Patriot Viper RGB 16GB DDR4-3600MHz Review

1. Introduction2. RGB Lighting3. Performance4. Closing Thoughts5. View All Pages

We have our doubts about the benefits of extremely fast DDR4 but if you’re going down that path the Samsung B-die chips used by Patriot are the best of the bunch. The default timings at 2133MHz are 15-15-15-36 and these barely change at the XMP speed of 3600MHz as they remain almost the same at 16-18-18-36. That is very good to see and we were not the least surprised to see how well the Patriot Viper RGB performed in our synthetic benchmarks.

In terms of the styling and cosmetics, the modules look absolutely fine and will work in most custom builds. It helps that you can choose either white or black heat shields, depending on the speed of the memory that you choose.

The lighting control works well and while you can use Patriot’s own software it is clearly preferable to use one unified piece of software for both your motherboard and the memory. In our case Asus Aura did a very good job and we didn’t notice any problems in the synchronisation between the lighting on the chipset, I/O panel and the RAM, although the shades of each colour weren’t exactly matched.

Let’s finish on a high note as the pricing of Patriot Viper RGB is very competitive. We all know that DDR4 is horribly expensive but Patriot is offering some of the best memory on the market at a price that is very reasonable. If you like the look of the Viper logo you really ought to dive right in.

You can view the whole Viper RGB range HERE. This 16GB 3600MHz kit is currently priced at £236.82.

Pros:

• The latest version of Asus Aura software worked perfectly with this RAM.
• Pricing is very reasonable.
• 45mm tall heat shields should install neatly in most systems.
• Viper RGB behaved perfectly with AMD 2nd Gen Ryzen.
• The Samsung B-die used by Patriot runs at 3600MHz with XMP enabled.

Cons:

• The five LED layout looks a little basic.
• Super fast DDR4 offers little tangible benefit.
• Styling of the aluminium heat shields won’t appeal to everyone.

KitGuru says: Patriot Viper RGB performs well at a reasonable cost.

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