How Much Does It Cost?
The Kingston Fury BEAST DDR5 5200MHz 32GB (16GBx2) is on Amazon now for just £137.05. That’s a great price and makes it one of the cheapest DDR5 memory kits you can buy, especially for one that’s rated for both Intel and AMD platforms. While enthusiast gaming PC builders will likely want the £176.26 kit, most of us will do just fine gaming on the considerably more affordable 5200 MHz model I reviewed today.
Overview
I think this is a pretty good kit, I mean, that’s hardly singing its praises, but it’s £40 cheaper than the more gamer-focused model, and comes with a lower profile and better platform support too. If you just need a robust kit that works well on Intel or AMD, won’t cause height issues, and is good to your wallet, bam, get it, this is the kit for you.
Honestly, I think it looks like a “bad” kit due to the wealth of kick-ass high-end and more expensive models we’ve tested. It really is a good kit, and given it’s the latest DDR5 platform, if you’re using this for a low-cost upgrade from a DDR4 system, you’re going to reap the benefit easily enough.
The overall build quality is decent enough, nothing out of the ordinary, and with Micron memory chips, a black PCB, and a two-piece aluminium heat spreader, there’s really not a lot to go wrong here. I appreciate the lack of RGB too, which can often inflate the price of cheaper kits unnecessarily, but RGB is found on the faster 6000 MHz kit though, but again, that costs another £40.
Should I Buy One?
If you use your PC for daily work tasks, absolutely, there’s no reason not to save yourself a few quid and get the Kingston Fury BEAST DDR5 5200MHz 32GB kit. They’re decent for gaming too, and you’ll have issues using most graphics cards, however, if you’re gaming at higher frame rates on flagship GPUs like the RTX 4080 and above, skimping on the memory may not be ideal, and the Beast 6000 MHz kit will help you get the most from the GPU. I’d also go for a lower latency kit if you’re doing a lot of calculation-heavy tasks, but that’s a pretty small number of users that would need to worry about such things. Overall, this is one of the cheapest entry points to DDR5 and ideal for those wanting to save a little money on their new build.
