Initial Setup

Air-Cooled System Install

Thanks to the small metal wrapper, the Kingston HyperX Genesis 10th Anniversary Special Edition sticks are easy to install. There is not much to take into consideration when it comes to their installation since they are only 31.74 mm high.


All four sticks fit into my ASUS Maximus V Extreme without any problems, and there is plenty of room for airflow between the sticks after installation.


I was able to fit the fan onto my CoolerMaster TPC812 cooler without hitting the sticks, with several millimeters of space left between the top of the DIMMs and the CPU heatsink's fan. The sticks aren't very flashy from above, but their simple appearance does not denote simple performance. Let's take a look.