Kingston has launched a new series of memory modules called Beast. Obviously, these sticks belong to the HyperX product line and therefore feature excellent design and high performance. The Beast line consists of a large number of kits with varying specifications. We’re glad to see that Kingston hasn’t set the limit too low, with the slowest models being declared to 1600 MHz. Of course, the fun only really starts in the upper end, with kits certified to as much as 2400 MHz. Since these kits are intended for enthusiasts and overclockers, it should be noted that the most expensive bundles with 8 x 8 GB DDR3 2133 MHz come equipped with an aluminium cooling profile and two active fans, so that you can keep chasing your records.

We’ve received some modules from ADATA, both targeting advanced users and passionate gamers, from the Xtreme Performance Gear series, for testing purposes. Both kits have the same capacity - 2x2 GB. One kit is declared to 1333 MHz, the other to 1600 MHz, but visual differences are inexistent. The packaging is dominated by a sketch of a hummingbird, the feathers of which end on the aluminium coolers carrying the brand name that’s nicely embedded; not that this is of particular significance, but it’s a nice touch to separate these modules from all the “stickered” ones. The heatspreaders themselves are very simply designed and stick to the modules firmly.

In a vast amount of offered RAM modules, Kingston modules were mentioned very often and that doesn’t come as surprise since more than 30% of all produced memory modules are signed by Kingston. Kingston’s memory brand HyperX was reserved for fastest and priciest RAM modules, but since there are more memory manufacturers than ever before, Kingston decided that it is time to introduce HyperX brand to mainstream market.