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20.8.2016

If you ever feel jealous of people who are given products for free in return for testing them then my experience with this DDR4 RAM may cause you to reconsider.If you can't be bothered to read this whole review, I'll summarise - this is DDR4 RAM so it either fits into your current generation motherboard or it doesn't. It is well built and has cooling fins attached which can make it a little bit tricky to fit in the cramped space under some processor cooling systems. It is rated at 3000 MT/s which is fast, but not the fastest available. It likes to be installed in matched pairs, but what we have here is just a single strip. My main finding is that when I reached out to Crucial for desperately needed support they ignored me.So what was my experience with this RAM?My starting point was my Intel i7-960 PC which, being fairly old, used DDR3 RAM. So when I had the opportunity to test this DDR4 RAM I made the stupid decision to upgrade my motherboard,processor and SSD, and bought a new copy of Windows 10 Pro to give me a nice clean build - all cutting edge stuff with a total cost around £900. At this stage the free RAM was starting to look anything but free. The only components I retained from my PC were the case (a fairly new Cooler Master Silencio 452) and my trusty power supply.Everything arrived, I planned the upgrade process, and everything went well. I even managed to boot into my Windows desktop. At this point my trusty techie companion decided it was safe to leave, job done, and almost as soon as he shut the door behind him on his way out my PC blue screened. I then spent a solid week with my main work PC cycling through reboot - blue screen - reboot and despite trying every possibility never really making it back to my Windows desktop for more than a second.At the end of the week my wife came into the room and asked how I was, to which my reply was "suicidal". There are only so many setting changes and equipment changes you can experiment with before your mind is totally frazzled - if as was the case here nothing leads to success.So, you may ask, how did this all end? I ordered two strips of Corsair RAM bringing the total cost of this project to almost £1,000 - at which point it only took another 12 hours of solid work before my PC was operational again.I'd like to say that it's not necessarily the Crucial RAM's fault that all this happened. I thought I had done plenty of research and chosen the correct components to go with it, but this really is the crux of the whole thing. If you buy a pre-built machine then you can expect everything to work, it is the manufacturer's responsibility. On the other hand, if you order a shopping list of components and put it all together and you've chosen something wrong, or there is some aspect of the configuration that you don't understand and can't problem-solve, then you're on your own. You rely on the individual supplier's support services to try and track down the problem, and this is where I have to say that the motherboard manufacturer Gigabyte were absolutely fine and helpful, while Crucial haven't come back to me yet in response to my request for help, and on this point alone I'm awarding this product four stars instead of five.The Crucial strip of RAM is sitting on my desk as I type this review on my now fully working PC, powered by Corsair RAM. It is a monument to the perils of PC upgrades. I am slightly less sane than the day when it arrived.
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12.8.2016

Put simply this is really fast, enthusiast quality RAM for your desktop PC.It is DDR4 RAM so before purchasing you'll need to make sure that it is compatible with your motherboard, as some older motherboards take DDR2 or DDR3 RAM.This is an 8GB kit, so two sticks of 4GB RAM as is common. 8GB really is the minimum comfortable level of RAM these days for a medium to high end PC. It'll allow Windows to "breathe" and means you'll absolutely never have RAM related slow-downs unless you're doing industrially complex graphic design or other high intensity memory tasks. For day to day use and gaming etc 8GB is the absolute sweet spot of price/performance.Installation-wise, installing RAM is a doddle.It only fits in one place and only fits one way around. The most common mistake is not ensuring the RAM stick is properly seated into the RAM slot of your motherboard. There should be a firm click of the latched level once the RAM is well seated. Also, make sure you put the RAM into the correct paired slots. Motherboards generally have 4 RAM slots, two pairs per channel. These sticks need to be in the same channel. Check in your motherboard manual for details - or on most motherboards each pair of RAM slots is a different colour, usually black for one channel and blue for the other. Once that messy installation bit is done your PC may pick up this RAM as running slower than it actually does.This is 3200MHz RAM and should be picked up as such by most motherboards. If not though, a quick trip into the BIOS and the use of the XMP profile in there (it'll be under something like "AI Overclock Tuner" or "DRAM Timing Configuration") will sort it and make sure you get the full speed.As this is enthusiast RAM each stick is fitted with a heatsink which is quite low profile, so it shouldn't interfere with your CPU cooler. It may be worth double checking that though with your heatsink maker before purchasing. There'll be no problem if you just have a "normal" heatsink - it'll only be an issue if you have an aftermarket huge cooler. The heatsinks keep the RAM nice and cool even when running at full speed. The timings of this RAM are also nice and tight. Finally, I haven't tried overclocking this RAM (I see no need to at this speed anyway) so can't comment as to how much further it can be pushed.In short, this is excellent quality, enthusiast grade, fast and reliable RAM.
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24.3.2018

Runs default of 2400, with XMP 2666 (bios switch) both at 1.2 Volts (i.e. not overclocked) using Asrocks mITX AM4 motherboard.(Ryzen 1600 cpu) Could possibly go to 2999 if you have the motherboard at 1.3volts overclock (not tested on the Asrock mITX). No problems or hassles -so far - at 2666. I settled on 2666 Ram to avoid hassles on a new build and this has panned out very well.Did a bit or research prior to purchase - checked both mobo and ram websites plus reviews -, not the best of the best but near the top in terms of performance and consequently not hyper expensive in an over heated market - £167 for 2666 16GB is not bad for Mar 18!No problem fitting with the stock AMD cooler on a mITX mobo.Most remarkable thing about the sticks is there weight, actually thought the excellent packaging had built in lead weights. Even to the hand these brutes are heavy. Suspect there won't be any overheating/interference problems giving the armour plating at higher speeds..If you're not interested in flashy LED Ram and the price is right, good solid high quality purchase, imo.FWIW: Beware of RAM which quote higher speeds, ensure these speeds are obtained at 1.2volts, otherwise at 1.3volts your'e relying on your motherboard to provide the overvoltage to obtain the speeds and consequently price paid. At the prices of Ram nowadays I wouldn't risk it. Its actually quite annoying to see sticks quoting speeds and being vague about voltage, you just don't know if you're buying overvoltaged Ram or not. Frankly I'm not paying £167 to be instantly disappointed by a purchase.Please note, I only consider an item to be 'overclocked' IF the voltage is adjusted upward. There is a big difference between 'overclocked' - as per XMP and AMD timing profiles - and 'overvoltaged', unfortunately the latter term is never used. If the latter term was used then purchasing DDR4 and assessing the worth of the purchase would be a lot easier as there were a few 'good looking deals' which I found to be a little deceptive.
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20.8.2016

I've been buying Crucial memory for years now, and have always found it offers decent performance at a competitive price point. The Ballistix series has been around for a while now and offers not only higher speeds than standard RAM, but also heatsinks to give you a chance at overclocking your memory, should you wish. Crucial also offer their own monitoring tools if you want to keep a close eye on temperatures.This 8GB kit is from Crucial's Ballistix Elite range, which gives up to a 40% speed increase when overclocked. I haven't dabbled with this much yet, as the stock speed is 3200 Mhz and that by itself offers great performance. Naturally,each stick is easy to install but make sure it is compatible with the rest of your rig first.I have only run very basic benchmarks, such as 3D Mark, and I have seen an overall performance increase of my system of around 5-10% without doing anything else at this stage, which I think is quite impressive for a memory upgrade.8 GB is by and large the minimum RAM amount you'll be looking at for a Windows 10 system, and the Crucial Ballistix Elite is a great choice, both at stock and enhanced speeds it won't let you down and I highly recommend it.
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28.4.2016

Not a lot to say about RAM, it just works. The heat spreaders look good. I bought two of these sets. The first set I got on a flash sale before I had the rest of the parts for my build. Once I got around to building the PC I found one of the RAM sticks was faulty. I contacted Crucial via the live web chat on their site, they gave me an RMA number there and then. I was expecting a long drawn out RMA process so I bought another set in the meantime. To my surprise the RMA process was very straight forward and quick, hence still 5 stars even though it arrived faulty.I now have both sets installed and it booted first time and all 32gb showed up straight away.Due to the easy RMA I will buy crucial again.The second set I bought was at full price and I did see it on flash sale again twice in the week after I purchased it which would have saved me £20. That was a little disappointing. I guess that's what you get for rushing things.
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12.8.2016

Very capable memory chip.Usually used in matched pairs, so a bit tricky to find the correct slot just for one.The heat sink is rather oversized and makes getting your fingers in rather tricky!I already have a matched pair of Ballistix chips in one machine and they have proved reliable.I have been buying memory for upgrade machines since the days of simple DIMM RAM modules, I always prefer Crucial, also they have a tool on their website that will identify your machine for you and guarantee that the memory chips you buty will be 100% matched.Thus in 20 years, I have never had to return a single chip, ever.

4.3.2019

Bought two individual 8 GB sticks as it was cheaper than the 2 pack-set to upgrade my Alienware Area 51 R4. A bit risky as to ensure compatibility you should buy at least matching pairs and preferably a full 4 stick kit. Price-wise though I took this risk as getting my machine up to 32 GB any other method would have cost at least 50% more. The 2666 speed advertised is only availble via the XMP profile which meant for stability and ease of installation I am running the 4 miss-matched sticks at the slightly lower 2400 speed. All good so far.Update - now all running at 2666 and nice and stable.

14.8.2016

I am not an expert on PC memory - other than knowing that what was considered good a few years ago is barely able to cope with the demands of modern computing. So my 2GB memory frequently gets overwhelmed if I am not careful.The arrival of an easily installed 8GB option was very welcome.I have noticed an immediate improvement in my PC's performance - and that is what matters.Tech experts will tell you more - but what most of us will be concerned with is 'will it make my PC run better?'The answer for me is a resounding YES

12.8.2016

It should go without saying, but for a lot of people it doesn't, make sure your motherboard takes DDR4 before you buy this. This has gone in a machine at work (swapped out 2 4gb for this one, and those other 2 have gone into a machine with ram of the same type to up that machine to 16gb RAM). Anyway, the swap out was effortless, the machine sorted itself out first go. Nothing broke, and it's been stable for a week. I can't vouch for overclocking on it, but I can vouch it has the spec it says it has, and the quality seems good.

4.6.2016

I bought these for a new system I was working on. They look great through the side window, have an almost gunmetal militaryesque thing going on and the weight off the RAM adds to this feeling as they are surprisingly heavier than they look. They overclock really well and the heat spreaders are able to hold their own; but works just as well if you don't need wish to overclock, though if you don't see the need to overclock it might be worth considering RAM that is not specified towards gaming and reduce your costs.

28.11.2015

Crucial seems to be making some really nice ram these days.TIPS:Use the Crucial website for compatibility checking, if its not listed on your MB/PC manufacturers website/manualNOTES:DDR-4 memory on the X99 Socket LGA 2011-v3 platform is not straight forward, buying memory above the official Intel sported speed of 2133MHz does not guarantee that you will get listed performance or stability when you enable the XMP profile in the UEFI/BIOS.

23.3.2017

Works well. My rig does not support 2666 speeds, but the RAM gets underclocked automatically and works just fine (also tried manual setup and XMP profile and works just fine on i3-7100 and B250 MSI Mortar motherboard). This 2666 kit was a lot cheaper than the 2133 and 2333 options from any brand so that's why I went with it. RAM prices seem to have gone up a lot lately though.... this was good value at the time I bought it.

2.8.2016

Worked well for me. Runs fast and I use two of these kits to give me 32GB of RAM for usage with VM's.It should be noted however, that anyone looking to purchase RAM should always try and purchase off their motherboard manufacturers Qualified Vendor List (QVL) for RAM. If you don't, there is the chance that you could get RAM that doesn't work with your board.

24.2.2017

Been using these for just over a year now with no problems, Fantastic build quality but be aware they might not fit with some cpu coolers as they are tall sticks, Not much overclocking headroom the reason for 4 stars, purchased in Feb 2016 for £59.99, wow the price of memory in the last year has nearly doubled as they are now £116.71 :(

17.2.2019

Bought the 2x16gb 3200 kit direct from Crucial and have been very pleased. Curiously it uses Samsung's B-die chips rather than Micron offerings, but it certainly works; I've had no problem hitting the claimed speeds, although I did use manual settings after xmp failed miserably.

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