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For our review today, we are using the Asus Rampage III Black Edition, which is one of the best products on the market right now. You can read our full review over here.
Configuring the speed is easily, you can either use the XMP profile, or manually select 1600mhz from the frequency settings area.
The automatic settings configure to 1.65 volts although ADATA say that 1.75 volts is possible, even though that falls outside the recommended Intel specifications.
We were unable to force timings any tighter than this, even with increased voltage. All of the settings were configured automatically by the Rampage III Black Edition Motherboard, without a hitch.
System validation is available over here.
The ADATA memory didn't overclock that great, something we expected after our recent review of a similarly rated Kingston 12GB kit. We managed to overclock to around 1680mhz but it made basically no difference to the end result. We would expect the majority of the audience to be configuring the memory via the XMP profile, so that is how we will test it.
Test System:
CPU: Intel Core i7 990x @ 4.8ghz
Motherboard: Asus Rampage III Black Edition
Cooler: Antec Kuhler 620 H20
Chassis: Lian Li X2000F
Power Supply: ADATA 1200W
Graphics: AMD HD6990 QuadFireX
Memory: Kingston HyperX T1 12GB @ 1600
Hard Drives: Intel 128GB SSD (Boot), Samsung 2TB (storage), Crucial 128GB SSD.
Comparison memory: No Brand DDR3 1333mhz 4GB 9-9-9-24
Software:
SiSoft Sandra
Adobe Photoshop CS5 64 bit
3D Studio Max 2011
Cinebench R11.5 64 bit
Aida 64 Extreme Edition
MaxMemm
Nice memory kit. i remember paying £150 for 2GB of ram years ago. its crazy atm.
if only I could afford an X58 system, they offer quite poor value for money, but for rendering and stuff, only wayt to go
I bought a 4GB kit a few months ago when I saw a review here on data. they seem like a company destined to go places.
12GB kits are really cheap right now. hard to imagine anyone buying an X58 opting for a 6GB config. why bother? 12gb will be needed soon enough I reckon
12GB kits are really cheap right now. hard to imagine anyone buying an X58 opting for a 6GB config. why bother? 12gb will be needed soon enough I reckon
Their 1600mhz 8GB for P67 is great, I got it. have it oc’d to 1950mhz 🙂
I like the fact they aren’t offering massively oversized spreaders on these, I hate seeing those now as they block so many good coolers. Does this kit work with D14 though?
They work with D14, but you need to force them slightly under some of the fins. its possible, but its difficult tog et them out in the case once its all fitted. not that most people will need to do this.
Whats the UK warranty like? I had patriot memory die on me recently and I got the cold shoulder, meaning I want coverage now. ADATA are basically unknown here, i want to know more about them before spending money.
No offense, but who the fuck are ADATA ?
Ordered the sapphier pure black X58 and went to order this, and cuoldnt find it anywhere on stock. ending up going with Corsair 12GB.
ADATA need to sort out stock, ive went to buy a few things going on reviews here and I can never find anything in the UK. Isn’t Kitguru a UK site ? sort it out with them, really. its frustrating.
Spent an hour last night trying to find this. no where stocks it, even in europe.
Pointless review. I suggest you only review ADATA goods that we can buy.
Zardon. ive a tip for you.
ask ADATA if they actually sell the stuff you review.
its the whole point of reviews. not so you can just play about with new things. No buy links, no confirmed prices, no availability.
im interested in the adata products Kitguru reviwe, but ive yet to find anything in the UK, apart from the power supply, which I might buy.
They are useless. unless these reviews are made for chinese people.
Hello All,
Let me first say sorry to any of you who have searched for this (or any other ADATA product) and failed to find it in the UK.
Even though ADATA is on the go 10 years, we are relatively new to the UK and our distributor and e-tailer network for the Gaming and Enthusiast market is only now starting to take shape.
From next week, several of our XPG devices will be available on yoyotech.co.uk and later this month we will launch on amazon.co.uk. After that I am hopeful we will also add most of the other key UK e-tail sites within the next month or so.
Finally, and as an act of contrition, I am going to provide Kitguru with 5 kits of ADATA XPG memory (including the 12GB reviewed here) to give away to his loyal readers.
John.
No offence taken Quentin ( – ;
Believe it or not ADATA is the world’s #2 module maker, behind only Kingston. Our memory revenues last year were $1.4bn, which make us much bigger than OCZ, Corsair and Patriot combined.
That said I know exactly what you’re saying because regardless of our size, ADATA’s standing and awareness in the Gaming and Enthusiast market in the UK (and elsewhere in Europe) is sadly lacking right now.
However we are working hard on this and I expect you will begin to see a lot more of ADATA in the UK press, both in terms of reviews, general coverage, and as mentioned our the previous post – availability. We have some really good products coming out over the next few weeks including our new 6Gb/s SSD.
Give us a try!
John.
Ion Buster. You should have no concerns with us.
ADATA providers a lifetime warranty on all our memory products. If you ever have any issue you just return it to the authorised provider you purchased it from for a replacement.
John.