that is something that should list in a product announcement thank you for that darckhart ^.^
weird they only list the top 2 kits as 2x8gb, and not the other two...they should have also listed the SEP/MSRP...I hate "half information" which ANANDTECH seems to have been doing a great deal of lately...they should mention it to the suppliers/vendors so potential consumers know "ahead of time" o.O
Get used to it. Most AT articles are PR statements like this. They get the text straight from the manufacturer but in most cases nobody will do even a cursory fact check. So you end up with articles full of BS and "mistakes" (intentional ones, from the manufacturer issuing the press release).
Take all details with a tablespoon of salt and go read up on it somewhere else. Maybe from a source that appreciates correctness more than quick half-assed jobs.
How about this "kit" nonsense? As a person who knows about about actual computer kits, like Heathkit, it's beyond absurdity to label two memory sticks you snap into a board a "kit".
The word that should be used is "set". This is a set of two RAM sticks. It is NOT a kit.
This kind of terminology is designed to make system builders feel powerful, like they're doing something challenging (i.e. building a computer from a kit, with soldering) instead of just snapping together a few parts. It's revolting in its condescension.
Another pointless "feature". If they have to put the heat-spreaders on I wish they could at least not make them much taller than the circuit board. Is that too much to ask?
Heat spreaders are very important for high voltage, high performance memory like this. There's a big difference between low voltage ddr4 2666 and these.
Heat spreaders are proven to assist the end user in obtaining a sense of satisfaction with overall system performance. Among most gamers, basement dwellers, internet trolls, and other sunlight shunning computer enthusiasts we've seen a directly proportional increase in the perception of higher memory performance as memory heat spreaders increase in size. In the computing industry, RAM resellers like Team Group refer to this principal as the heat spreader placebo to sale markup ratio.
You can't honestly expect them to proofread marketing materials or have the knowledge base necessary to understand where the memory controller resides can you? That's asking a lot from someone that's just a tech journalist.
Team Group Xtreem "8Pack Edition" 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-32000C18 4000MHz Quad Channel Kit Review.
My motherboard is ASUS Maximus IX Hero, CPU Intel Core i7-7700k.
The memory doesn't pass POST when all 4 dimms are installed, ASUS Q-Code error 55 and 49. Some 2 dimms work well, some don’t. Spent 6 hours trying to make 4 dimms work by tweaking BIOS settings without any luck. This memory seems incompatible with my system.
On the other hand, I installed 4x8GB dimms of G.Skill Trident Z 4000MHz into the same system and it works well out of the box. Hence, my system is capable of handling 4 sticks of ddr4-4000MHz.
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darckhart - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
In case anyone was wondering about space, I checked the link and the spec lists these as 47.7 mm high.Ej24 - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
Good God. 47mm??? That's nearly the max height for cpu coolers in my case. Heat sinks like this aren't necessary. It's ridiculous.Dragonstongue - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
that is something that should list in a product announcement thank you for that darckhart ^.^weird they only list the top 2 kits as 2x8gb, and not the other two...they should have also listed the SEP/MSRP...I hate "half information" which ANANDTECH seems to have been doing a great deal of lately...they should mention it to the suppliers/vendors so potential consumers know "ahead of time" o.O
close - Friday, September 21, 2018 - link
Get used to it. Most AT articles are PR statements like this. They get the text straight from the manufacturer but in most cases nobody will do even a cursory fact check. So you end up with articles full of BS and "mistakes" (intentional ones, from the manufacturer issuing the press release).Take all details with a tablespoon of salt and go read up on it somewhere else. Maybe from a source that appreciates correctness more than quick half-assed jobs.
Oxford Guy - Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - link
How about this "kit" nonsense? As a person who knows about about actual computer kits, like Heathkit, it's beyond absurdity to label two memory sticks you snap into a board a "kit".The word that should be used is "set". This is a set of two RAM sticks. It is NOT a kit.
This kind of terminology is designed to make system builders feel powerful, like they're doing something challenging (i.e. building a computer from a kit, with soldering) instead of just snapping together a few parts. It's revolting in its condescension.
Flunk - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
Another pointless "feature". If they have to put the heat-spreaders on I wish they could at least not make them much taller than the circuit board. Is that too much to ask?Alistair - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
Heat spreaders are very important for high voltage, high performance memory like this. There's a big difference between low voltage ddr4 2666 and these.PeachNCream - Friday, September 21, 2018 - link
Heat spreaders are proven to assist the end user in obtaining a sense of satisfaction with overall system performance. Among most gamers, basement dwellers, internet trolls, and other sunlight shunning computer enthusiasts we've seen a directly proportional increase in the perception of higher memory performance as memory heat spreaders increase in size. In the computing industry, RAM resellers like Team Group refer to this principal as the heat spreader placebo to sale markup ratio.ibnmadhi - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
A motherboard with a quality memory controller? Motherboards haven't had memory controllers for ten years.Flunk - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
Things like that happen when you just copy and paste marketing copy written by salespeople.GreenReaper - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
Sounds like an infection of "courage".PeachNCream - Friday, September 21, 2018 - link
You can't honestly expect them to proofread marketing materials or have the knowledge base necessary to understand where the memory controller resides can you? That's asking a lot from someone that's just a tech journalist.max0x7ba - Thursday, October 4, 2018 - link
Team Group Xtreem "8Pack Edition" 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-32000C18 4000MHz Quad Channel Kit Review.My motherboard is ASUS Maximus IX Hero, CPU Intel Core i7-7700k.
The memory doesn't pass POST when all 4 dimms are installed, ASUS Q-Code error 55 and 49. Some 2 dimms work well, some don’t. Spent 6 hours trying to make 4 dimms work by tweaking BIOS settings without any luck. This memory seems incompatible with my system.
On the other hand, I installed 4x8GB dimms of G.Skill Trident Z 4000MHz into the same system and it works well out of the box. Hence, my system is capable of handling 4 sticks of ddr4-4000MHz.