How Much Does It Cost?
Memory prices are pretty great right now. However, a dual 16GB kit is obviously still going to be a bigger investment, and even more so when going for both a higher clock speed and lower latency kit. While you can get 3200 MHz 16GB kits for just $129.99 the full-fat version I reviewed today is actually $299.99. I personally think that’s good value though, as this is a premium quality product that can hold its head up against the best from any other big name brand.
Overview
Let’s be honest, the ACER brand is one that inspires thoughts of boredom, but in recent years, ACER has given the brand a gamma bomb infusion of strength with the Predator series. Sure, they’ve been killing it in the monitor market and a few other products in recent years. However, it’s clear they’re gunning for the enthusiast marker more than ever, and so far, it seems to be paying off for them.
There’s no shortage of ultra-fast gaming memory these days. Actually, I think you’ll be bloody hard pushed to find DDR4 memory kit that is anything short of excellent these days. The market has had a long time to mature, and manufacturers have figured out how to get every bit of performance and reliability from the hardware now. Even some of the bare PCB DIMMS are really good now, so you can’t really go wrong without considerable effort in doing so.
Of course, that’s not to dismiss the efforts of BIWIN and ACER here, as this is still one of the best sets out there. The hardware they’ve chosen is all the best components, and it’s built from pre-binned chips that provide it which much lower latencies, and much higher performance, as a result. Will your typical consumer care? Likely not, but if you’re an enthusiast looking to ensure higher FPS and benchmark results, you’ll see the value in it.
The build quality is exceptional though, with great components overall, but also a truly premium heatsink design that can hold its own against the best from any other brand. They’re super heavy, and all that mass is going to ensure it can drag the heat away from the DIMMs, preventing any kind of loss in performance. Furthermore, you get a massive RGB lightbar on the top, not uncommon these days, but again, it’ll work with all major RGB interfaces, and has all the effects you’d expect from any other big-name brand.
If you’re looking for high performance, low latency, stunning RGB and exceptional build quality, look no further. The ACER Predator Vesa ticks all the right boxes!
