We’ve received some modules from ADATA, both targeting advanced users and passionate gamers, from the Xtreme Performance Gear series, for testing purposes. Both kits have the same capacity - 2x2 GB. One kit is declared to 1333 MHz, the other to 1600 MHz, but visual differences are inexistent. The packaging is dominated by a sketch of a hummingbird, the feathers of which end on the aluminium coolers carrying the brand name that’s nicely embedded; not that this is of particular significance, but it’s a nice touch to separate these modules from all the “stickered” ones. The heatspreaders themselves are very simply designed and stick to the modules firmly.
One of the most important characteristics of these modules is that they work at a relatively low voltage having in mind their respective clocks; something like Kingston’s “green” HyperX series. In practice, this means that they consume less power and are less demanding on the PSU, which in turn means less heat and more overclocking potential (especially if upping the voltage).
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