A Closer Look

With the exception of two triangular cutouts along the top of each stick, the Thermaltake TOUGHRAM RGB sticks cut a perfectly rectangular profile.


The Thermaltake TOUGHRAM RGB sticks have an elegantly brushed aluminium heat spreader with two stripes of mirrored metal on the left side.


Combined with the white LED diffuser and two cutouts, the Thermaltake TOUGHRAM RGB sticks have a cleverly integrated Thermaltake logo, which is a really clever design move. The specifications on the Thermaltake TOUGHRAM RGB are quite good, with a 4600 MHz XMP profile at 19-26-26-45 and 1.5 V.


"TOUGHRAM RGB" is printed on the top-right side of the LED diffuser, with the Thermaltake logo on the heat spreader just below it.


The Thermaltake TOUGHRAM RGB sticks are single-sided and use SK Hynix D-die ICs on a 10-layer PCB for added stability. While Hynix D-die does not have the propensity for very tight timings like Samsung B-die, it excels at high frequencies.


I like to weigh a stick from each kit I get as the difference in mass can be pretty drastic between kits. Mass is not the best indicator of cooling efficiency because material can matter, and of course, heat dissipation is reliant on surface area, not volume or mass. That said, it is still interesting to compare.

The Thermaltake TOUGHRAM RGB comes in at 80.31 g on my scale, which is on the high end. The aluminium heat spreader is thicker than most. For height, the Thermaltake TOUGHRAM RGB comes in at almost 48.52 mm with my calipers, which is right in the average of 45–50 mm.