Kingston FURY DDR5 Review Event

Be a part of the next-generation gaming experience with DDR5!
Kingston invites Digit Geek Patrons to test the performance of the DDR5 PC set-up

Introduction
DDR5 is the next leap in the evolution of RAM and if you are looking to upgrade from DDR4, it is the right moment to do so!

Kingston brings an exhilarating opportunity for the members of the Digit Geek Forum to test the ultimate performance of a fully functional gaming PC, powered by the Kingston FURY Beast DDR5 RAM and based on the latest Intel 12th-Gen Core ‘Alder Lake’ processors with MSI motherboard. To participate in the contest, fill out the application form and we’ll pick the top 8 contestants to share their gaming experience with the evolutionary power of DDR5.

Kingston FURY DDR5 Review Event

● Reviewer shortlisting period: February 24 - March 10, 2022 (selected reviewers will be announced on March 12, 2022)

● How to enter: Register via >> Google Form link <<

● Review products specs: *rest of PC components need to be prepared by the applicant

○ Kingston FURY Beast DDR5 Memory (2x 16GB = 32GB)

○ Kingston FURY Renegade SSD (2TB)

○ Intel Core i9-12900K CPU

○ MSI MAG Z690 Tomahawk WiFi (DDR5 variant)

○ MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X OC

○ MSI A750GF Power Supply

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to build and review a PC set with the latest and fastest products!

UPDATE 1:

Please check your email IDs for a confirmation mail and respond at the earliest.

UPDATE 2: Reviews List
SaiyanGoku - Link
sygeek - Link
Cyberghost - Link
archith94 - Link
PradyMax - Link
NekoNek0Nii - Link
SatSez333 - Link
anirudh68 - Link

UPDATE 3: Contest closed
Winners to be announced shortly

UPDATE 4: Winners List
SaiyanGoku - Link
sygeek - Link
Cyberghost - Link
(In no particular order)

UPDATE 5: Vouchers and Goodies shipped and received
Thank you all for participating in the contest. We'll strive to bring more of these for the forum peeps!

Does this mean that participants must build a PC with the given specs and post a review to be featured?

Questions:

tamatarpakoda said:
● *rest of PC components

So, a monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc peripherals only, right?
Case airflow can also impact the thermal performance. Wouldn't that be a variable you won't be able to control here?
Also, what about cooler for 12900K? I suspect a NH-D15 would be required.
The form has two "Email" fields. Is this intentional?
Is a laptop considered as a PC in this contest's PoV?

Desmond said:
Does this mean that participants must build a PC with the given specs and post a review to be featured?

Yes. However, this doesn't mean that you need to build the PC within a chassis. You could have an open bench system as well.

SaiyanGoku said:
Questions:

So, a monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc peripherals only, right?

Case airflow can also impact the thermal performance. Wouldn't that be a variable you won't be able to control here?

Also, what about cooler for 12900K? I suspect a NH-D15 would be required.

The form has two "Email" fields. Is this intentional?

Is a laptop considered as a PC in this contest's PoV?

1. That and a cooler. If you don't have a compatible cooler, then we can arrange for that as well.
2. Depends on the workload. If you're stressing the RAM modules then they already have heatsinks on them that are rated to dissipate whatever heat the modules will generate.
3. We can arrange this. NH-D15 or an AIO with 240/280mm radiator is fine.
4. In case folks don't want the Gmail ID to be the primary ID for communication.
5. If you tinker with it and are well-versed with PC components and have tweaked performance metrics in the past, then I don't see why not. At the end of the day, we're just interested in folks who can try out as many diverse workloads on the DDR5 system as they wish to. The objective is to have fun ... and for us to get a 1500 word write-up about your experience across workloads.

Is this event still active?

Yes. Please check your email IDs for my mail. We’ve started dispatching sets to the first two candidates.

tamatarpakoda said:
Yes. Please check your email IDs for my mail. We’ve started dispatching sets to the first two candidates.

tamatarpakoda said:
(selected reviewers will be announced on March 12, 2022)

May I know if this announcement did happen?

Not yet. I'm still waiting for a few more people to confirm on email.

I can update the main post with the names of the selected candidates.

sygeek said:
Is this event still active?

BTW, you still haven't responded on email. Could you please check your email?

tamatarpakoda said:
BTW, you still haven't responded on email. Could you please check your email?

Oh, I thought I wasn't selected. I didn't receive any mail.

I've resent the emails. Please check.

tamatarpakoda said:
I've resent the emails. Please check.

Got your resent email

I didn't get

tamatarpakoda said:
I've resent the emails. Please check.

I've checked and replied to it.

sygeek said:
Oh, I thought I wasn't selected. I didn't receive any mail.

Did you get any other email after the one which was sent on 14th March afternoon?

SaiyanGoku said:
Did you get any other email after the one which was sent on 14th March afternoon?

nope

Received all the parts yesterday. I'll share the pics and the review process in a new thread, when I start tomorrow evening.

Is there anything specific you guys are looking for in the review for us to highlight?

Edit: Haven't added much here as of now, other than images. Review thread.

do we have to send the units back to digit after review?

pkkumarcool said:
do we have to send the units back to digit after review?

Yes. Do you expect to keep the stuff for free? :rofl:

SaiyanGoku said:
Yes. Do you expect to keep the stuff for free?

I expected it as a gift from digit for our hardwork all these years :-D

pkkumarcool said:
do we have to send the units back to digit after review?

@Raaabo will come to your house to collect the parts if you don't send it back!

TheSloth said:
@Raaabo will come to your house to collect the parts if you don't send it back!

That would be bigger than any gift

Guys! Post links to your reviews so we all can read them too.

RumbaMon19 said:
Guys! Post links to your reviews so we all can read them too.

Sorry, got caught up in work. Trying to complete it ASAP.

tamatarpakoda said:
UPDATE 3: Contest closed
Winners to be announced shortly

Last edited: Jun 24, 2022

May I know if there has been any update on this?

SaiyanGoku said:
May I know if there has been any update on this?

Yes. Kingston is arranging for the prizes.
Will update here in a day or two once we get more details.

Please send me an email if your addresses have changed. If not, we'll start shipping the stuff directly to you in the coming week.

What'd you guys win?

sygeek said:
What'd you guys win?

*i.imgflip.com/40noj6.jpg

We're checking with the Kingston Team regularly. We should be getting the prizes in a day or two.
Shipping will begin next week. Sorry for the delay.

tamatarpakoda said:
We're checking with the Kingston Team regularly. We should be getting the prizes in a day or two.
Shipping will begin next week. Sorry for the delay.

What prizes though? Rams?ssds? Also who won? everyone getting who participated?

There are Amazon vouchers and merch on the way. Don't know the exact details till the shipment arrives.

Update: We have received the Gift Hamper Bags from Kingston. Shipping will happen tomorrow.

It's been more than a week since the bags were shipped.

Let me know if you guys have received them.

Vouchers will be emailed shortly.

tamatarpakoda said:
It's been more than a week since the bags were shipped.

Let me know if you guys have received them.

Vouchers will be emailed shortly.

I've received the goodies. Could you please update OP with the list of winners and what they/we won?

Just waiting for the vouchers from Kingston. Once that's in, I'll update the OP.

Alright peeps! The vouchers are in. Emailing them to the winners today.

Vouchers have been sent and received by the top reviewers.

Thank you all for participating in the contest.

tamatarpakoda said:
Vouchers have been sent and received by the top reviewers.

Thank you all for participating in the contest.

vouchers of how much worth?