Question 1

Will this be compatible if I pair them next to an old Patriot kit? I made the mistake of mixing brands once before, and I don't want to waste more time or money. I currently am using Patriot Gamer 2 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3.

Accepted Answer

what is important is the speed of your ram vs. the new one you want to buy. they have to be compatible with your mother boards speed. if the viper 3 runs faster than your viper 2 they will run at a lower speed. you might to contact your mother board seller and ask for their tech support. 
you could go online and look up both to see and compare the differences and whether viper 3 will work for you.

WADE YOUNG
JOSHUA INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES

Question 2

My motherboard supports 1333 and 1600, and 1866 in overclocking. Will there be weird issues if I use 1866 ram? Like even if I underclock it to 1600 will the different timing cause weird issues?

Accepted Answer

That depends on your motherboard, not the memory module.  You indicate that your motherboard supports 1866 speed memory in overclocking.  That doesn't mean that the motherboard will run this memory at its advertised speed and timings without some work on your part: you will likely have to go into the bios to enable "xmp": extreme memory profile.  PCgamer has a nice article on how that works.  Search on pcgamer and What are XMP profiles and how do I use them?.  Your motherboard manual should also provide some information on how to use the overclocking features on your motherboard.  This is very good memory for overclocking.  The low stock voltage rating of 1.5V makes it very compatible with a wide range of motherboards that would otherwise balk at a higher voltage memory module.  You should also use the command line command: wmic MEMORYCHIP get BankLabel, DeviceLocator, MemoryType, TypeDetail, Capacity, Speed       to show the speed and other details of your installed memory.   Since your paying for it, you may as well get the most out of your system's memory.

Question 3

i get 4 of these would these be good for 64gb?

Accepted Answer

4 of them would be 32 gb they are 8 gb sticks and if your thinking 4 pairs you may wanna check ur mobo cause most only have room for 2 pair (4 sticks)

Question 4

Is the black heat shield made of plastic? It feels like plastic on mine, but if it is plastic, then how does it spread heat or work as a heat sink? Thank you for your time.

Accepted Answer

no it is metal the heat sink would be way less effective if made of plastic...

Question 5

will this work on amd procesors?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I'm using this with an AMD FX 8320 8-core processor on an Asus M5A99X Evo R2.0 motherboard. Great premium RAM from what I can tell.

Brand	Patriot
Series	Viper 3
Model	PV316G186C0K

Capacity	16GB (2 x 8GB)
Type	240-Pin PC RAM
Speed	DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000)
CAS Latency	CL10
Timing	10-11-10-30
Voltage	1.50V
ECC	No
Buffered/Registered	Unbuffered
Multi-channel Kit	Dual Channel Kit
Color	Black
Heat Spreader	Yes
Features	Patriot Memory's Viper 3 Series memory modules are designed with true performance in mind. Tested and compatible with Intel's and AMD's DDR3 compatible processors and chipsets, The Viper 3 series provides the best performance and stability for the most demanding computer environments. The Viper 3 series utilizes a custom designed high performance heat shield for superior heat dissipation to ensure rock solid performance even when using the most taxing applications. Built from the highest quality Build of Materials, Patriot Memory's Viper 3 Series memory modules are hand tested and validated for system compatibility.

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