14 DAY TRIAL // Plug-and-play memory sounds like a pretty esoteric concept, bizarre even, because memory isn't exactly the sort of thing you can put in or take out of a PC while the system is on. For the Kingston HyperX Fury line, however, the term means something else.
Specifically, it means that the Kingston HyperX Fury memory can automatically overclock in a system if the BIOS allows it. You just don't have to actually enter the BIOS and manually tune it at all, because they will go as high as they can on their own.
The speed settings available to the newcomers are 1333 MHz, 1600 MHz, and 1866 MHz, and there are several heatspreader colors too: red, blue, black and red.
Between those colors and the black PCBs (printed circuit boards), Kingston is sure that all gamers will be able to create color-matched systems.
For those who want to know the exact technical details of the new DRAM, the modules come in 4 GB and 8 GB.
By extension, they can ship in kits of 8 GB (two 4 GB modules) and 16 GB (two 8 GB modules). It's a shame that the company didn't mention prices in its press release.
It did say that the items should already be shipping, even though retailers don't have them up for order yet. Keep an eye out if you're in the market for one.
Anyway, the HyperX Fury memory series has CAS latency of 9 or 10 depending on capacity and frequency.
Furthermore, the operating voltage is of 1.5 V, which is pretty standard. Sure, some years ago, it would have been 1.65 V that would be considered standard, but things have changed.
Moving on, Kingston made sure to test all modules and kits before shipping them. Tested them for reliability that is, not just to see if they run. They should last for longer than their warranty covers.
Speaking of which, the newcomers have lifetime warranty, which is a pretty vague term because it means the lifetime of the product, marketing-wise. It's like saying that the product will be under warranty for as long as it still ships.
It would be reassuring if not for the fact that the HyperX Fury is replacing the HyperX blu series and will probably be replaced, in turn, in a couple of years or so.
Nevertheless, the new DRAM should prove quite useful to those who want to make a lower-cost gaming PC than usual. If this were a top-tier product release, we would have probably been looking at kits of up to 4 modules of 8 GB, for 64 GB capacities.