CONCLUSION

   If you’re into RGB lighting the Patriot Viper Elite II 32GB DDR4 4000MHz CL20 may not seem like the best looking kit out there right now for you but it’s quite affordable (always compared to other 4GHz kits), features low-profile heatspreaders (less possible clearance issues with CPU air coolers) and offers very good performance levels. On top of that these modules can easily reach 4400MHz CL20 with at just 1.45V so if you enjoy doing a bit of overclocking this should matter as well. Unfortunately, 4000MHz is as high as the Viper Elite II line goes (their Viper Steel and Viper 4 lines go all the way up to 4400MHz if you’d like something faster out of the box) but it still should be more than enough for most consumers.

   So just how much will the Viper Elite II 32GB DDR4 4000MHz CL20 dual-channel kit by Patriot set you back? Well, this kit currently retails for USD232.46 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 202Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) a price which is quite ok for a 4GHz dual-channel kit. All said and done I really have nothing “bad” to say about the Viper Elite II 32GB DDR4 4000MHz CL20 kit, it performs very well, has good OC headroom, looks nice, has low heatspreaders and is priced as expected and so the Golden Award is in order.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Thin, Low Profile Heatspreaders
- Very Good Performance (4000MHz CL20 / Up To 4400MHz CL20)
- Limited Lifetime Warranty

CONS

- Dual Channel Kits Only