Kingston HyperX 1600MHz

Kingston HyperX 1,600MHz review

There's no getting round it. Intel's LGA 1366 PC platform is pricey. The cheapest compatible CPUs typically cost £200 or more. You'll also need to unload at least another £125 or so for a motherboard. And it would be rude not to snag a decent graphics card. Call that an extra £150. Once you've spent that much, it doesn't make sense turn cheapskate with your choice of triple-channel memory kit.With all that in mind, there's a strong argument for setting your sights no lower than the likes of Kingston's HyperX 1,600MHz. It's a little pricier than the equivalent triple-channel, 6GB Crucial Ballistix 1,600MHz kit. On paper, the Kingston HyperX 1,600MHz offers little to justify the price premium. After all, both kits clock in at 1,600MHz and offer identical 8-8-8-24 CAS latencies. But as we'll see, the HyperX has that little extra in hand that can make all the difference when clocking your CPU to the absolute max.As you'd expect, there's not much in it between the Kingston HyperX 1,600MHz and its closest competitor from Crucial at our default 1,333MHz test frequency.