G.Skill, the memory manufacturer, has faced a class action lawsuit over claims that it did not clearly explain the advertised speeds of its memory modules. The case has now ended in a $2.4 million settlement, with the court not ruling in favor of either side. The lawsuit focuses on the DDR4 and DDR5 RAM kits sold by the company and the speeds these memory modules are claimed to reach.
Lawsuit Over Advertised Memory Speeds
G.Skill was accused of not clearly informing customers that the advertised speeds of its DDR4 and DDR5 memory kits are not the default speeds. Instead, those higher speeds can only be reached through overclocking by enabling AMD EXPO on AMD systems or Intel XMP on Intel platforms.
While the memory modules are capable of reaching the advertised speeds, they do not achieve them simply by being installed. The dispute centers on the fact that G.Skill lists the maximum overclocked speed as the product speed, while the plaintiffs argue that this is misleading because it is not the default operating speed.
Rather than continue the legal battle and risk a final ruling in court, G.Skill agreed to a $2.4 million settlement.
Affected users in the United States can submit a claim before April 7, covering up to five purchases per household without the need to provide documentation. After legal fees, administrative costs, and payments to the class representatives are deducted, the remaining funds will be distributed among approved claimants.
It is not yet clear how much each claimant will receive, or whether the final amount will be significant once all expenses are deducted.
