CONCLUSION

    When Crucial released their Pro line, I must admit that I was hoping for more, both in terms of out of the box performance and why not, even ARGB lighting on the heatspreaders. However, even though I didn’t get what I was hoping the 5600MHz at just 1.1V meant you could easily push them to 6000MHz and over and well, that should be good enough, at least for most users. The new Pro Overclocking kit is not only faster but also features lower CAS latency (46 vs 36) and so it’s obviously a better choice for people looking for higher performance compared to the Pro line. It also requires the same voltage as the Pro line so again you should be able to surpass 7000MHz at around 1.25V which is not bad at all (this however depends largely on your motherboard). Again, the lack of ARGB lighting is something I do think Crucial should look into (and my guess is they will soon) but at least this kit is available in both black and white colors.

    With a current price tag set at just USD104.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 117.74Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) the brand new Pro Overclocking 32GB 6000MHz CL36 dual-channel kit by Crucial is priced extremely well. Yes, the fact that it needs to get manually overclocked to higher clocks than the 6GHz supported by its XMP 3.0 and EXPO profiles is something that may drive away some potential buyers but for the most part I think placing compatibility above performance is a good thing (still having more than one profile for each wouldn’t be bad). Overall, I have nothing really bad to say about the new Pro Overclocking kit, yes, it may not be the fastest out there (nor the best looking) but it’s priced very well, delivers solid performance and is available in both black and white colors so the Golden Award is in well justified.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Good Performance
- Overclocking Headroom
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
- Low Profile Heatspreaders
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Only 1 Available Kit (Currently)