A Closer Look

With all four sticks out of the box and on my table, you can see how reflective the label is – these are not cheap paper stickers thrown on out of alignment.


Barring a couple labels on one side, both sides of the DIMM are nearly identical. Depending on the platform you use, you might have the label face outward after installation.


I found a few apparently random markings on the edge of each PCB. Nothing there hinted at anything worth keeping track of.


Sporting a highly-stylized design that has been one of my favorites for a long time, the logos on either end of the DIMM are familiar to most of us.


Date of manufacture, speed, voltage, and primary timings of the stick can be found on the label. Looking at all four ends at once, one DIMM on top of another, I noticed that the PCB has eight layers, which eliminates EMI nicely and allows for the best scaling possible.


The heatsink itself is pretty thick, and its red "fin" at the top is machined into the shape of a trident, so you are probably supposed to pair these sticks up with a watercooled system. Trident...water...you get the point.