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Netac
Netac Shadow II RGB DDR5-7200 2x16GB
DDR5 · 7200 MT/s · CL34 · 2×16GB
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32 GBSpeed
7,200 MT/sCAS latency
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Overview
Netac's Shadow II updates the brand's RGB DDR5 kit with a higher speed grade than the original Shadow, keeping the same addressable lighting strip across the top of the heatspreader.
2×16GB and 32GB describe this kit, rated 7200 MT/s CL34 — a fast grade for DDR5, and reaching it in practice depends on the motherboard's own memory support as much as on the kit itself, so checking the board's QVL or supported speed list before buying is worth the five minutes.
It's a standard 288-pin U-DIMM desktop module, unbuffered and non-ECC, not meant for boards that require registered memory.
Technical Specifications
Memory
- Memory type
- DDR5
- Capacity
- 32 GB
- Modules
- 2
- Module size
- 16 GB
Speed & timings
- Speed
- 7,200 MT/s
- CAS latency
- CL34
Form factor & features
- Form factor
- 288-pin U-DIMM
- Category
- desktop
- Brand
- Netac
- ECC
- ✗
- RGB
- ✓
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