A Closer Look
The modules are pretty understated, at least when they’re not powered up. The PCB is black and that’s matched up with a matte black finish on the heatsinks, giving them a fairly stealthy look overall.
Branding is kept pretty minimal, with the side of the heatsink offering up this lovely gold Viper Gaming logo. It’s not RGB or anything and I like that they’ve kept this part simple, as you can rarely see it once it’s installed.
You will see this part in your build though, a lovely RGB strip that runs down the spine of the memory. Again, branding is kept pretty simple here.
There’s just a small “Viper” printed on the top, so the RGB effects aren’t going to get overlly hidden.
What does surprise me is how slim the modules are. Often with the lightbar on the top, you find the kit is thicker than usual. However, these remain slim and that’ll allow a good spacing between them when they’re installed in your motherboard.
The heat sink is a little taller, allowing for the light bar, but also giving us increased surface area to improve the cooling performance. That being said, they’re not overly tall, so compatibility with most coolers should be decent. Overall, really clean, simple and stylish memory, and while it does have RGB on the spine, it doesn’t feel overdone, which I like.
