Initial Setup

Getting the Kingston HyperX Beast sticks installed is no different than with any other DIMM. The sticks measure in at 46.37mm by my digital calipers, tall enough to interfere with some heatsinks but not all.


Getting the sticks into my memory test system presented some difficulties based on that height, but I've got to say that they match my ASUS Maximus V Extreme really well.


The HyperX Beast sticks did run afoul of the fan on my CoolerMaster TPC 812 cooler, but I still managed to mount the fan, although the fan sat a bit high on the heatsink, as you can see in the second image above. You'll want to keep this in mind if you use a tower cooler like the TPC 812, but with the prevalence of AIO water coolers on today's market and the number of users I see using similar or better, this won't be an issue for most.