With summer nearly behind us and the frenzy of back-to-school in full gear, it's time for those of us here at OCIA.net to exit vacation mode and get back to work. If you were out of the loop while on break, you may have missed that Intel's processor core Haswell and 8-series chipset launched back in June. Indeed the usual fanfare accompanying such releases was somewhat diminished, as early reviewers struggled to find significant performance increases over the existing Ivy Bridge architecture.

Most of the gains centered on efficiency improvements for mobile chips along with a nice boost to integrated graphics across the board. Despite the apparent lackluster demand at retailers however, we know our readers expect only the latest and greatest from us, and never let it be said that OCIA.net is one to rest on its laurels. As such we kick off our 2013 Haswell build where over the coming weeks we will be reviewing each new system component.

In addition to supplying us with a HyperX SSD, Kingston also sent over this 16GB DDR3-2133 memory kit. The HyperX Predator series is one of their enthusiast level memory kits offering speeds from 1866MHz up to 2666MHz, with 2800MHz awaiting certification. Kits are available in either 8GB or 16GB capacity, with several different XMP profiles and CAS levels and from 1.5V to 1.65V voltage requirements. All Kingston memory is 100% tested and backed by their lifetime warranty.


Join us as we take a closer look at the Kingston HyperX Predator DDR3-2133 16GB memory kit.