Conclusion
Fitting that sweetspot nicely is the G.Skill F4-2400C15Q-16GRK, priced at £185 and performing very well in a broad range of tests..The cost of the X99 platform continues to drop month by month. Quality motherboards are now available from £150, the 'budget' Core i7-5820K is below £300, and completing the jigsaw, high-quality DDR4 memory is fast approaching the £10-per-GB barrier.
G.Skill's Ripjaws 4 2,400 is a good case in point. 16GB of quad-module 2,400MHz memory is available for £185, or just over half as much as the faster-specified 3,000MHz pack we looked at recently.
Using the same heatspreaders and easy-as-pie frequency tuning via baked-in XMP 2.0, the cache-heavy X99 platform sees this 2,400MHz-rated memory no differently from faster sets when evaluated in real-world applications.
Memory manufacturers would like you to invest in super-fast, super-expensive DDR4 RAM that still commands a hefty premium. The sage enthusiast will look towards 2,400MHz memory equipped with decent latencies. Fitting that sweetspot nicely is the G.Skill F4-2400C15Q-16GRK, priced at £185 and performing very well in a broad range of tests. Recommended.
Good build quality
Aesthetically pleasing
Very good performance on X99
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