Kingston FURY Renegade RGB Limited Edition DIMM Kit 48GB, DDR5-8000, CL36-48-48

In this review, we will be taking a closer look at the Kingston Fury Renegade RGB DDR5-8000 Limited Edition memory kit. This special edition is only available in a single size and speed. Besides the different exterior aesthetics, this DDR5-8000 kit uses lower CAS (CL) value of 36 using just 1.45 V instead of CAS 38 configured in the standard Fury Renegade DDR5-8000 memory kit. This means Kingston is the only one to offer a retail 48 GB (2x24) memory kit with an CL36-48-48 8000 MT/s XMP profile. Being that DDR5-8000 is exclusively marketed for PC enthusiasts, Kingston is aiming to please with this limited edition. Let us now see how this memory kit stacks up against the competition, beginning with a look at the specifications.

As with any limited edition product (at least the ones really meant as that) the FURY Renegade 48GB 8000MHz CL36 dual-channel kit by Kingston is the sole such model announced by Kingston and even though I do hope they expand on that line I really have no complaints even if that doesn’t end up happening. Performance is great and clearly puts this kit at the top of my charts, 48GB should be more than plenty for most people with dual-slot motherboards (even two such kits for motherboards with 4 slots – 96GB total – should work flawlessly together) and as for looks, well, I really like these heatspreaders (they are however slightly taller compared to their “regular” ones). As for overclocking even though at 1.45V this kit is already pushed it was very easy to hit 8400MHz by upping voltage to 1.49V so no problems there either (even at 1.53V I was unable to climb to 8600MHz however). My sole concern is of course current motherboard compatibility since 8GHz is not a number supported by all, especially AMD ones (it’s also not EXPO certified). So, prior to making the move be sure to check your motherboard manufacture QVL (qualified vendor lists), just to be on the safe side.