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G.Skill sends $20, $25 payouts in RAM speed lawsuit, agrees to XMP/EXPO disclaimers on packaging
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G.Skill has begun mailing roughly $20 to $25 to U.S. claimants in a $2.4 million class action over DDR4 and DDR5 kits whose advertised speeds required XMP or EXPO overclocking, and has agreed to add explicit disclaimers to its packaging and online listings.
The cash payout is small relative to typical kit cost, so the real outcome is the disclosure requirement, buyers of future G.Skill high-speed memory will be told up front that rated speeds require enabling Intel XMP or AMD EXPO. For builders, the technical reality hasn't changed: memory still defaults to JEDEC baselines (DDR4-2133 or DDR5-4800) and hitting advertised speeds still depends on the CPU's integrated memory controller and a supporting motherboard QVL. The settlement only binds G.Skill, so it sets a precedent rather than a universal marketing rule.
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G.Skill has begun disbursing $20, $25 per claimant in the $2.4 million settlement, with actual reported payouts of $19.68 and $24.60 scaling by qualifying kits purchased and total claims filed.
The suit targeted G.Skill's DDR4 and DDR5 Trident Z and Ripjaws kits, where plaintiffs argued advertised speeds required XMP/EXPO overclocking without clear warnings about instability or hardware damage.
As part of the settlement, G.Skill must update packaging and online listings with disclaimers stating that rated memory speeds require Intel XMP or AMD EXPO enablement.
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