Crucial Ballistix RGB 3600 MHz DDR4 DRAM Desktop Gaming Memory Kit 16GB (8GBx2) CL16 BL2K8G36C16U4RL (RED)

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Pros

X16gb sticks on a msi z490 w/ i9 10850k and is running without issues at 3600mhz. Running great with 5800x, tested with a msi b450 tomahawk max and a msi b550-a pro. Would buy crucial ballistix ram again for future builds.

Cons

Second set of 32gb (2x16gb) wouldnt even hood the advertised mhz. If you try to set it to the advertised 4400mhz - it crashes all the time. Around the same time, they seem to have switched their ballistix ram (at least the ddr4 3600) from their more c... Read More

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Quality

Very happy with the purchase as it gave me a noticeable performance boost from 2166mhz.

Overall happy with the compatibility, the price and the performance.

Turns out there's a known problem with the mod application for about the past year.

I will mention that with the 12th gen and my daughters noctua air cooler you have to be careful about height and clearance.

Price

This ram is 3600mhz cl16 for around 80-90 dollars per kit, this price is amazing since most other 3600mhz ram kits either are i... Read More

Kingston hyper x price was outrageous and i would have to wait a whole week or more for it to come, i figured its because its a brand name.

Packaging/appearance

I honestly have had zero problems with this product, it was easy to get out of the package, easy to install and once it was it ... Read More

Competitiveness

I'm running a ryzen 7 3700x with an msi 1660 super 6gb and this 32gb of 3600mhz ram handles everything i can throw at it includ... Read More

Would buy crucial ballistix ram again for future builds.

I really don't understand, the old ballistix ram does not have the rgb issue originally!

They aren’t as bright and don’t have the fit and finish of the dominator platinum kit in my own build but they were also less t... Read More

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This product had a total of 9,837 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 24 2023.