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Today we are taking another look at the Patriot G Series, or Gamer Series, memory which as the name suggests is targeted at gamers. Today we are going to check out a dual-channel DDR3 version which is designed to be used with the AMD AM3 platform. What is interesting about the new G Series is that while this memory looks expensive, it is actually very affordable...
Already it has been more than a year since we checked out the Patriot G Series, when a triple-channel 6GB kit stopped by for some testing. Back then DDR3 memory had still only captured a small percentage of the market, though the small share that it did have was tipped to grow rapidly by the end of 2010 and grow it did. Now we are nearing the start of 2011 and it is fair to say that DDR3 memory has arrived and is now a mainstream product.
This is made all the more evident by today’s review item, the Patriot Gamer Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 memory kit. These high capacity modules cost just $175 US and operate at 1333MHz using low-latency CAS7 timings. DDR3 memory is now available for $15 US or less per gigabyte and this high quality Patriot memory kit works out at around $22 per gigabyte. Although the Patriot G Series is starting to show its age, as they advertise the modules as being optimized for AMD’s 7-series chipsets, we are interested in them primarily because they are low-latency 4GB modules that won’t break the bank. In fact the Patriot G-Series PC3-10666 (DDR3-1333) 8GB is the cheapest CAS7 kit we have come across that works at 1333MHz. Even G.Skill’s own bargain basement ECO PC3-10666 (DDR3-1333) 8GB kit costs $190, making the Patriot memory extremely good value. Although advertised to be optimized for AMD’s 7-series chipsets, we know that this memory will work just as well with new motherboards using an 8-series chipset and we plan to find out just how well they work with the new Phenom II X4 970 processor. |
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ProX |
Posted on: 11/17/2010 12:31 PM
Looks pretty good. Imagine 2 kits for 16GB or three for triple-channel use  Now that's a lot of memory  |
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poldo |
Posted on: 11/18/2010 06:10 AM
I have Patriot memory at the moment and its pretty good stuff. Both G.Skill and Patriot seem to make good value memory. |
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Offordef |
Posted on: 11/18/2010 10:54 AM
Hi Steve, Interesting, difference between 4GB and 8GB is still not shocking unless you are a power user. However prices should drop soon and the more RAM the better. What is even more interesting is that speed (and latency) only have a minor impact. I dare to say that the average application performance difference between DDR2-800 (or DDR3-800) and DDR3-1600 is less than 10% max. Gaming even less. It is simply not worth to spend a lot of money on high performance RAM unless you are overclocking. Maybe something to test one day? Keep up the good work! |
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Steven Walton Posts: 104 Joined: 2010-02-08 |
Posted on: 11/18/2010 11:24 AM
Hey thanks for the feedback guys! Offordef this might interest you... http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pages/amd_am3_memory_performance_guide,1.html |
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Offordef |
Posted on: 11/18/2010 12:15 PM
Hahaha, Thanks for that! I should visit Legion HW more often ;-) |