1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:06,879 This is a bit of a first for me. This is the first AMD specific memory kit that I 2 00:00:05,359 --> 00:00:10,480 have unboxed. I was kind of interested in it because this is a new heat 3 00:00:08,639 --> 00:00:14,320 spreader design for GSkill. So, I wanted to have a look as well as I wanted to 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:19,520 talk a little bit about what this means. So, it says designed for AMD Phenom 2X6 5 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:23,359 CPU. That does not mean that that's the only chip that it works with. This 6 00:00:21,439 --> 00:00:28,720 compatible motherboard list, while handy and convenient and includes some pretty 7 00:00:25,359 --> 00:00:30,880 darn good boards like the 890 FXA GD70, 8 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:37,360 is not comprehensive. So, this memory kit is a 9 00:00:33,079 --> 00:00:40,399 DDR3800 MHz kit. It runs at 1.65 volts 10 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:42,239 CL9 latency and it is a 4 gig kit, so 11 00:00:40,399 --> 00:00:46,000 it'll be pretty much compatible with any board out there. But what GSkill is 12 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:49,680 saying is that it is specifically validated for these CPUs and these 13 00:00:48,399 --> 00:00:54,000 motherboards. So, if you're going to go with a combination of a Phenom 2x6 and 14 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:58,239 any one of these boards, you buy this RAM, you know, it's going to run 100% 15 00:00:56,559 --> 00:01:01,600 out of the box and it's going to be effortless. So, that is what they're 16 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:05,680 trying to say. So, let's get it opened up and have a look at their Flare series 17 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:09,760 heat spreader. I believe that's what it's called. Ooh, don't quote me yet. 18 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:13,040 Yes, Flare series heat spreader. So, first of all, it comes with a G-Skill 19 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:16,960 RAM fan. And this isn't the one that I've seen in the past. This is a little 20 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:20,640 bit different. It's not quite as robust as the one that I unboxed in the past, 21 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:25,200 but it's going to get the job done. I can tell that right off the bat. You've 22 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:26,640 got two 40mm fans. They appear to be LED 23 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:31,680 fans, although I don't know what color they are right now. I actually didn't know there was going to be a RAM fan 24 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:36,720 inside here, so I I apologize for not having a power source handy, but they've 25 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:38,079 got little uh little foam clips here. 26 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:42,640 So, it's going to clip Actually, here I can install it on a No, I can't install it on a motherboard. Sorry. So, it's got 27 00:01:41,439 --> 00:01:49,439 little foam clips here. It's going to sit right over the RAM clips on the ends. We got one uh yeah, only one power 28 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:55,040 connector that powers both fans. It runs off a four pin Molex. 29 00:01:52,200 --> 00:02:00,399 And I wish I knew what color LEDs they were. Let me see if it says something on 30 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:00,399 the back. They're young lint 31 00:02:01,159 --> 00:02:07,119 fans. Yeah, sorry about that. Okay. Well, moving on. Let's have a look at 32 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:10,959 the Flare series memory module. So, these are a high performance module. 33 00:02:09,039 --> 00:02:16,000 They're running at higher than what what I would consider standard speeds like 34 00:02:12,879 --> 00:02:17,440 1333 MHz, 1600 MHz. So, while the 35 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:21,040 latencies aren't particularly impressive, wow, the heat spreader is. 36 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:24,560 And the speed is also a little bit higher than what I would consider 37 00:02:22,640 --> 00:02:28,560 normal. So, the Flare series heat spreader. This looks terrific. Here is 38 00:02:26,879 --> 00:02:31,920 your serial number sticker. Don't remove that or you will void your warranty. 39 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:36,480 This is also a good reminder if you're ever trying to tune in your memory. I did a guide on that a little while back 40 00:02:34,879 --> 00:02:41,680 as well. This is where all of the settings that you need to set in the BIOS are. So, let's have a look. So, the 41 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:46,560 Flare series memory module heat spreaders are kind of a a I can tell 42 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:50,160 right now they're made of aluminum. Okay, they are a dual colored heat 43 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:53,680 spreader. You're not getting like a brush finish, but you can tell, 44 00:02:51,920 --> 00:02:57,760 especially the red, has a beautiful anodized finish. It actually has a 45 00:02:55,519 --> 00:03:01,440 little bit of a a sparkle to it when you catch it just right in the light. I 46 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:05,200 don't know if the camera really uh can catch all of that, but it really looks 47 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:08,319 striking in the light. The black is more of a matte finish because when it's 48 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:12,000 installed in your system, you're going to want to draw more attention to the 49 00:03:10,159 --> 00:03:16,879 red than really the black. So, the black is more like the background for the the 50 00:03:14,640 --> 00:03:21,560 flare that's popping out of the middle. It has kind of a flame shape to each one 51 00:03:19,519 --> 00:03:24,959 of the uh to each one of these I don't know what to call them, 52 00:03:23,519 --> 00:03:29,440 but each one of these protrusions from the heat spreader. And the red ones in 53 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:32,959 particular are more of a it's really hard to get a good angle on it, but you 54 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:37,200 can see the black ones are more wide and short, whereas the red ones really do 55 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:40,080 look more like a flame spurt. They're narrower and they're a little bit 56 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:44,239 longer. There you can kind of see from that angle. So, it's a standard DDR3 57 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:48,319 module and that it'll fit in just about any slot. You want to watch out for your 58 00:03:46,319 --> 00:03:52,000 height. These are approximately double height modules with with the heat 59 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:57,040 spreaders on them. So, if you have a CPU cooler like this one here, uh you might 60 00:03:54,640 --> 00:04:00,959 actually run into a wee spot of trouble if you're trying to install one of these 61 00:03:58,799 --> 00:04:03,920 modules directly under the cooler. You can see that there's definitely not 62 00:04:02,319 --> 00:04:07,280 enough clearance for that. Whereas, if you're putting it in the next over slot 63 00:04:05,599 --> 00:04:11,120 and then the furthest one away, you would probably be fine. So, thank you 64 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:16,639 for checking out my unboxing and first look at the G-Skill Flare series modules 65 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:21,440 as well as their new RAM fan. And thank you for checking out my video blog. 66 00:04:18,079 --> 00:04:21,440 Don't forget to subscribe.