Lexar Hades OC RGB DDR4-3600 2x 16 GB

[ir_cow]

Lexar's first attempt at a brand-new line features an RGB LED light bar and high-density memory kits backed by a well-known company with a strong foundation in the flash memory market. Join me as we dive face first into this memory kit in hopes of finding gold.

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[ir_cow]

Lexar PR rep wanted me to let folks know that Lexar memory is currently on sale until Oct 3rd for $160.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099H1DCJC?

 

[Wooden Law - Black]

"I was curious to see who the IC manufacturer was, which Lexar blanked out in the SPD data, leaving only the primary timings as a hint of what these could be. Low and behold, I still do not know. That is officially due to the part number not getting a ping on the interwebs. These are not branded with a Lexar logo even though they are clearly just sourced, which makes my job a bit easier. A good hint is the big "S" for SpecTek, a Micron division who sources and sells what are considered generally lower-binned Micron ICs."

The mark code (PP059) corresponds to "PRN2G8Z32DD8JC" (you can put it on SpecTek's site, here) and according to their datasheet they are 16Gb (as density) of DDR4 SDRAM. Are they Rev.E? Rev.B? I don't know, but who knows? There aren't any info about it, also Thaiphoon doesn't show the model of ICs.

 

[MachineLearning]

"I was curious to see who the IC manufacturer was, which Lexar blanked out in the SPD data, leaving only the primary timings as a hint of what these could be. Low and behold, I still do not know. That is officially due to the part number not getting a ping on the interwebs. These are not branded with a Lexar logo even though they are clearly just sourced, which makes my job a bit easier. A good hint is the big "S" for SpecTek, a Micron division who sources and sells what are considered generally lower-binned Micron ICs."

The mark code (PP059) corresponds to "PRN2G8Z32DD8JC" (you can put it on SpecTek's site, here) and according to their datasheet they are 16Gb (as density) of DDR4 SDRAM. Are they Rev.E? Rev.B? I don't know, but who knows? There aren't any info about it, also Thaiphoon doesn't show the model of ICs.

16Gbit Rev.B definitely exists and is in production; bought 2 sets of 2x16GB Ballistix sticks about a month ago, 1 was 16Gbit single-rank Rev.B and the other is dual-rank Rev.E 8Gbit. Both kits made in mid-late July, 2021.

I'm not aware of any 16Gbit Rev.E, only 8Gb and previously 4Gb. So my guess is that this SpecTek stuff is Micron Rev.B, that wasn't good enough for Ballistix. Would still like more info though.

 

[ir_cow]

The mark code (PP059) corresponds to "PRN2G8Z32DD8JC" (you can put it on SpecTek's site, here) and according to their datasheet they are 16Gb (as density) of DDR4 SDRAM. Are they Rev.E? Rev.B? I don't know, but who knows? There aren't any info about it, also Thaiphoon doesn't show the model of ICs.

Good find. I'll use that database in the future. Nothing popped up for me before. Ah well.

 

[Tardian]

The Lexar Hades OC RGB kit I have for review today follows the new mid-tier standard for timings using 18-22-22-42 at a modest 1.35 V.
Let's take care of the obvious elephant in the room: The asking price is absurdly high for such a competitive tier with mediocre timings.

Why can I buy DDR4 3600mhz CL16 RAM for much less than premium CL18 RAM? Is it about OC?

 

[ir_cow]

Why can I buy DDR4 3600mhz CL16 RAM for much less than premium CL18 RAM? Is it about OC?

Why can you? Short answer supply and demand.

 

[firewrath9]

Curious, did you attempt to tweak subtimings on the ram?
(tWR, the RRDs, tFAW, tRC, etc.)

 

[Jomale]

Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3600, CL16-18-18-38 are better for the price