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I've been a huge fan of g.skill memories since the inception of this channel there tried NZ ddr4 utilizes high quality sampling ICS and their best bin sub can reach over 4000 megahertz of course with cast compromises but that's beside the point more gamers are concerned with looks than they are with the performance of their ddr4 partly because 4000 mega hours of ddr4 isn't going to change much in the way of frame rates in most cases and partly because well a gaming PC becomes furniture in your house if you build it right KC's are works of art and our fortresses of solitude so what if I told you that another company has done it too taking subliminal games and RGB if I'd them this is the new team group Nighthawk RGB memory module and it's almost every bit as capable as it's tried NZ counterpart I'm not sure how to review RAM or compare Ram in a video but we're gonna give it a shot in this video I'd first like to start with the current champion of our GB RAM and in my book that is the g.skill trident z module these are beautifully constructed extremely well bend and capable of some serious customization physically they feel sturdy sleek and premium brushed aluminum covers both sides of the PCB though one side is a darker shade than the other not too bad though keeps things pretty much monochromatic which is a big plus in my book especially for an RGB module no odd coloring to throw off your custom rig little logos keep things on the DL as well nothing too ostentatious which is good as for the RGB array itself you'll find several multi color LEDs hidden underneath this light bar acting as a diffuser to yield this a beautiful and steady array of colors well dispersed just looks like one big light bar with our DB support g.skill has done a great job here the diffuser does a great job dispersing light evenly across all LEDs producing that solid and uninterrupted strand of effects even the software is easy to use it's a bit buggy sure but managing to pull off RGB customization via the SM bus is a feat in itself jeez kill themselves to acknowledge this and express concerns regarding the conflicting software running on the bus supports been pretty solid though from what I've seen in all current platforms are supported including X to 99 not so sure about X 399 yet I'll contact g.skill if they haven't already made it public and advise it in the video description my only complaints regarding treaded Z are GB RAM for one the diffuser isn't super sturdy not that your modules will be moving anyway but it'd be nice to have this issue address and fuse your models it will actually rattle make a noise if you shake these back and forth the other complaint and this would not be review without mentioning this topic is price now let's transition to the new kid on the block these DIMMs are extremely appealing I cannot lie meet the Nighthawk RGB memory modules from Team Group respect almost identically to the Trident Z stuff only 200 megahertz lower caste voltage and memory size are all consistent between the two build material for the Nighthawk is also aluminium though this time it's sporting more of a matte finish than a brushed one I prefer this to be honest most components in and around your system will not have a brushed texture I mean which took the graphics card in this case there's no brush texture anywhere else in here the Nighthawk dim is physically heavier and taller than the Trident z counterpart as well so it might feel a bit more Premium in the hand but it may experience compatibility issues with some air coolers because it is a bit higher just something to keep in mind these are also RGB illuminated of course utilizing custom diffusers spanning both the top and sides of each module the Triton disease do this to to be fair though theirs is rather subdued because it's just one solid diffuser it's not broken up by the frame itself instead on the Nighthawks the aluminum frame wraps around the diffusers on both the top and sides to break up the LED dispersion this definitely reduces LED illumination and instead redirects much of it to the sides which depends on who you are what you're going for software support though is where these modules fall behind the trade NZ counterpart you see these have built-in effect you can view rainbow effects fade and fade out all the good stuff pretty much everything with the trends Iran can do the problem is try to Z RAM utilizes the SM bus which in itself is rather buggy but at least it's an option for you and they even have their own native software to control the LED effects these modules don't have that native control what they've done instead is opted to use Asus or a sync which you can only use if you have an asus motherboard so you see what I'm getting at here this means that users of gigabyte asrock MSI and Milo Foxconn motherboards will be stuck with a default rainbow theme that you're seeing here not a problem if RGB was your original scheme anyway but the lack of customization for most users it's a serious issue here you buy RGB components to customise them I don't even have an Asus board on hand so I can't even show you what the effects look like I work with other vendors right now and none of them obviously support Asus Ora because none of them are a sous look I get the team group an ACS kind of buddied up here team brew said hey let us use your software and you know your users have access to our RAM which looks really cool and it would be a good way for us to kind of communicate and work together but the problem is you're leaving out I would say 75% of the user base I don't think that I don't maybe more than 25 30 % of users out there are using Asus boards at least Asus boards that support or a sink that have RGB support on board so this is a big letdown for me I don't think that it's like an end-all be-all you should just buy a tried in Z Ram or some other RGB module out there I just think that the opportunity for you to buy these and be able to customize them is extremely limited so either you have an asus board in which case you're good buy these over the trendy Ram dims because these are just more expensive and I don't think they look as good to be honest or just I don't know be happy what's the rainbow effect because that's all you can really do so my verdict then and I'm going to be pretty blunt about this I'm not worried about pissing off either company here team group does not have their own proprietary software with which to control their RGB effects there Ram that's a big issue for me g.skill has other peripherals so they just kind of like you know built off of that software I presume it all looks pretty much the same theme wise anyway so this Ram is just better supported overall you can tell this is still kind of in the production phase in fact only recently did asus officially release software support for controlling the effects of these modules if you can find a lower frequency lower bin kit of treaded z RGB modules for around 150 bucks 16 gig kit that's not too bad it's just it's way worse than it used to be but it's fine it's 16 gigs 450 is okay in this market then I would say purchase these all day long because you do get that support no matter what platform you're on it's a shame I have to end the video this way but I can't compare software which would have been a deciding factor for me because team group does not have their own proprietary software and that to me is a big problem but if I was going for just a solid all-around like best looking them it would still be a team group nighthawk Ram I think that it looks better I think that it's just it's got a bit more flair to it if you just want RGB I think the g.skill is the way to go because RGB on the Triton see dims is a bit more a bit more noticeable it's just more obvious the entire diffuser spans the top of the module as always you can find both of these products linked in this video's description check them out let me know in the comments which you think is the better bang for the buck despite the drawbacks of each this one has more drawbacks but still I guess the price here kind of makes up for that this is a bit more expensive I don't know you tell me also be sure give this video a thumbs up if you thought it was cool thumbs down for the opposite click subscribe button if you haven't already stay tuned for more content like this this is science studio thanks for learning with this