I know exactly what you are thinking... or at least I think I might. You might be thinking about where the software screenshots and test are. That would be a very good question. The answer, of course, is that it depends on what board you have, and should you have the wrong board, there isn't any. The modules will simply do their thing, and there's nothing you can do about it. However, what you will get will be far different from what you will see inside your system from other RGB sticks with random colors everywhere; what you will get is that sticks installed into the same bank of DIMM slots will all show exactly the same thing, every time. If you have two banks of DIMMs, such as with Intel X299 or AMD X399, you'll have two banks of DIMMs that are synced with each other, but not to each other, but they'll still look pretty darn good.

If I look at my desk, I've got several different Kingston USB drives sitting here. I use them on a daily basis and rely on them when I need to install an OS for testing or transport my benchmark results from a test system to my work system. Kingston is just that brand you can count on for that sort of thing, so it seems a bit surprising to me that their other products don't get the same sort of exposure or respect. I simply see no reason why they should not. There's a reason you'll find these products at Best Buy and Walmart and similar big-box stores—Kingston makes reliable products so that stores don't have to worry about high return rates. They also have the capability to meet high demand on a global scale, as evidenced by all those products sitting at thousands of stores worldwide. Kingston really knows what they are doing when it comes to memory products, so I am confused as to why we don't see them more often in enthusiast builds. The HyperX Predator RGB DDR4 modules with Infrared Sync are the perfect example as to why we should all be paying a bit more attention to Kingston and HyperX. Infrared Sync isn't a gimmick; its a feature every RGB module should have had from the very beginning.

We can talk a little bit about the AMD compatibility issues, but it's not really a true issue. It seems AMD's Ryzen-based CPUs (including Threadripper) do not support all DDR4 timings fully at all times, so when in an AMD system, these modules will run with a CAS latency of 16 instead of the CAS 15 they are rated for, and no changes you make in your motherboard's BIOS will fix that. This is a platform issue, not one with the memory itself. With an increase to CAS latency, you can rest assured that these modules will be stable too, so it's just something to be aware of. I had zero problems reaching 3600 MHz with this particular set of sticks when looking at overclocking on both AMD and Intel, so there is a decent amount of headroom with these sticks I have, but you may not reach those clocks exactly, though you will most likely be able to get close.

The HyperX Predator RGB DDR4 modules are a great option if you are looking for RGB DDR4 and have a motherboard with RGB features itself. Kingston's long track record ensures that, but the small things, like the lack of their own software for these sticks, do unfortunately hold them back from being the right option for all motherboards. Yet if you do have a motherboard with RGB controls and support for controlling DIMM LEDs (most do these days with an updated software package, but a few RGB boards do not), then what are you waiting for? Hit that buy button!