Yes, it's that mental image that makes buying Ripjaws something I'd rather not do. The prices are good, the specifications are competitive, but that name and the mental image it conjures up just make me squirm with revulsion. It's almost as bad as calling a computer part the Roachswarm or the Bedbug Legion. Bleeeah!
Oh, I didn't realize they had any other branding aside from the Ripjaws memory. Despite looking around for relatively high performance RAM, I didn't run across it. Thanks for the information.
You are right, but design is actually the only (meaningful) thing manufacturers can differentiate their RAM by, because no normal user needs higher frequency RAM or even DDR4
I care about both, to an extent, won't overpay for either but I'll gladly pay $10-15 more to have a better binning or color coordination... /shrug No shame in my game.
I have some pretty ripjaws red memory sticks. I only bought them because they were priced well and fast. The fact that they're pretty and red didn't effect my decision whatsoever....not sure this is where companies need to trying to differentiate themselves...
I have some first generation DDR4, at 2666MHz. I actually run them at a slightly lower frequency because that rated freq requires the blck to be set at 125MHz, which then reduces the maximum overclock I can achieve with my 5820k.
So what I'd like to know is, if I upgraded to some of the 3200MHz sticks, would that affect the potential overclock on my CPU?
Hey don't mock! There is nothing like the sense of achievement from spending an extra $60 on crazy high end RAM over the stock stuff. Then spending a whole weekend tweaking and benchmarking/Prime95'ing your RAM timings like crazy to go from 112FPS to 112.5FPS!
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BrokenCrayons - Monday, May 16, 2016 - link
Does the release of the Trident branding signify G.Skill is stepping away from the Ripjaws series?bigboxes - Monday, May 16, 2016 - link
Trident has been out a long time. It's their high end SKUs. Above the Ripjaws line.shabby - Monday, May 16, 2016 - link
A bubble gum just doesn't sound very high end compared to something that rips your jaws apart.Flunk - Monday, May 16, 2016 - link
A trident is a three-pronged spear.BrokenCrayons - Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - link
Yes, it's that mental image that makes buying Ripjaws something I'd rather not do. The prices are good, the specifications are competitive, but that name and the mental image it conjures up just make me squirm with revulsion. It's almost as bad as calling a computer part the Roachswarm or the Bedbug Legion. Bleeeah!BrokenCrayons - Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - link
Oh, I didn't realize they had any other branding aside from the Ripjaws memory. Despite looking around for relatively high performance RAM, I didn't run across it. Thanks for the information.nandnandnand - Monday, May 16, 2016 - link
"which are designed to simplify the lives of anyone who wants to color-coordinate their PC"I know that I like to stare at my RAM for hours at a time every day.
rocky12345 - Monday, May 16, 2016 - link
Yay pretty colors. Pretty bad when the big point of a release is the color options for ram...lolNibor99 - Monday, May 16, 2016 - link
You are right, but design is actually the only (meaningful) thing manufacturers can differentiate their RAM by, because no normal user needs higher frequency RAM or even DDR4Murloc - Monday, May 16, 2016 - link
yeah but many people still pine over frequencies and timings beyond the standard lolstill better than caring about the color
Impulses - Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - link
I care about both, to an extent, won't overpay for either but I'll gladly pay $10-15 more to have a better binning or color coordination... /shrug No shame in my game.ddriver - Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - link
woot colors, almost as impressive as meaningless numbersdoggface - Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - link
If it is identical in spec, and similar on price, it may tip the scales to also match the colour schemeBillyONeal - Monday, May 16, 2016 - link
It's a shame that they have such pretty brushed metal heat spreaders and then cover that up with those spec stickers.jsntech - Monday, May 16, 2016 - link
Yah, and stickers that say "Warranty Void If Removed", no less. Ugh.I'd get four different colors if I were going to get this memory.
webdoctors - Monday, May 16, 2016 - link
I have some pretty ripjaws red memory sticks. I only bought them because they were priced well and fast. The fact that they're pretty and red didn't effect my decision whatsoever....not sure this is where companies need to trying to differentiate themselves...Michael Bay - Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - link
As if you`ll ever need anything other than red.It goez fasta.
kael13 - Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - link
I have some first generation DDR4, at 2666MHz. I actually run them at a slightly lower frequency because that rated freq requires the blck to be set at 125MHz, which then reduces the maximum overclock I can achieve with my 5820k.So what I'd like to know is, if I upgraded to some of the 3200MHz sticks, would that affect the potential overclock on my CPU?
jabber - Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - link
Hey don't mock! There is nothing like the sense of achievement from spending an extra $60 on crazy high end RAM over the stock stuff. Then spending a whole weekend tweaking and benchmarking/Prime95'ing your RAM timings like crazy to go from 112FPS to 112.5FPS!JoeyJoJo123 - Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - link
UH HUH YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS(BLACK N YELLOW, BLACK N YELLOW, BLACK N YELLOW, BLACK N YELLOW)