Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB 2666MHz DDR3 Memory Kit Review

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Manufacturer:	Kingston
Product:	KHX26C11T2K2/8X
Date:	Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 12:00 AM
Written By:	Nathan Kirsch -
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The Test System

Before we look at the numbers, let's take a brief look at the test system that was used. All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. We went with an Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge processor and a Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H motherboard for testing since they are the latest and greatest available.

Our CyberPowerPC Zeus Thunder 2500SE Features:

Intel Core i7-3770K Quad-Core Ivy Bridge CPU
Asetek 570LX 240mm CPU Water Cooler
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H Motherboard
1TB SATA III 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Drive
120GB Corsair Force GT SATA III 6Gb/s Solid-State Drive
LG 12x Blu-Ray Player & 24x DVD-R/-RW Dual Layer Optical Drive
Corsair TX850 V2 850 Watt Power Supply
NZXT Switch 810 Case (White)
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Xtreme Gear USB Keyboard & Mouse

Intel Z77 Test Platform:

The Intel Z77 platform that we used to test the Kingston HyperX Predator memory kit was running the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H motherboard with BIOS F6 that came out on 4/26/2012. The processor was an Intel Core i7-3770K that was overclocked from 3.50GHz to 4.50GHz. This 1GHz overclocked was achieved by changing the CPU multiplier from x35.0 to x45.0 and raising the CPU Voltage to 1.250V.

** It should be noted that we were unable to get any memory kit to run over 2400MHz on the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H motherboard with BIOS F8. The platform was unstable with that BIOS, which just happens to be the latest version available. We rolled back to BIOS F6 and the system was rock solid and able to run 2800MHz memory kits with full stability at XMP default settings. We contacted Kingston and Gigabyte to let them know about the memory stability issues we were having with BIOS F8 and asked them to fix it on 8/21/12. If you happen to buy one of these kits of memory and have stability issues you might want to try different BIOS versions. **

You can see CPU-Z version 1.60.3 and screen shots below for additional platform information.

Let's get on to the testing!

Next Page - Intel XMP Profiles on the Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H

Review Index

Page 1 - Kingston HyperX Predator Modules - The New Flasgship
Page 2 - The Test System
Page 3 - Intel XMP Profiles on the Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H
Page 4 - Sandra, H264 HD and 3DMark11 Benchmarks
Page 5 - AIDA64 Extreme Edition
Page 6 - Overclocking Results & Final Thoughts

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