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Ballistix 4x4GB 2400 DDR4 RAM Reviewed by: Antonis

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Our introduction to DDR4 was made when I

tested the more affordable DDR4 RAM from Crucial here,

but there are lots of option out there for faster RAM, and to some also better

looking. So if you don’t want to start tweaking your memory what do you do?

Well you get faster RAM like the Crucial

Ballistix Sport, the main difference when it comes to speed is that the

Ballistix Sport RAM has a default speed of 2400MHz. It also comes with a black

PCB, something that I would have liked to have seen with their value RAM, and overall

they are better looking as you will tell from the pictures on this review.

As it is expected, for the moment only

users that have an X99 motherboard can take advantage of the DDR4, but all this

should change and DDR4 will also be available on the next mainstream platform

from Intel. For the time being I can tell you that you can get the Ballistix Sport

RAM in single, dual, and quad modules, with capacities from 4GB per stick up to

8GB per stick, so if you can afford it you can have 64GB or RAM on your system.

The Crucial Ballistix Sport needs 1.2V to work and has an XPM 2.0 profile ready

to make it even easier to set it up so that you can get the maximum

performance.

Let’s take a quick look at the pricing of

the Crucial Ballistix Sport RAM, on the Crucial EU site a 4GB stick starts at €59.99

($56.99 US Dollars) however you could probably find them at a better price at

your local retailer. So far pricing appears to be very completive, and as we

come to expect the RAM comes with lifetime warranty.

We’ll start by taking a look at the packaging,

the RAM, and then move forwards to the tests.

Company info.

It’s hard not have heard of the name

Crucial, but if you don’t know anything about them, or you want to learn more

about Crucial, you only need to click the link here.

Now let’s start this review by taking a

close look at the packaging of the Crucial Ballistix Sport 2400MHz DDR4 RAM.

Crucial Ballistix Sport 2400MHz 4x4GB DDR4 RAM

Let’s start by taking a closer look at the

package and what it comes shipped with.

Packaging

Simple packaging that details the very

basic information about the RAM kit and their operating voltages. You can see

the timing on the stickers that are on each stick, the box contains all four

modules, and this is all that you will need to be up and running with your X99

system. As we expect Crucial gives its memory a lifetime warranty.

A look at both sides of the Crucial Ballistix

Sport 2400MHz DDR4 RAM.

The front side of the Crucial Ballistix

Sport.

The reverse side of the Crucial Ballistix

Sport, and below a close look at the two stickers that are on the left and

right of the memory stick.

Interestingly the sticker says that this

memory is a product of United States.

We can see the timings, the voltages, the

fact that the RAM is lead free, and that it has an XMP profile.

Also

a quick look on the sticker that is located in the top left of the plastic

case.

Here is a more detailed look at the Crucial

Ballistix Sport RAM, as we can see it’s a 4x4GB kit at 1.2V with default

timings of 16-16-16 at 2400Mhz.

Let’s move on and see what the Crucial shop

has to offer when it comes to RAM.