RGB RAM - WE GOT IT FIRST!!
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2017-05-06
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811 words · ~4 min read
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So, G-Skill sent out a press release on the 19th of December with this picture
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in it. Naturally, my initial reaction was to freak the math out. But pictures
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on the internet could have been planted there by the dishonest media, right?
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I've been told that RGB RAM, if not
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impossible, is impractical due to the
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signal integrity issues that already exist with even single LED color
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high-speed computer memory. So, I
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demanded proof. I immediately sent them
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an email asking to be the first to showcase their groundbreaking entrance
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into the RGB product arena.
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And it's here, the Trident Z RGB memory
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from
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GSkill. The Essentials Kit from Cable Mod gives you everything needed to give
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your rig a professionally sleeved look.
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Check it out at the link in the video description.
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Okay, so here it is on my usual X99 Deluxe 2 test bench. By default, out of
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the box, it comes with this kind of rainbow wave effect that imo looks dope
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AF, but it's not synchronized with any
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of the other lighting in your system or even synchronized between the memory
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sticks installed in the system. So
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considering then that there are five individually addressable RGB zones along
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each of the modules, it would be a crying shame if we limited ourselves to
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just that, wouldn't it? So let's kick
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things up a notch. Trident ZRGB modules
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can be controlled a couple of ways. You can use ASUS Aura to synchronize their
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RGB lighting with the rest of your system, or you can use GSKill's own
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software, which I've obtained an early copy of on the condition that I don't
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show the interface since it's not yet final. And on the subject of non-final
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software, X99, Z170, AMD Ryzen chipsets,
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and motherboard manufacturers other than
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ASUS will be supported soon, TM, but
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they don't work yet. Hence, the swap out
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to the Maximus 9 code. All right, so now
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that we're rocking a compatible motherboard, we get to play around with
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all the different options in GSkill software. So, let's try some of these
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modes then, shall we? Damn, there are a
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lot of cool settings in here. So, you
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can configure different solid colors.
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You can set up any one of a ton of
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different canned animations. There's the ability to synchronize your effects
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between modules and even the option to
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configure the colors of every one of the
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five color zones on each module
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individually. I got to be honest with you guys, I think I'm starting to catch
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the RGB bug here. I mean, this is
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great. Why not do the video card next? I mean, who needs a a Titan XP when you
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can have a GTX 1050 Ti stricks with Aura
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RGB support? Yes, my friends. So, now
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that the video card is color cycling in sync with the rest of my system, I'm
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kind of thinking to myself, the sky's is the
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limit. Next stage, let's rip all of
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these power supply cables out of here. Let's clean up the old test bench. Get
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her looking spiffy and beautiful. And
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maybe ah yes, this is a nice touch.
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Let's throw a couple of cable mods RGB
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strips, which incidentally happen to also be aura ready and compatible with
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the RGB headers that you'll find at the top and bottom of the board. So, we can
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get those synchronized with the rest of the board's lighting for some wicked
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underglow effects, leaving the only standout
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really awful thing about this build, the
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Noctua fans. The performance is great, but I
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think the final finishing touch here has to be a couple of Corsair's HD fans.
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their new RGB fans with a little separate controller module that lets you
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pick colors and lighting effects. And
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finally, we're done. I present to you
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the Lionus Test Bench 2.0, which is
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falling apart when I do that. Now with
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2,000% more RGB
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lighting. Isn't it beautiful, my friends? So, thanks for watching, guys.
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If you dislikes, dislike. If you liked, then like, get subscribed. Maybe
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consider checking out where to buy the stuff we featured at the link in the video description. Also down there is
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our t-shirt store and our community forum, which you should totally join.
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Now that you're done doing all that, you're probably wondering what to watch next. So, check out our video
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suggestion, which will be chosen probably by Nick because we have like a
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new outro animation thing. Maybe by the time this video goes up. What I'm saying
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right now won't make a ton of sense if it's the same old outro animation.