The design of the G.SKILL Trident Z Neo takes the iconic Trident Z profile and adds some color and flare, with build quality that certainly lends the kit a premium feel, and the sleek packaging amplifies that impression. The heatspreader with its neutral colors will fit a wide variety of builds and is quite eye-catching. For RGB LEDs, the G.SKILL Trident Z Neo has the same great implementation as the Trident Z RGB it is based on. The G.SKILL Trident Z Neo has good stock lighting effects for those who eschew extra software, and good software support for those who want it. This kit is also compatible with the lighting software from all four major motherboard vendors.

G.SKILL, of course, would never sacrifice performance in the name of fashion. For overclocking, the G.SKILL Trident Z Neo didn't have too much headroom, reaching 3733 MHz stable with my ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 7 and Intel Core i9-9900K combo. That's not a terrible result considering the tight 16-16-16-36 XMP timings. My Ryzen testing was more fruitful. The G.SKILL Trident Z Neo achieved 3933 MHz with the stock XMP timings on my MSI MEG X570 ACE paired with a Ryzen 5 3600X. Manually tuning the timings at 3600 MHz, I was able to get all the way to CL14 with no trouble because of the excellent Samsung B-die ICs G.SKILL has used in the Trident Z Neo.

Finally, we come to the price. The G.SKILL Trident Z Neo comes in at US$293.99. Not a cheap kit by current market standards. That doesn't mean this kit isn't worth it to the right buyer. If you want a great-looking kit from a top brand that will get you the absolute most out of your new AMD system, the Trident Z Neo is where you should look first.