Kingston Announces HyperX Beast DDR3 Memory

By Wolfgang Gruener
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Kingston has released a new version of its HyperX memory. The "Beast" is an addition to the "Predator" series and is designed to attract interest from those who are looking for a unique appearance as well as high capacities.

The memory is available in 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB capacities in kits of two, four and eight modules. Clock speeds range from 1600 MHz to 2400 MHz.

Kingston said that "with its eye-catching aggressive heatspreader design, HyperX Beast is aimed at hardcore gamers, PC modders, content creators and overclockers who want high-performing hardware in an innovative design."

"We use the best performance-yielding components to build memory that is capable of achieving high speeds" said Mark Tekunoff, senior technology manager atKingston. "The name Beast speaks for itself. The modules exemplify high-performance memory with the highest capacities available on the market today and an awesome design that will look great in your system."

The following specifications are available:

- KHX16C9T3K2/8X - 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 CL9 DIMM (kit of 2) Beast series XMP
- KHX16C9T3K2/16X - 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM (kit of 2) Beast series XMP
- KHX16C9T3K4/16X - 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 CL9 DIMM (kit of 4) Beast series XMP
- KHX16C9T3K4/32X - 32GB 1600MHz DDR3 CL9 DIMM (kit of 4) Beast series XMP
- KHX18C9T3K2/8X - 8GB 1866MHz DDR3 CL9 DIMM (kit of 2) Beast series XMP
- KHX18C10T3K2/16X - 16GB 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM (kit of 2) Beast series XMP
- KHX18C9T3K4/16X - 16GB 1866MHz DDR3 CL9 DIMM (kit of 4) Beast series XMP
- KHX18C10T3K4/32X - 32GB 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM (kit of 4) Beast series XMP
- KHX18C10T3K8/64X - 64GB 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM (kit of 8) Beast series XMP
- KHX21C11T3K2/8X - 8GB 2133MHz DDR3 CL11 DIMM (kit of 2) Beast series XMP
- KHX21C11T3K2/16X - 16GB 2133MHz DDR3 CL11 DIMM (kit of 2) Beast series XMP
- KHX21C11T3K4/32X - 32GB 2133MHz DDR3 CL11 DIMM (kit of 4) Beast series XMP
- KHX21C11T3FK8/64X - 64GB 2133MHz DDR3 CL11 DIMM (kit of 8) Beast series XMP
- KHX24C11T3K2/8X - 8GB 2400MHz DDR3 CL11 DIMM (kit of 2) Beast series XMP
- KHX24C11T3K2/16X - 16GB 2400MHz DDR3 CL11 DIMM (kit of 2) Beast series XMP
- KHX24C11T3K4/16X - 16GB 2400MHz DDR3 CL11 DIMM (kit of 4) Beast series XMP
- KHX24C11T3K4/32X - 32GB 2400MHz DDR3 CL11 DIMM (kit of 4) Beast series XMP

Wolfgang Gruener
24 Comments Comment from the forums
  • A Bad Day
    There's no major reasons to get such high speed DDR3 with heatsinks, unless if you're using an APU or some other memory-bandwidth intensive software. But APUs are budget chips, and pairing it with high priced RAM makes little sense compared to a budget CPU with a mid-range GPU.

    I'm looking forward to the day where RAM comes with heatsinks without busting the wallet...
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  • Potato13
    If the 2400 mhz ram is cheap, it will be great for APU users :P I hope it's cheap.
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  • mousseng
    9427966 said:
    I'm looking forward to the day where RAM comes with heatsinks without busting the wallet...
    Is $35 too much for 8GB of low-voltage DDR3-1600 with heatspreaders...?
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  • dr1337
    Beast?? looks like regular old ram..... with an overly sized heat sink.
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  • H8ff0000
    moussengIs $35 too much for 8GB of low-voltage DDR3-1600 with heatspreaders...?Agreed. You kinda have to be a cheapskate to think RAM is expensive right now.
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  • mmstick
    And yet Samsung 30nm DDR3 is still cheaper, smaller, lower power, and faster.
    Reply
  • danwat1234
    I agree with the OP, super fast RAM has no use except for APU performance.
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  • Someone Somewhere
    I wonder if they've heard of 1.5V ram yet. Their obsession with warranty-voiding 1.65V is stupid.
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  • A Bad Day
    moussengIs $35 too much for 8GB of low-voltage DDR3-1600 with heatspreaders...?
    I spent $15 for 8 GB of laptop DDR3-1333 RAM. I do not expect little sheets of aluminum to cost more than $10-$15.
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  • danwat1234
    A Bad DayI spent $15 for 8 GB of laptop DDR3-1333 RAM. I do not expect little sheets of aluminum to cost more than $10-$15.
    It still costs over $100 for 2 sticks of 4GB DDR2 800MHZ SODIMM memory for my laptop
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