Patriot Viper Xtreme 16GB DDR3-1600
Introduction
Intel’s intentional delay of Ivy Bridge due to market conditions and overstocks of existing Sandy Bridge processors will be debated for some time but it gives Intel’s LGA 2011 CPUs more traction in the marketplace. Couple the delay with Intel’s latest edition, the sub-$300 Sandy Bridge Core i7 3820 and performance vs. price takes on a new dimension.
Competition in the memory sector has recently skyrocketed with every manufacturer looking for market share and the name Patriot is synonymous with value and performance. Today, we have Patriot’s 16GB Viper Xtreme Series 1600MHz Low Latency, Division 4 Edition X79 memory modules ready to roll, so with the intro complete, let’s fire them up and see what Patriot has in store.