How Much Does It Cost?
Unfortunately, at the time of writing, I could not find accurate pricing or stock for this kit, but I will endeavour to update this as soon as I know more. Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t check Amazon yourself using this link, as sometimes retail pages vanish when there’s no stock, only to suddenly come back when there’s more. I know this will be a competitively priced kit though, Mushkin usually are very competitive on price, so maybe that’s why it’s sold out.
Overview
Mushkin has been making PC components since the 90s, so it’s fair to say they know what they’re doing after almost 30 years. I’ve used several of their DDR3 and DDR4 kits over the years, and certainly never had anything to complain about. This is the first DDR5 kit of theirs I’ve personally tested, and honestly, I’ve nothing to complain about yet again.
Mushkin has been pretty consistent with its build quality and designs over the years, and the Redline series is certainly one of the most popular they produce. Its toned-down, yet clean and stylish design is certainly appealing, in a market often littered with garish or RGB-laden memory kits, something in matte black with a subtle strip of polished aluminium is very appealing to me for a more stealthy-looking build.
The overall build quality is very good too, further enhanced by the overall simplicity too. It’s a simple two-piece aluminium heat spreader over a black PCB, so there’s really very little to go wrong. There’s a nice design on the spine with that staggered saw-tooth shape that looks nice, but also increases the overall cooling capabilities for improved performance.
Out of the box, the XMP profile worked great and delivered results on par with my expectations, so no complaints there. However, overclocking by just 200MHz resulted in some pretty big gains in read, write, and copy speeds, and even saw a slight improvement to the latency. Of course, your OC mileage will vary, but with many motherboards able to OC memory automatically or with little effort these days, it’s something I suggest you try with this kit.
If you’re looking for competitive memory that doesn’t have a garish RGB-focused design, the Mushkin Redline series is perfect. Ideal for those who want to build a competitive gaming system without spending a small fortune on extreme memory kits, when clearly, a 5600 MHz kit is more than good enough!
