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DATA has had a
rather mixed run of
reviews in the past,
with its XPG Spectrix D40 kit
performing reasonably well, but
its M.2 heatsink being one of the
worst products we’ve reviewed.
However, its new RGB memory – the
Spectrix D60G – caught our eye with its full-
height RGB lighting, which stretches from top
to bottom on the sides of each module.
It looks fantastic when the lights are on,
and it easily matches Corsair’s legendary
Vengeance RGB Pro memory in terms of
wow factor. The LEDs sit under a diffusing
plastic plate, but the lights still remain vivid,
offering vibrant colours without tell-tale
pinpoints of light showing through.
The modules’ dark details and angular light
strips make the Spectrix D60G one of the
best-looking kits on test this month, despite
having a very reasonable price tag that will
leave you with plenty of change from £100.
Despite scoring highly on the RGB wow factor
scale, the Spectrix D60G modules aren’tADATA SPECTRIX
D60G /£91 inc VAT
SUPPLIER cclonline.comparticularly tall, sitting at just 46mm. If you’re
lucky, you may still be able to use them if you
have a large CPU cooler that overhangs the
DIMM slots. However, the Spectrix D60G
modules are still significantly taller than
Antec’s super-short 5 Series DIMMs.
The modules will work with your
motherboard’s RGB software, with support
from all the major players – ASRock, Asus,
Gigabyte and MSI – so there’s no need for
guesswork or extra software here. The
speeds are wide-ranging too, stretching
from 3000MHz to 4133MHz. The fastest
kit we could find in the UK when we began
testing was 3200MHz, but some higher-
frequency options have recently become
available, which will delight AMD 3rd-gen
Ryzen users wanting to get the best
performance from their new platform.
However, the step up to 3600MHz
requires an extra £40, which seems
excessive for just a few hundred megahertz,
so we were keen to see just how far we could
push our kit when it came to overclocking.
Our 3200MHz sample came with latency
timings of 16-18-18-38, which are rather
slack for a 3200MHz kit, but it does at least
sport Samsung B-die chips, which are
known to overclock well, plus they offer good
compatibility with AMD systems, particularly
with 1st-gen Zen and Zen+ CPUs and older
AM4 motherboards.
Overclocking proved to be exceptionally
fruitful for a 3200MHz kit, with a DDR voltage
of 1.4V allowing us to push the Spectrix D60
kit to a massive 3800MHz. Only kits withhigher stock speeds on test managed to get
further than this figure, and the 3200MHz
G.Skill Trident Z RGB kit only managed to
overclock to 3466MHz. Clearly, this means
the ADATA Spectrix D60G offers exceptional
value, and while we can’t guarantee that
each kit will have the same overclocking
capabilities, it’s certainly worth entering the
lottery given the low price compared with
other kits in the first place, as well as the
spectacular lighting and appearance.Conclusion
With stunning looks, superb overclocking
headroom, a very reasonable price and
universal lighting software support, the
ADATA Spectrix D60G is by far our favourite
RGB memory kit this month. It doesn’t offer
the fastest stock speed, but some very safe
and simple BIOS tweaking will unleash it. The
lighting is spectacular too and you’ll get change
from £100 inc VAT, making the Spectrix D60G
a no-brainer if you’re looking for an affordable
RGB memory kit that will turn heads.SPEC
Memory chip Samsung B-die
Timings 16-18-18-38
Voltage 1.35V
Height (from base) 46mm
Stated software compatibility Asus
Aura Sync, Gigabyte RGB Fusion, MSI
Mystic Light, ASRock RGB LEDVERDICT
Fantastic RGB lighting, loads of overclocking
headroom and a very reasonable price make
for our top memory pick.DATA
+ Fantastic lighting
+ Universal
motherboard software
compatibility
+ Massive overclocking
headroomWESLEY CRUSHER- Faster kits are much
more expensive - DIMMs could
be shorter - Corsair’s LEDs are
slightly more vibrant
PERFORMANCE
29 / 30DESIGN
29 / 35OVERALL SCORE
89 %
VALUE
31 / 35c
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DATAhashada
rathermixedrunof
reviewsinthepast,
withitsXPGSpectrixD40kit
performingreasonablywell,but
itsM.2heatsinkbeingoneofthe
worstproductswe’vereviewed.
However,itsnewRGBmemory– the
SpectrixD60G– caughtoureyewithitsfull-
heightRGBlighting,whichstretchesfromtop
tobottomonthesidesofeachmodule.
It looksfantasticwhenthelightsareon,
andit easilymatchesCorsair’slegendary
VengeanceRGBPromemoryintermsof
wowfactor.TheLEDssitundera diffusing
plasticplate,butthelightsstillremainvivid,
offeringvibrantcolourswithouttell-tale
pinpointsoflightshowingthrough.
Themodules’darkdetails andangularlight
stripsmaketheSpectrixD60Goneofthe
best-lookingkitsontestthismonth,despite
havinga veryreasonablepricetagthatwill
leaveyouwithplentyofchangefrom£100.
DespitescoringhighlyontheRGBwowfactor
scale,theSpectrixD60Gmodulesaren’t
ADATA SPECTRIX
D60G/£91incVAT
SUPPLIER cclonline.comparticularly tall, sitting at just 46mm. If you’re
lucky, you may still be able to use them if you
have a large CPU cooler that overhangs the
DIMM slots. However, the Spectrix D60G
modules are still significantly taller than
Antec’s super-short 5 Series DIMMs.
The modules will work with your
motherboard’s RGB software, with support
from all the major players – ASRock, Asus,
Gigabyte and MSI – so there’s no need for
guesswork or extra software here. The
speeds are wide-ranging too, stretching
from 3000MHz to 4133MHz. The fastest
kit we could find in the UK when we began
testing was 3200MHz, but some higher-
frequency options have recently become
available, which will delight AMD 3rd-gen
Ryzen users wanting to get the best
performance from their new platform.
However, the step up to 3600MHz
requires an extra £40, which seems
excessive for just a few hundred megahertz,
so we were keen to see just how far we could
push our kit when it came to overclocking.
Our 3200MHz sample came with latency
timings of 16-18-18-38, which are rather
slack for a 3200MHz kit, but it does at least
sport Samsung B-die chips, which are
known to overclock well, plus they offer good
compatibility with AMD systems, particularly
with 1st-gen Zen and Zen+ CPUs and older
AM4 motherboards.
Overclocking proved to be exceptionally
fruitful for a 3200MHz kit, with a DDR voltage
of 1.4V allowing us to push the Spectrix D60
kit to a massive 3800MHz. Only kits withhigher stock speeds on test managed to get
further than this figure, and the 3200MHz
G.Skill Trident Z RGB kit only managed to
overclock to 3466MHz. Clearly, this means
the ADATA Spectrix D60G offers exceptional
value, and while we can’t guarantee that
each kit will have the same overclocking
capabilities, it’s certainly worth entering the
lottery given the low price compared with
other kits in the first place, as well as the
spectacular lighting and appearance.Conclusion
With stunning looks, superb overclocking
headroom, a very reasonable price and
universal lighting software support, the
ADATA Spectrix D60G is by far our favourite
RGB memory kit this month. It doesn’t offer
the fastest stock speed, but some very safe
and simple BIOS tweaking will unleash it. The
lighting is spectacular too and you’ll get change
from £100 inc VAT, making the Spectrix D60G
a no-brainer if you’re looking for an affordable
RGB memory kit that will turn heads.SPEC
Memory chip Samsung B-die
Timings 16-18-18-38
Voltage 1.35V
Height (from base) 46mm
Stated software compatibility Asus
Aura Sync, Gigabyte RGB Fusion, MSI
Mystic Light, ASRock RGB LEDVERDICT
Fantastic RGB lighting, loads of overclocking
headroom and a very reasonable price make
forourtopmemorypick.DATA
Fantastic lighting
Universal
motherboard software
compatibility
Massive overclocking
headroom
WESLEY CRUSHER- Faster kits are much
more expensive - DIMMs could
be shorter - Corsair’s LEDs are
slightly more vibrant
PERFORMANCE
29 / 30DESIGN
29 / 35OVERALLSCORE
89 %
VALUE
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