Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 32GB (2x16GB) 3600MHz CL18 White DDR4

Seems like solid, reasonably fast DDR4 RAM. I had no issues installing it, and it seems to be working fine. I have had no system crashes since installing it. Don't forget to enable XMP (Intel) or DOCP/EOCP (AMD) to get the full bandwidth you have paid for. The RGB support seems solid - works well via Corsair's iCue software. There are 10 LEDs per module and although you can see hot-spots through the diffuser, the overall effect is pretty good. Looks great in a white case or in a motherboard with white or silver trim.

Corsair Quality

Excellent Ram for the price. The RGB feature is fully customizable and well controlled via the iCue software. I had issues with Team Group modules that didn't illuminate and T-Group blamed the motherboard but that wasn't actually true. So I opted for the Corsair Vengeance and everything is working great. Even @ C18 these are not much slower in real-world performance vs. C14 dimms and the iCue software doesn't throw Windows Event errors like other products. My Cinebench 23 scores are still way above 15k and everything runs smoothly - be it gaming or productivity.My mobo is the Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme and this 16x2 kit is just what I needed. Since I 'go dark' on the mobo's RGB zones, iCue gives me all the control I need and will come in handy using their keyboard ... MoreExcellent Ram for the price. The RGB feature is fully customizable and well controlled via the iCue software. I had issues with Team Group modules that didn't illuminate and T-Group blamed the motherboard but that wasn't actually true. So I opted for the Corsair Vengeance and everything is working great. Even @ C18 these are not much slower in real-world performance vs. C14 dimms and the iCue software doesn't throw Windows Event errors like other products. My Cinebench 23 scores are still way above 15k and everything runs smoothly - be it gaming or productivity.My mobo is the Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme and this 16x2 kit is just what I needed. Since I 'go dark' on the mobo's RGB zones, iCue gives me all the control I need and will come in handy using their keyboard & mice products.Highly satisfied and highly recommended when on sale!

Couldn't be happier.

I was previously running a single stick of 2400mhz 16gb ram. Upgrading to this unfortunately wasnt super simple because I was a few (22) bios updates behind on my motherboard. After I downloaded them all to a USB stick then walked through the upgrade process (thankfully only had to actually apply like 4) I was able to gete these running at the full 3200 mhz. Be warned that as with any high speed ram, you may have to modify your memory settings to take advantage of it. I had to turn on XMP in my board, but then it auto chose the correct voltages, timing, and speed.Looks absolutely phenomenal, I love that you can change the colors, but I actually have a blacked out case, so after experimenting, I just put it back on the default, and itll be a nice surprise the next ... MoreI was previously running a single stick of 2400mhz 16gb ram. Upgrading to this unfortunately wasnt super simple because I was a few (22) bios updates behind on my motherboard. After I downloaded them all to a USB stick then walked through the upgrade process (thankfully only had to actually apply like 4) I was able to gete these running at the full 3200 mhz. Be warned that as with any high speed ram, you may have to modify your memory settings to take advantage of it. I had to turn on XMP in my board, but then it auto chose the correct voltages, timing, and speed.Looks absolutely phenomenal, I love that you can change the colors, but I actually have a blacked out case, so after experimenting, I just put it back on the default, and itll be a nice surprise the next time I open my case up. Despite having the RGB strip on the top, these werent actually as tall as I expected, I had no issues with fit.Performance I definitely notice a difference in day to day usage of memory intensive operations. I ran some benchmarks and Im getting between 20 GB/s and 21 GB/s in mixed read/write regardless of single or multi core. My old memory was clocked in at 11 GB/s, so there has been a definite improvement.All in all, I would highly recommend, and Im considering buying another 2X8GB kit to finish off my motherboard now.

Good RAM, Good Design, Good Software

When I put this memory into my system, I was not expecting the RGB to be as bright as it was. With the overall subtle aesthetic of the sticks themselves, I was expecting a bit more of a subdued light, but this memory commands presence inside a system. The iCUE software that is used to control the RGB lighting and effects on this RAM, as well as other Corsair products, is one of the best lighting softwares available. While it is quite large, taking up just over 1GB of disk space for just this memory, it offers plenty of lighting customization options, it actually works, and it doesn't constantly crash the system like some softwares that shall not be named here. In my experience, iCUE has generally behaved itself and is one of the few softwares I typically allow to ... MoreWhen I put this memory into my system, I was not expecting the RGB to be as bright as it was. With the overall subtle aesthetic of the sticks themselves, I was expecting a bit more of a subdued light, but this memory commands presence inside a system. The iCUE software that is used to control the RGB lighting and effects on this RAM, as well as other Corsair products, is one of the best lighting softwares available. While it is quite large, taking up just over 1GB of disk space for just this memory, it offers plenty of lighting customization options, it actually works, and it doesn't constantly crash the system like some softwares that shall not be named here. In my experience, iCUE has generally behaved itself and is one of the few softwares I typically allow to run in the background on my systems. That being said though, one of my favorite options with this memory is being able to set a lighting effect that will play when iCUE is not running. Now for my complaints, of which there are two. First, this memory is not very low-profile. I understand that the lighting takes up a fair bit of space and I have no problem with that; but I feel that marketing this memory as compact is slightly misleading. Sure, it may be lower profile than some memory, but it definitely isn't small enough to fit under something like a Hyper 212 Evo; however, huge props for listing a height dimension. The second complaint I have about this memory regards turning off the RGB when putting the computer to sleep. When you put the computer to sleep, iCUE is suspended, software lighting stops, and the RAM defaults to the hardware lighting effect. The way to turn off the RGB lighting on sleep is to set the hardware lighting effect to a static color of black (0, 0, 0). There are hardware limitations that cause this problem, but I would love for a better solution. Overall, this is good memory with a subtle yet impactful design that is controlled with the iCUE software that is strides ahead of many other lighting softwares. I would not hesitate to put this memory in future systems.

Great RAM for RGB lovers

I opted for the Vengeance Pro RGB sticks because, well, why not? I needed an increase in RAM speed over my previous 2666mhz Adata sticks, and I'm an RGB lover. The sticks themselves are good quality, installation was as expected. I also purchased the Corsair Vengeance light enhancement kit to fill the blank slots. The RGB works well with each LED being addressable. Control of the lighting is easy enough with the iCue software. I also found a driver to allow Asus Aura Sync to control the lighting as well to ensure its all in sync with my other RGB lights. The driver allowing the link is a bit, awful. Every time I boot up I have to load both the iCue and Aura Sync applications and flip the "Enable SDK" option off and back on again to get them to sync up. A bit of a ... MoreI opted for the Vengeance Pro RGB sticks because, well, why not? I needed an increase in RAM speed over my previous 2666mhz Adata sticks, and I'm an RGB lover. The sticks themselves are good quality, installation was as expected. I also purchased the Corsair Vengeance light enhancement kit to fill the blank slots. The RGB works well with each LED being addressable. Control of the lighting is easy enough with the iCue software. I also found a driver to allow Asus Aura Sync to control the lighting as well to ensure its all in sync with my other RGB lights. The driver allowing the link is a bit, awful. Every time I boot up I have to load both the iCue and Aura Sync applications and flip the "Enable SDK" option off and back on again to get them to sync up. A bit of a pain but nothing major and I can live with it for now. Not sure if that's an iCue problem or an aura sync problem. Overall, I paid over the odds to have the RGB, but it made me happy and I love the look and performance.

Great value, matched pair, nice and fast - rgb too

I bought this ram for my asus a320 - ryzen 5700x system to upgrade from 2x random mismatched 8GB slow memory to this 2x 16GB 3200 Mhz ram and it's lovely. Plugged straight in, powered up, went to bios and found the box to change it from the old speed to 3200 and thats it. All worked a treat. I didnt buy this for the RGB but now ive got it - it is nice and pretty. There is some corsair software for windows that lets you change the patterns which is nice. I'm not a stats guy or professional reviewer but I wanted more ram for my system and i wanted it to be a matched pair that was 3200mhz. I run virtual machines on my pc and play some games on steam. This fits the bill and I'm very pleased. Nice rgb, even for grumpy old man like me who doesnt like rgb. My computer ... MoreI bought this ram for my asus a320 - ryzen 5700x system to upgrade from 2x random mismatched 8GB slow memory to this 2x 16GB 3200 Mhz ram and it's lovely. Plugged straight in, powered up, went to bios and found the box to change it from the old speed to 3200 and thats it. All worked a treat. I didnt buy this for the RGB but now ive got it - it is nice and pretty. There is some corsair software for windows that lets you change the patterns which is nice. I'm not a stats guy or professional reviewer but I wanted more ram for my system and i wanted it to be a matched pair that was 3200mhz. I run virtual machines on my pc and play some games on steam. This fits the bill and I'm very pleased. Nice rgb, even for grumpy old man like me who doesnt like rgb. My computer feels faster now.

Houston, we have a problem.

There's a problem and I've seen Corsair respond to concerns so I thought I'd try. I removed my G-Skill memory (a 32 gig kit at 3600 in dual channel) even though it worked very well because I wanted to fill all four slots and maintain my brand on most everything. I choose Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro as most of my system is Corsair: CPU AIO, 9 RGB fans, Commander Pro, and switched to the 5000x case when I installed the 2 32 gig kits of Vengeance at 3600. With that change, the System goes into a loop, tries to power up-shuts off-repeats. I reseated the ram, there was no change. If it does manage to post, I can't set memory speed to 3600 as it crashes instantly and displays 'memory management issue'. I set memory to 2200 and the system would post. As a test, I reinstalled ... MoreThere's a problem and I've seen Corsair respond to concerns so I thought I'd try. I removed my G-Skill memory (a 32 gig kit at 3600 in dual channel) even though it worked very well because I wanted to fill all four slots and maintain my brand on most everything. I choose Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro as most of my system is Corsair: CPU AIO, 9 RGB fans, Commander Pro, and switched to the 5000x case when I installed the 2 32 gig kits of Vengeance at 3600. With that change, the System goes into a loop, tries to power up-shuts off-repeats. I reseated the ram, there was no change. If it does manage to post, I can't set memory speed to 3600 as it crashes instantly and displays 'memory management issue'. I set memory to 2200 and the system would post. As a test, I reinstalled my G-Skill memory and the system operates in great fashion with half the memory at the proper 3600 setting. To continue my testing, I reinstalled the 2 kits of Corsair Ram and enabled DOCP. Power on loop resumed and after 3 attempts to post, I shut the system down and reinstalled my GSkill ram. I kind of forgot about the problem as I can't return the memory to BestBuy as I've waited too long. I've never dealt with return electronics/computer parts before as I've never had an issue. BUT, I have $200+ of ram sitting here I can't use. I would like to use it as I like Corsair equipment. I've owned the ram for 4 months, but it didn't work correctly from day 1. I recently saw it carries a lifetime warranty, so I thought I'd ask. I know things happen and I am not discouraged about Corsair equipment in the slightest. Can Corsair help me out with some guidance on what I should do moving forward? BTW, my motherboard is an ASUS Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) and can support up to 128 gig of ram at 4600 MHz. Thanks for reading my long post. Once rectified, I'd be more than happy to submit another review or amend this review.

I didn't keep them for the build I intended.

They work but if using these on an Asus z590 board you may not like them, I know I didn't. I have a ROG Maximus XIII Hero (Wi-Fi) and these are only somewhat compatible. First, they tap out at just under 3GHz, found them stable at 2966Mhz. Second, the corsair software conflicts with the Aura Sync. They will sync at first but then after 8-10 hours the lighting just freezes and you have to relaunch the Aura software and reset them. I kept this RAM for another system that is older and bought a 128GB Kingston Fury RAM kit for my ROG Maximus XIII Hero. The lighting did not need software as the Corsair did. When I installed the sticks, the Kingston LEDs just worked out of the box. They do not light up as pretty as the Corsair does but they perform better with my system. I ... MoreThey work but if using these on an Asus z590 board you may not like them, I know I didn't. I have a ROG Maximus XIII Hero (Wi-Fi) and these are only somewhat compatible. First, they tap out at just under 3GHz, found them stable at 2966Mhz. Second, the corsair software conflicts with the Aura Sync. They will sync at first but then after 8-10 hours the lighting just freezes and you have to relaunch the Aura software and reset them. I kept this RAM for another system that is older and bought a 128GB Kingston Fury RAM kit for my ROG Maximus XIII Hero. The lighting did not need software as the Corsair did. When I installed the sticks, the Kingston LEDs just worked out of the box. They do not light up as pretty as the Corsair does but they perform better with my system. I did look up compatibility through Kingston's website before buying my new RAM, specs have changed for Intel users over the years. I recall a time when all RAM was made for Intel and you had to research before getting RAM for AMD. That is not the case anymore. Overall I am very impressed with Corsairs LED lighting options. For the system, I kept this RAM for, I'm going to build a media center computer with it. If you haven't looked at the lighting options from Corsair I would highly recommend you do that. They have some amazing lighting effects for movies that will illuminate the wall behind your wall display to make movies come to life, casting the colors displayed on screen to extend the scene. Watch the video they have on movies and check out the tiki torch scene and how the fire effect flickers beyond the tv to your walls like it is in the room you're in. I just love what they are doing and am planning to build a eco system for my entertainment room, it should be epic.

It Is What It Is: Awesome!

Buy it with no regrets. Wait for them to be on sale, which happens about every couple of months. I am not a big PC Gamer nor a modern over-clocker. Just splurged with my (he who shall not be named) JB Bucks, buying frivolous stuff, like everyone else. Originally had the older Vengeance Pros, which were great, along with a Zen 2 Ryzen 7 3800XT and MSI Gaming Pro B550. They performed equally as well. However, thanks to Best Buy's discrimination against a 20 year Elite Member (me), I took it all back and upgraded to the Vengeance Pro SLs, MSI Tomahawk X570 Wifi and the Zen 3 Ryzen7 5800X that easily overclocks itself to 4.8MHz on an Vetroo V5 150TDP air cooler. Note: Make sure you setup your RAM sticks in iCue to match your MB layout of your RAM. I had to invert mine ... MoreBuy it with no regrets. Wait for them to be on sale, which happens about every couple of months. I am not a big PC Gamer nor a modern over-clocker. Just splurged with my (he who shall not be named) JB Bucks, buying frivolous stuff, like everyone else. Originally had the older Vengeance Pros, which were great, along with a Zen 2 Ryzen 7 3800XT and MSI Gaming Pro B550. They performed equally as well. However, thanks to Best Buy's discrimination against a 20 year Elite Member (me), I took it all back and upgraded to the Vengeance Pro SLs, MSI Tomahawk X570 Wifi and the Zen 3 Ryzen7 5800X that easily overclocks itself to 4.8MHz on an Vetroo V5 150TDP air cooler. Note: Make sure you setup your RAM sticks in iCue to match your MB layout of your RAM. I had to invert mine (iCue) to get proper orientation for RGB flow. The video has the Rain effect with White and Blue colors. The Red glow is from the V5 air cooler washing onto the RAM sticks.

Too fast! Too much white! TOO MUCH MEMORY!

DO NOT BUY THIS! IT CRASHED MY PC THE MOMENT IT BOOTED BECAUSE OF HOW FAST IT IS, MY PC HAS BECOME UNSTABLE WITH THIS!Now for the serious part of the review, if your going to want a permanent upgrade for a long time, and you have the money to get this if your willing to spend it, go for it.Here are the Pros and ConsPros:- Very Fast Speeds- 32 GB is enough for most demanding games and other softwares- Better looking than the old Vengeance sticks (2019)- Upgraded from the old Vengeance sticks (2x8 3200MHz) to this (2x16 3600MHz), and saw a decent difference but not big enough (I’ll say why in a moment)- Colors are very VibrantCons:- Since I run a VERY VERY old processor (Ryzen 5 1600 or 1500 I forgot), my RAM isn’t able to run at its fullest potential, ... MoreDO NOT BUY THIS! IT CRASHED MY PC THE MOMENT IT BOOTED BECAUSE OF HOW FAST IT IS, MY PC HAS BECOME UNSTABLE WITH THIS!Now for the serious part of the review, if your going to want a permanent upgrade for a long time, and you have the money to get this if your willing to spend it, go for it.Here are the Pros and ConsPros:- Very Fast Speeds- 32 GB is enough for most demanding games and other softwares- Better looking than the old Vengeance sticks (2019)- Upgraded from the old Vengeance sticks (2x8 3200MHz) to this (2x16 3600MHz), and saw a decent difference but not big enough (I’ll say why in a moment)- Colors are very VibrantCons:- Since I run a VERY VERY old processor (Ryzen 5 1600 or 1500 I forgot), my RAM isn’t able to run at its fullest potential, so I had to lower the speed which is unfortunate, but it’s still nice to have these and upgrade more in the future. (Not the RAMs fault more like my fault)- Too Fast- Made me obsessed with the color WhiteIf your curious about my specs:Processor: Ryzen 5 1600 or 1500Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 1050 TiRAM: Vengeance (2021) Corsair 32 GB 3600MHz (White)Motherboard: MSI B550 Gaming PLUSPS (Power Supply): Corsair 650 CX-M 80+ Bronze Semi-Modular