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When we first looked at the 4x4GB G.Skill Ares DDR3-2133 CL9 kit, we tested it on the Intel X79 platform it was orinally intended for. Since then, Ivy Bridge has taken the crown in the enthusiast market so, while we still have the memory, we decided to pa...
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vortez.net Updated: 2015-10-28 10:20:43
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£138.37 inc. VAT (At time of review)G.SKILL are no newbies when it comes to producing some of the finest memory kits available. Indeed, they have been doing exactly that for over 20 years! From their humble beginnings in Taipei, Taiwan as a group of e...
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Good looking, well vented heatsink, 2133MHz stock speed, Great overclocking potential, Tight timings, Black PCB...
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Blue may not suit everyone's tastes, Basic Packaging...
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The G.SKILL ARES is a great kit that impressed us from start to finish. It looks extremely good with it's Royal Blue heatsinks which might I add also come in a very fetching bronze colour at the same frequency but with slacker timings. The blue kit is...
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G.Skill have been actively targeting the enthusiast user now for the last year, with a constant stream of quality products aimed at a wide audience … from gamers to hardcore overclockers. Today we are looking at the latest ‘ARES’ branded low profile...
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low profile, great ‘out of the box’ performance characteristics, can overclock to 2,400mhz, G.Skill are always priced competitively...
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We've got this little bit of a lull in the memory market at the moment as we have seen most companies already show Quad Channel memory kits in force and companies aren't doing much with Dual Channel at the moment as we wait for the new Intel Z77 Expre...
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We've got this little bit of a lull in the memory market at the moment as we have seen most companies already show Quad Channel memory kits in force and companies aren't doing much with Dual Channel at the moment as we wait for the new Intel Z77 Expre...
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Earlier this month G.Skill announced their brand new Ares series. Meanwhile these modules are already available on the market, either as Dual Channel or as Quad Channel DDR3 kits and you can get them with a capacity of 8GB up to 32GB featuring a low profi...
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Regarding their Ares 2133 MHz CL9 modules, GSkill succeeded in introducing a highend quad channel memory kit, that supports high frequencies at still quite tight timings Furhtermore there even is overclocking headroom We also like the low profile heatspre...
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tbreak.ae Updated: 2016-11-26 23:46:27
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G.Skill is a well known brand amongst PC enthusiasts as they’re known to make some of the best high performance memory for desktop computers. We have reviewed their Ripjaws X in the past with much fervor, and in fact use their 16GB Ripjaws Z memory kit...
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Fast performance, easy overclock thanks to XMP, low profile makes it easy to fit under large heatsinks and HTPCs...
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Small price premium compared to other similarly specced memory kits.
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The G.Skill ARES’ performance is truly up there with the speed kings of old. While not quite exceeding anyone else, the ARES performs admirably in all of our memory specific benchmarks. Thanks to its built-in XMP settings and lifetime warranty, the ARE...
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We have already taken a look at G.Skill’s and memory now it is time for their ARES series of memory. The ARES memory is designed to be low-profile so you can use it with larger aftermarket CPU coolers. Today we are taking a look at the 16GB kit...
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Low profile, Heatspreaders look great, XMP ready, Lifetime warranty, Overclockable...
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Very loose stock timings...
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When you are looking for memory it is really hard to find low profile memory that is not some OEM crap or made by some no-name brand. I really like that G.Skill has these low-profile modules along with all their other memory lines. Almost every large...
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Memory may or may not be your primary focus in a computer system. Most people arguably do not realize the benefits of quality memory modules and higher capacities, but in today’s world of multitasking and memory intensive programs, better memory can of...
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We’ve had an onslaught of new memory introductions as of late. There are so many choices in this competitive market with a bundle of name brands. For some time, G.Skill has been synonymous with high performance and quality namely with their Ripjaws ser...
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Back when 4GB density sticks first appeared on the scene it was clear that you had the choice between running a very fast setup, or having a lot of RAM. Since then, as is always the case with technology, things have improved to the point that 4GB stick...
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There is a lot to like about the G.Skill Ares.Firstly, and obviously most importantly, is the performance. Even accepting that it's got reasonably slack timings it still neatly straddles the line between the extreme speeds available from a 2133MHz CAS9 ki...
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