Years ago picking out memory was fairly easy, as long as it was compatible with your motherboard you were good to go. Now there are many things to take into consideration, such as the heatsink, speed, timings, overclockability and design. The recent trend is to put RGB LEDs on everything possible, allowing the user to customize the color to their specific color scheme. Memory is just the latest product to get RGB LEDs installed on them. The XPG Spectrix D40, is part of ADATA’s gaming line that includes RGB LEDs, along with compatibility with ASUS AURA Sync.

The XPG Spectrix D40 is available in speeds starting at 2400MHz, and going up to 4400MHz (not all speeds are currently available), in 8GB and 16GB modules. Today, we are looking at their 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 3000MHz kit, which has dual XMP 2.0 profiles, and runs with a latency of 16-18-18. This kit is currently available under part number AX4U300038G16-DRS, $186.99 shipped and the kit is backed by a lifetime warranty. All versions of the Spectrix D40 include both Intel and AMD compatibility, with a red “armor-inspired” heatsink with a RGB LED strip at the top edge.