$2.4M G.Skill Settlement Ends Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Falsely Inflated Speeds for Memory Products

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G.Skill International has agreed to a $2,400,000 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that claimed the computer hardware manufacturer inflated the base speeds of its DDR-4 and DDR-5 DRAM given they could not reach them without significant modifications.

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The G.Skill International class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on January 7, 2026 and covers all individuals in the United States who, between January 31, 2018 and January 7, 2026, purchased one or more of the following products:

• Any G.Skill DDR-4 (non-SODIMM/laptop) memory product with a rated speed over 2133 megahertz (MHz); or
• Any G.Skill DDR-5 (non-SODIMM/laptop) memory product with a rated speed over 4800 megahertz.

The court-approved website for the G.Skill class action settlement can be found at GSkillDRAMSettlement.com.

According to the website, G.Skill settlement class members who file a valid, timely claim form are able to receive a one-time, pro-rated cash payment from the settlement fund.

Per the settlement agreement, distributions to class members will be paid out on a per-product basis, wherein class members may receive a payout for up to five qualifying purchases per household with no proof required. Class members seeking reimbursement for more than five products must submit proof of purchase for each product upon request.

G.Skill class members can elect to receive their payout via check or electronic payment upon submission of a claim form, the settlement site explains, and all checks must be cashed within 180 days of issuance before expiration.

As part of the settlement, G.Skill has also agreed to implement certain changes within 90 days of final approval to the products’ packaging, website product pages, and product specifications given to retailers to more accurately reflect the base product speeds.

To file a G.Skill settlement claim form online, class members can head to this page and enter the notice ID and confirmation code provided on their received copy of the settlement notice. Consumers who did not receive a settlement notice may instead follow visit this page of the settlement site and complete all fields with their relevant information.

As another option, class members may download a PDF of the claim form from the settlement site to print, fill out and return by mail to the address of the settlement administrator on the first page of the document.

All G.Skill claim forms must be submitted online or mailed by April 7, 2026.

Class members who have difficulty filing a claim form, or have any outstanding questions about the settlement, can contact the settlement administrator to receive further information.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the G.Skill settlement at a hearing on June 5, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval has been granted and any appeals have been resolved.

The G.Skill class action lawsuit alleged that the company falsely advertised its DDR-4 and DDR-5 DRAM plug-in computer memory sticks as capable of achieving “out of the box” speeds of 2133 MHz or 4800 MHz, when in reality, they required complicated adjustments that had the potential to compromise the stability of a user’s device to reach those speeds.

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