Goodram IRDM Pro 3600MHz 32GB DDR4 Review

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It is always interesting to have a first experience with a new brand to us, especially in the form of memory whereby differences between vendors can be subtle and understated.

Our experience with the Goodram IRDM Pro DDR4 set emphasises that point; we see a smartly-designed set of memory that targets a competitive price point with logical specifications. And the underlying Hynix ICs run solidly with the 3600MHz 18-22-22-42 XMP setting. No, these are not the tightest timings on the market, but they do run well and offer stellar performance on the AMD platform thanks to the dual-rank configuration.

In terms of design and styling, the IRDM Pro modules are undeniably basic. You get a thin sheet metal heatspreader that barely extends past the black PCBs. There are no flashy lights or fancy grills and styles. But this is absolutely fine to most users who just want basic memory. And you get the strong side benefit of having basically zero chance of running into clearance headaches with oversized CPU heatsinks.

If we focus on pricing and market competitors, this is where the Goodram IRDM Pro kit currently has some challenges. Around £135-145 in the UK for a kit of this calibre is absolutely fine, and about the going rate we would expect.

However, the likes of Patriot, Corsair, KLEVV, G.SKILL, and Kingston all offer pretty much identical specification kits at this price point. And many of those have superior heatsink designs and/or RGB lighting (which you can turn off if you really dislike it).

The question we have to ask is; how many consumers will pick a relatively small memory vendor like Goodram over a giant such as Corsair or Kingston? Even if the Goodram kit does perform very well – possibly identically – according to our testing. Of course, that’s a debate for you to have, and it very much does get influenced by individual preference and availability in today’s market.

To summarise, the IRDM Pro by Goodram set of DDR4 that we tested offers reasonable specifications for the price point, is wisely basic in terms of styling, and offers a worry-free heatspreader design to those with big air coolers. Pricing and performance are both absolutely fine, but there is plenty of competition from the big boys such as Corsair, Kingston, and the likes at this exact price point. So that will be a tough battle for Goodram to fight in.

We don't yet have a buy-link but Goodram told us the UK MSRP is £135.

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Pros:

• Sensible design choices to hit a competitive price point.
• No worries for CPU cooler interference from the small heatspreader.
• Perfectly competent XMP specifications.
• Stellar performance from the dual-rank modules and Hynix ICs.

Cons:

• Perhaps too basic in terms of design versus the competitors.
• Really tough competition at this price point from basically all other vendors.
• Competing LED-equipped kits at the same price, though you may dislike RGB vociferously.

KitGuru says: Solid performance with decent specifications, the IRDM Pro DDR4 modules by Goodram are perfectly competent, even if there is plenty of tough competition in the market.

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