a niche product for a small segment of the overall market, understand your usage pattern before contemplating dropping £240 on some high-capacity memory.

The Good

Up to 64GB capacity
Solid performance in memory-intensive tasks

The Bad

Mid-level latencies; high operating voltage
Not intrinsically faster than cheaper memory

HEXUS Rating

Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB Kit
(KHX24C11T3K4/32X)

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The reviewed Kingston HyperX Beast memory kit is available to purchase from Amazon UK.

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