Nice, that's a much more restrained look. Adata makes great stuff, and their RGB memory is among the best value, but I wasn't liking the look before. Good revamp!
I agree with r3loaded on the design. But the concept is still baffling to me. If you want a performance machine, why put a power consuming heat source (on your heat sink) when you bash CPU makers over every Watt of power.
just from a looks perspective, I don't have a case window, don't have clear lines of sight to the side to look in even if I did have a window, and have deliberately disconnected the frag harder disco lights from my GPU because I don't want a diffuse glow trying to nightlight its way through my dust filters.
Turned off the lights on my Gigabyte Motherboard, Gigabyte GPUs and do not have any LED fans or any RGB at all - I also refuse to have a window. Computers are tools - but then again they probably have LED hammers now too... I like my nice boring Antec Three Hundred Two case.
Same here. In September I specifically bought a white Fractal Design Define R6 with USB-C with NO window for that very reason. Great airflow, very quiet, wonderful case. Before that I had a Cooler Master CM690II Advanced with no window and before that I bought an Antec P180B in 2005 with NO window. Last time I had a window was before that Antec, and it was the only one I've ever had. It's amazing the crazy things you can do for free to tweak and improve airflow and performance when you don't care what the inside of your computer looks like.
I bought 1 case with a highly scratchable plastic window maybe 13 years ago. I was young, poor, and needed a cheap case; and it was on sale for maybe $20. It spent its life with the window hidden by another case right next to it; and was recycled 4 or 5 years ago when I got rid of several old cases that either lacked enough ventilation to run an open cooled style GPU or didn't have enough room between the mobo and drive cages to fit a full length GPU.
I also have a FD R6 USB-C .. though Black my version
<3 it .. going by gamers nexus, not the best cooling case .. IMO amazing cooling case when fans swapped for higher performing ones.. for myself Cougar Vortex HPB as well as Noctua Redux 14 (mid speed version) .. reasonable noise level and fantastically cooled
also not have to deal with stupid lighting.. only 1 being the power LED for the case/drives.. I disconnected one of them, not the other so still get the "subtle" light ring on power button .. stupid bright though it is, at least it is not las vegas level bright white :P
If this is a general industry-wide move toward more subdued parts then its a step in the right direction. Though for as long as RGB lands sales and can command a price premium, it will be harder to find decent performing parts at a rational price that omit rather than include unnecessary lighting.
That's quite nice. Shame I will never buy it. Out of the dozens of computers I have built and owned, not one has had a window. I even built several computers with no case as art objects - this was years before gamerz was a thing. If I was doing that again, I still wouldn't use components with LEDs on them The aim was to show the honesty of the functionality of the circuit boards, cabling, RAM sticks etc doing their job.
Agree that these look better than many blinged-out memory modules. However, my preference remains to leave the bling off entirely, and put the savings either towards lower prices or, for true premium DRAM, towards better memory chips. I'll take lower latency numbers or higher speed over bling any time. But, to each his or her own.
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Alistair - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
Nice, that's a much more restrained look. Adata makes great stuff, and their RGB memory is among the best value, but I wasn't liking the look before. Good revamp!29a - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
Looks similar to Trident Znathanddrews - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
But more sophisticated, like an RGB tuxedo.r3loaded - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
This might actually be the first RGB LED PC component that I don't immediately hate. Nice design, good job ADATA!dullard - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
I agree with r3loaded on the design. But the concept is still baffling to me. If you want a performance machine, why put a power consuming heat source (on your heat sink) when you bash CPU makers over every Watt of power.DanNeely - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
just from a looks perspective, I don't have a case window, don't have clear lines of sight to the side to look in even if I did have a window, and have deliberately disconnected the frag harder disco lights from my GPU because I don't want a diffuse glow trying to nightlight its way through my dust filters.Deicidium369 - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
Turned off the lights on my Gigabyte Motherboard, Gigabyte GPUs and do not have any LED fans or any RGB at all - I also refuse to have a window. Computers are tools - but then again they probably have LED hammers now too... I like my nice boring Antec Three Hundred Two case.ozzuneoj86 - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
Same here. In September I specifically bought a white Fractal Design Define R6 with USB-C with NO window for that very reason. Great airflow, very quiet, wonderful case. Before that I had a Cooler Master CM690II Advanced with no window and before that I bought an Antec P180B in 2005 with NO window. Last time I had a window was before that Antec, and it was the only one I've ever had. It's amazing the crazy things you can do for free to tweak and improve airflow and performance when you don't care what the inside of your computer looks like.DanNeely - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
I bought 1 case with a highly scratchable plastic window maybe 13 years ago. I was young, poor, and needed a cheap case; and it was on sale for maybe $20. It spent its life with the window hidden by another case right next to it; and was recycled 4 or 5 years ago when I got rid of several old cases that either lacked enough ventilation to run an open cooled style GPU or didn't have enough room between the mobo and drive cages to fit a full length GPU.Dragonstongue - Thursday, April 16, 2020 - link
I also have a FD R6 USB-C .. though Black my version<3 it .. going by gamers nexus, not the best cooling case .. IMO amazing cooling case when fans swapped for higher performing ones.. for myself Cougar Vortex HPB as well as Noctua Redux 14 (mid speed version) .. reasonable noise level and fantastically cooled
also not have to deal with stupid lighting.. only 1 being the power LED for the case/drives.. I disconnected one of them, not the other so still get the "subtle" light ring on power button .. stupid bright though it is, at least it is not las vegas level bright white :P
Plissken - Friday, May 15, 2020 - link
I have an RGB screwdriver.PeachNCream - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
If this is a general industry-wide move toward more subdued parts then its a step in the right direction. Though for as long as RGB lands sales and can command a price premium, it will be harder to find decent performing parts at a rational price that omit rather than include unnecessary lighting.AshlayW - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
Sorry, doesn't look like a horny transformer on steriods, gonna pass.Thud2 - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
I'd like to see every set have small leds to indicate power and health.Deicidium369 - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
Well power is easy - look at the screen... and health? of the RAM? and by what mechanism is that determined?Flunk - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
Slightly less stupid-looking isn't quite good enough. I'll be buying DIMMS without any pointless LEDs.Deicidium369 - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
Pastel Colors for Spring Solstice / Easter.Zanor - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
That's be best looking RAM I've seenTomatotech - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
That's quite nice. Shame I will never buy it. Out of the dozens of computers I have built and owned, not one has had a window. I even built several computers with no case as art objects - this was years before gamerz was a thing. If I was doing that again, I still wouldn't use components with LEDs on them The aim was to show the honesty of the functionality of the circuit boards, cabling, RAM sticks etc doing their job.boozed - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - link
"subtle"eastcoast_pete - Sunday, April 19, 2020 - link
Agree that these look better than many blinged-out memory modules. However, my preference remains to leave the bling off entirely, and put the savings either towards lower prices or, for true premium DRAM, towards better memory chips. I'll take lower latency numbers or higher speed over bling any time. But, to each his or her own.