Time to wrap it up: GeIL has done well with this 16GB Dual channel kit. Exceeding my expectations by far. First looks at the boxed specifications didn't seem that impressive. 2133MHz at CL10 is a hum for an enthousiast a little on the loose side. However we have to keep in mind that we are dealing with 8GB dimms and not the usual 2 or 4GB versions we frequently mess with.

When we rate the stock frequency, we compare it with the more comon speed of 1600MHz. Most users or vendors will skip 1333MHz for their Ivy Bridge builds. Ivy Bridge is a platform that's so versatile and it hungers for more RAM speed. Daily users will hardly see any benefit running their precious RAM sticks over 2133MHz. Yet the performance step up from 1600MHz, depending on the applications used, can be huge. GeIL labels this ram as DDR3 Hardcore Gaming Memory. Even though for gaming, speeds above 1600MHz hardly boost the rendered FPS (Frames Per Second), the overal performance of your system takes a big leap forward. Secondly with 16GB in your daily setup, close to no application will starve for memory resources. If the need for more RAM in the future is a requirement, then there are still two free DIMM slots ready to be filled up with more RAM goodness.

For those that seek a bit more then the boxed rated specs, then this is really a fun kit to play with. Boosting up the Vdimm to 1.65V we achieved a rock stable 2400MHz C10. At 1.7Vdimm 2600Mhz C11 was a no brainer either. Pretty amazing results for 8GB DIMMS. Keep in mind though that overclocking results might vary from setup to setup.

With the EVO VELOCE GeIL has created an impressive kit, that besides being well balanced at stock speeds, has got more than enough headroom to push that little bit more. Pretty Hardcore results in my book if i compared it to other 4GB dimms we have here at the [M]Lab. If high quantity is a must and future upgradability to even more GB's is on the top of your priority list then check out these VELOCE kits. The boxed XMP settings are well balanced and the achieved tweaking resulted in minor improvements. A perfect indication that the GeIL engineers did their homework. Hence why the Madshrimps crew happily award this Evo Veloce kit the performance award :)

PROS:

• 16GB Dual channel
• OCing headroom
• Decent XMP profile (timings)

CONS:

• SPD with 1.65Vdimm iso 1.5 ?
  

A big thanks to Jan-Hendrick from Freaks4U gaming GmbH for the Veloce review sample

Emmy and Ashley from GeIL for the support

and the Tones crew for supporting the Shrimps day in day out.