Review: Aorus RGB Memory 16GB DDR4-3200 (GP-AR32C16S8K2SU416R)

Conclusion

The first letters on any PC product marketing manger's meeting notes are probably R followed by G followed by B. If a product can have lights, RGB gets in there somewhere. This visual ingress is best exemplified by bolting on LEDs to DDR4 memory modules, with each manufacturer looking to outshine the other.

A new entrant in this already saturated ring is Aorus, better known as the producer of premium consumer motherboards and graphics cards. Rather than adopt a strictly me-too product, which is what one would expect, the key differentiator here is the addition of two dummy modules to the dual-channel pack. Their purpose is to provide extra, even illumination when using just two working sticks and they do it well. Kind of makes you wonder why it hasn't been done before.

Aorus sensibly opts for Samsung B-die-bearing modules specified at reasonable speeds, uses substantial heatspreaders that look good, and the £200 16GB (2x8GB) pack doesn't cost the earth. If you like your RGB everywhere and plan on using dual-channel memory, then the Aorus RGB memory is definitely worth a look.

Aorus RGB Memory DDR4-3200

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