Introduction
TEAMGROUP’s T-FORCE XTREEM DDR4 kits are personally my most favorite RGB implementation amongst all RAM. Since its launch, there’s been not much attempts at duplicating its full-body lighting but there were attempts. Still, that was from an era that’s already in its sunset. With DDR5 already taking over, TEAMGROUP surely did take their and in late Q1 2024, announced their flagship DDR5 lineup with the T-FORCE XTREEM ARGB DDR5 (and XTREEM DDR5) line.
The new lineup feature a similar design but did away with a full RGB heatpsreader for the ARGB version. TEAMGROUP is using more premium materials and treatment for their new XTREEM DDR5 and XTREEM ARGB DDR5 family of products which still retains the signature RGB look but fuses highly premium texture treatment.
In this review we’ll take a look at the TEAMGROUP T-FORCE XTREEM ARGB DDR5 memory kit specifically the DDR5-7600 CL36-45-45-84 32GB RAM kit.
Features & Specification
Series | T-FORCE XTREEM ARGB UD-D5 DESKTOP MEMORY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Memory Type | DDR5 288 Pin Non-ECC Unbuffered DIMM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dimensions | 48.5(H) x 134.5(L) x 8.2(W) mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Warranty | Lifetime warranty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Closer Look
Just like TEAMGROUP’s other T-FORCE products, the XTREEM ARGB DDR5 comes in a full-colored box with a hero shot of the product at the front. Quick features and ratings are on the back along with the sticker label that indicates the full SKU. There is an identifier tag at the front to indicated capacity in rating as well so be sure to check those two to confirm your actual kit before opening.
Inside the package are the memory modules themselves and a T-FORCE logo sticker.
By this point in time, TEAMGROUP has announced all 3 colors of the T-FORCE XTREEM DDR5 kits for both ARGB and non-ARGB kits which includes Narvik Black, Snow White, and the renamed Diamond Rose. The story of the pink Diamond Rose colorway is that the original name “Sakura Pink” is unfortunately not usable due to existing trademarks in TEAM’s target markets. Our sample is the supposed main offering with the classic black.
Unlike standard sandblasted or polished heatspreaders, TEAM uses a very premium treatment for their heatspreaders with the ARGB models receiving the same ARGB diffusers from the XTREEM DDR4 but just on the top. Unlike the XTREEM DDR4, the XTREEM DDR5’s ARGB light bar is more transparent which shows off the diffusion element inside. While its not bad looking, I feel the approach on the XTREEM DDR4 was very clean and didn’t have this effect, rendering the previous versions more uniform with its dark sapphire treatment.
The light bar caps the ARGB version while the non-RGB has a full metal top. Both variants have the same height. The ARGB version top doesn’t over extend as much as the old days of RAM and by itself or in 2-stick configs, it does look somewhat extended due to the 2-stack look, its actually just the right height but make sure your cooler and motherboard has no clearance issue e.g. towers with low height clearance or AIOs with side ports for their tubing that may clear the slots but have the tubes rub up against RAM.
As an ARGB stick, the T-FORCE XTREEM DDR5 has a very fluid light transition and by default will follow the motherboard’s default lighting option. Its capable of smooth color transitions and solid as well.
As seen above, you can see each color fading to the next, not having visible steps which is one of the best implementations of RGB on any modern RAM kit.
Performance Results – Intel Arrow Lake
Test System Configuration (LGA1851) | |
CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE AORUS Z890 MASTER |
Cooling | ASUS ROG Ryuo III 360 |
Graphics Card | ZOTAC GeForce RTX 4080 AMP EXTREME AIRO |
Storage | KINGSTON FURY Renegade SSD 2TB, drive tested |
Power Supply | FSP Hydro G Pro 1000W |
Case | OpenBench Table Community Edition |
A previous version of this review was made at the tail-end of the Raptor Lake life cycle. Due to the increased performance that Arrow Lake brings, I’ve elected to transfer all Intel RAM performance in the meantime. A future update should include charts for Intel Raptor Lake still but for now we will compare the kit against itself in OC.
Memory Bandwidth
CPU Performance Test
Gaming Performance
Conclusion
To be fair, at DDR5-7600 this isn’t even the fastest kit that TEAMGROUP offers. With newer 48GB kits breaching past DDR5-8800, high-end motherboards on LGA1700 will struggle running those kits. If you are able to run the kits at those speeds, you’ll probably not see a lot of performance difference coming from the DDR5-7600 so you’re not losing much but for applications that can benefit from faster memory, it is an option although by how much, its hard to say. Still, as a flagship product the faster sticks surely have their feel-good factor but with DDR5-7600 being just above the sweet spot of what’s possible with older RPL platforms, its nice to have these kits available at much more accessible pricing.
Still, the TEAMGROUP T-FORCE XTREEM DDR5 and XTREEM ARGB DDR5’s main selling point is its aesthetics. Its not as standout as the previous generation but its still one of most beautiful too look at, and I acknowledge that’s subjective but I can appreciate a non-RGB stick as well and TEAMGROUP’s non-ARGB options for the XTREEM DDR5 are as elegant as their LED counterpart.
Overall though, the TEAMGROUP T-FORCE XTREEM ARGB DDR5 are an excellent option and those wanting a fast kit for their modern system can definitely benefit from this. While AMD can now readily use faster RAM, I still highly encourage using recommended EXPO kits at timings below DDR5-6400 for best results. Still, if that doesn’t bother you and you want the light show first and bother about speeds later you some boards will let you boot even the faster sticks. BUT AGAIN BE WARNED! Even these DDR5-7600 kits will have issues on earlier LGA1700 motherboards most notably 600 series so aside please be mindful of compatibility.
Its easy to like the TEAMGROUP T-FORCE XTREEM DDR5 / XTREEM DDR5 ARGB kits and for those that want the looks first, the DDR5-6000 up to DDR5-7200 should play nicely with most systems but from DDR5-7600 and higher is definitely a dice roll if you’re still on LGA1700. With that in mind, the T-FORCE XTREEM ARGB DDR5 is an easy recommendation if you want a balance of performance and RGB bling. There are other competiting sets out there and looks will definitely be a primary point for decision making and again, as a personal bias, T-FORCE’s XTREEM RAM kits are easily the most beautiful RGB implementation out right now.
TEAMGROUP backs the T-FORCE XTREEM DDR5 and XTREEM ARGB DDR5 with (limited) lifetimie warranties. I give it my B2G Recommended Seal!