Let's face it: the reason for purchasing Corsair Vengeance LED DRAM is for the pretty lights. Otherwise, more economical RAM could be used that have essentially the same technical specs. Installed in my build, this RAM works fine and the red LEDs do glow and look kind of impressive. However, the Corsair advertisements show the RAM blinking in a coordinated fashion but mine breathe independently of each other, and not even at the same frequency. The Corsair LINK software is supposed to control the LEDs, among other things. But while the LINK app seems to accurately measure the CPU, MoBo and SSD temperatures accurately, it does nothing to control the LEDs. I contacted Corsair and they responded quickly, saying that the software that will control the LEDs is still in beta and gave no estimate on delivery. So this RAM only gets three stars because of apparently misleading buyers by showing coordinated lights on their website but delivering something different. If the finalized LINK app delivers as promised, this post will be updated. In the meantime, I'm looking forward to reviews of G.Skill's new Trident Z RGB DRAM.
UPDATE 3/19/2017: The LED function of these DRAM has improved a bit with Corsair's recent release of their updated LINK software. Now at least I can get both sticks to stay lit permanently and can adjust the brightness when they are constantly "on". But when blinking, each stick still has its own frequency and there is no apparent way to coordinate them.
UPDATE 3/30/2017: A new LINK software update was just issued and it finally works as advertised. The rating is upgraded to five stars. The new software is a bit cumbersome, but it does effectively allow the blinking LEDs to be coordinated. You can even adjust the speed of the blink and the interval by which the grouped LEDs are offset. I really like this now.
| RAM | 64 GB DRAM |
|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 3200 MHz |
