Patriot Viper 3 Intel Extreme Masters Memory 1866MHz 16GB Review

Patriot is no stranger to putting together special memory to partner with events and companies, as seen with OCC's review of the AMD Performance Edition modules we looked at back in April. Today, the modules we have on review are set to tie in with the Intel Extreme Masters gaming competition. This competition pits pro gamers against each other in Starcraft II and League of Legends. Patriot's Intel Extreme Master modules are based on those using the new Viper 3 cooling package. These modules come in capacities ranging from 8 GB to 32 GB in dual and quad-channel configurations, with speeds from 1600 MHz to 2133 MHz using just 1.5 V. Each kit is hand-tested to work with Intel 6 and 7 series chipsets, is XMP certified, and comes with a lifetime warranty.

Having looked at many of Patriots Viper series modules over the past few years, there has always been a focus on performance as well as cooling when digging into what the modules have to offer the enthusiast user. The limited edition set of Intel Extreme Masters modules in this review is rated for operation at 1866 MHz (PC3-15000) speeds with latencies of 10-11-10-30 at the aforementioned 1.5 V. Pricing on this 16 GB set will run in the neighborhood of $125. Let's take a quick look at the modules and dig into what they have to offer. After seeing what the Viper 3 8GB kit was capable of, I have some high expectations for this set of modules.