
Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB review
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With its latest HyperX Beast modules it's like finding out that the little old lady across the street uses a Suzuki Hayabusa to go and collect her pension.
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With its latest HyperX Beast modules it's like finding out that the little old lady across the street uses a Suzuki Hayabusa to go and collect her pension.

Its price tag might seem steep, but this mighty 8GB kit pays for itself by delivering a whopping performance boost.

Money isn't an issue if you're throwing together your own Intel X79-based system, so splurging an extra £100 on the highest-rated memory kits, such as the Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB shouldn't cause you too many problems.

RAM modules automatically programmed for high speeds, but how do they perform?

This is the fastest USB drive we have ever tested - as long as you have USB 3.0 support

This USB 3.0 flash drive gives you 64GB of storage in your pocket

Get the most from your 1366 socket with this RAM

Is speed over capacity enough for this RAM?

Enormous storage in your pocket for a hefty price

Kingston was one of the first manufacturers to push DDR3 sticks out of its doors, indicating that it's serious about making a name for itself with the new standard.

While Corsair got the first press release out announcing DDR2 RAM clocked at 1,200MHz, Kingston was the first to actually put sticks on the shelves, and we couldn't wait to get our hands on it

We ran into an odd problem with this high-clocking memory set - for some reason, even at stock speeds, the motherboard wouldn't reboot. We're giving it the benefit of the doubt, though, since it's a very new motherboard

Kingston has a good name among Apple resellers. With this in mind we looked through the company's catalogue. This 4GB USB flash drive stood out, with its generous capacity in a small format

£200? This flash drive should come with loan approval. 4GB of flash storage is not to be sniffed at, but it doesn't justify a longer review. Think of what you could use all that space for - games, music, or a complete backup of your treasured files