Patriot Viper Elite Series DDR4 16GB (2x8GB) 2666MHz PC4-21300 Dual Memory Kit

Works fine

This was great value for the money. 8 gigs of RAM is plenty fast. I can load as many web pages with video as I want without a hitch. I don't do gaming so I can't speak to that. But if you need more, this is a good, reliable name brand. I've had Patriot and PNY RAM for many years and I've never had a piece fail. Probably the most reliable component you can get.

This is solid memory for a solid price. I personally migrated over to a set of Corsair sticks because I realized I wanted a higher clockspeed to go with my Ryzen, but this RAM is as advertised. There are several morons leaving 1-star reviews because they don't understand how overclocking works; they see it as 2133 in the BIOS, and assume there is something wrong with the memory - NO, there is nothing wrong with the memory. All memory comes at a default, you need to enable the XMP overclock in the BIOS to get it to advertised speeds (in this case, 2666). This is the case in all the memory modules I have had, including my current set of Corsair ones. Don't listen to the ignorant people here saying it isn't 2666- it is, they just have no idea what they are talking about.

I've now had this RAM (2x16GB Kit) for over a year. It has been rock solid without any issues the entire time. I ran memtest86 on it for a day when I first got it. No errors.I'm running this on a MSI Z390-A PRO with XMP enabled. The correct overclock speed was detected immediately. If you are new to this RAM speed, then please remember that you must enable XMP in order to run this at the advertised speed. If you are unable to do so, then it is a BIOS issue, and not a RAM issue.To those people leaving bad reviews for not being able to run at the advertised speed. Please do you homework before you write. All your review does is make you look stupid to all of the experienced users, and it confuses all the newcomers. This RAM will run at 2666MHz as advertised. If your motherboard supports XMP then it will do so automatically as soon as you enable that feature. Otherwise you will have to manually overclock it.Finally, to those put off by the term overclock. This is technically not overclocking since the RAM modules are designed to run at that speed. The issue is that 2133MHz is the standard speed for the industry. Higher speeds are specified in the standard, but these are referred to a "enthusiast" speeds. Which just means that if the motherboard supports it, and the RAM is manufactured to the higher speed specification, then it's safe to run at the speed indicated by the RAM manufacturer. Not all motherboards support this, so again, please do your homework.