Of course, such an extravagant heatsink design should not be without a good bit of RGB lighting, and the Apollo modules definitely have that. Following I have for you as usual the lighting of the DIMMs at system startup in video format. For all readers with a thin data line there are of course a few single pictures of the impressions. The reason why both kits are installed at the same time here, you will find out later.
The colors look bright and rich, but not garish. Due to the milky acrylic elements, the luminosity of the LEDs is somewhat dimmed, so that the colors, according to my subjective opinion, almost go in the direction of pastel tones. But the lighting is by no means washed out or too dark, much more a harmonious compromise. Together with the running light effect from one end to the other, the RGB lighting of the Apollo modules is a real eye-catcher in any system and in my opinion almost perfect. Only almost, because you can unfortunately make out the individual LEDs from the side and perceive them as halos of light. Depending on how you configure your system and the viewing angle on the modules, this can be disturbing, but it doesn’t have to be.
Aesthetics is a subjective matter, but I personally like the bold appearance of the modules very much, although I actually usually prefer more discreet, visually quieter designs. Especially as the first RGB RAM design for BIWIN and Acer Predator, the Apollo modules are definitely a successful first step, with only a few easy to address criticisms.
Before we venture into the performance tests and overclocking, a short look into the SPD is not to be missed, in order to perhaps find further important differences between the 8 and 16 GB modules. As usual, we use the Taiphoon Burner tool from Softnology, which has been updated since the last review of the Acer Predator Talos modules and can now also resolve the JEDEC ID to BIWIN or Acer Predator.
Besides minor blurbs on the product name and serial number, however, we don’t find anything unexpected here. Both modules use 8 Gbit B-Die ICs from Samsung with the part number K4A8G085WB-BCPB, 8 pieces for each 8 GB module and 16 pieces for each 16 GB module – if only math would always be that easy. As already mentioned in the PCB comparison, the only other difference between the modules is the PCB layout with A2 and B1 respectively. The XMP profile of the two modules is also identical with DDR4-3600 and 1800 MHz, respectively, tCL 14, tRCD 15, tRP 15, tRAS 35, tRC 50, tFAW 44, tRRDS 7 and tRRDL 10 at 1.45 V.
The complete SPD-Reports are available for the curious to zoom in and scroll through.
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