The Kingston HyperX Beast kit performs extremely well. Having 2400MHz to hand is fantastic and at timings that are not to shabby either. Couple this with the fact you have 32GB (4x8GB) and this kit has to be one of the best kits available, especially if you want to future proof your machine.

It can of course be argued that 4-8GB is plenty of memory for a gaming machine today. However, it wasn't too long ago that people scoffed at enthusiasts buying up 16GB of DDR3. 16GB is now very much the norm which just goes to show how quickly opinions and needs change. We have also seen how quickly memory prices can change and with memory now priced at a reasonable level, there couldn't be a better time to upgrade. With games such as Crysis 3 almost upon us which is rumoured to be yet another PC killer, gamers and enthusiasts would do well to invest in memory upgrades. Encoding and editing HD video can also eat memory so it goes without saying that it is not just gamers who will benefit from upgrading for the future. Throw some deliciously sexy heatsinks into the mix and you have the Kingston HyperX Beast 4x8GB 2400MHz kit.



The more memory you add can mean instability rears its ugly head, especially if you overclock. Add to this the increased frequency of our 2400MHz kit and some serious strain will be placed on the internal memory controller. Thankfully, we encountered no such issues with the kit working straight out of the box (once the motherboard BIOS was updated). We did however like the fact that Kingston have added two X.M.P profiles. One at the maximum settings (2400MHz @ 1.65v) and one of a lower speed, lower voltage (2133MHz @ 1.5v). So in effect, what Kingston have done is taken a standard 1.5v memory kit rated at 2133MHz and done all the hard work for you by testing an overclock (X.M.P profile 1) and allowing you to set this so the memory is running at its maximum speed possible which was also born out by our own overclocking where we failed to push the kit further.

In short, the Kingston HyperX Beast offers sublime performance, looks great with those super black finned heatsinks and being a 32GB kit, offers enough future proofing for the foreseeable future. While it weighs in at around £240, most of the competition can only match this price by either taking away 16GB or dropping the speed to 2133MHz. Kingston make no compromise by offering both speed and volume at a very reasonable cost. For this reason it is a deserved winner of our prestigious Gold award.