Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2
For the power hungry overclocker and the bling-happy enthusiast, Benchmark Reviews brings you a review of Crucial Technology's 4GB Ballistix Tracer DDR2-800 kit (BL2KIT25664AR80A). Outfitted with red LEDs, tight timings, and EPP settings that go up to DDR2-1000, could the Ballistix Tracer be the overclocker's system memory kit of choice for the DDR2 platform?
While DDR2 is slowly losing steam with enthusiasts in favor of the sexier new hotness that is DDR3, it still has plenty of devotees (like yours truly) who aren't quite ready to fork out the hard cash for the modest gain in performance. And even beyond
the geeks and enthusiasts out there that are interested in DDR2, everyone just wants their RAM to run stable.
You end up with are three classes of memory: the cheap stuff - memory that's pretty much a crapshoot in terms of whether or not it'll even be stable; the quality stuff - memory from reputable brands running at standard JEDEC spec; and the enthusiast stuff - all the benefits of the quality stuff with the added bonus of running well beyond JEDEC spec.
On hand here at Benchmark Reviews we have Crucial's top of the line, their fastest 4GB DDR2 kit available: the Ballistix Tracer DDR2 PC2-6400 kit, PN BL2KIT25664AR80A. This...is the enthusiast stuff.
Ballistix Tracer
If you're looking for a 4GB memory kit - and at this point pretty much everyone should be - it doesn't get a whole lot saucier than this, folks. Crucial's Ballistix Tracer is the top of the line brand from one of the top of the line manufacturers.
The Ballistix Tracer comes in your choice of black and gold or fire engine red and silver heatspreaders and features a series of LEDs at the top of the module that reflect the activity of the module itself. The added bling isn't really the selling point of the Tracers: that selling point is the tight timings and high spec of the memory itself.
Taking advantage of NVIDIA's "Enhanced Performance Profile," Crucial's Tracer memory can run at JEDEC spec (5-5-5-18 timings, DDR2-800 at 1.8v), or the following specs: 4-4-4-12, DDR2-800 at 2.0v; or a blistering 5-5-5-15, DDR2-1000 at the same 2.0v.
A Bit About Crucial From the Company's Site
Crucial is a key brand in the Lexar Media family of products. As the Memory Experts™, we're the the only DRAM supplier that's part of a major memory manufacturer.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc., Lexar Media, Inc. boasts one of the most comprehensive offerings of memory product lines in the industry. We deliver high-quality, award-winning products in every memory category: USB flash drives, all popular form factors of memory cards, DRAM computer memory for PCs and Mac systems, and solid state drives (SSD). We back our products with outstanding customer support and industry-leading warranties, and we strive to expand our offerings to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers—customers just like you.
The Lexar brand has long been synonymous with reliable, high-performance products, which is reflected in the award-wining memory products and USB flash drives sold under the Lexar name. The Lexar product line also includes high-quality product offerings from two of the world's leading brands-Kodak and Disney. Within each of these three product lines, we design and market memory cards and connectivity products for digital photography, consumer home electronics, and more-and we constantly strive to develop the new, cutting-edge products that you've come to expect from these brands you trust.
Our Crucial brand reflects our status as the only consumer memory upgrade supplier that's part of a major DRAM manufacturer. We sell high-quality memory that has been qualified and approved by most major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The Crucial.com website features innovative online tools and an intuitive design that makes it easy to find compatible memory and recommended upgrades. And because we carry over 35,000 upgrades for more than 250,000 systems, we've got options for nearly every system out there.
Lexar Media has more than 10 years experience in the memory industry. Our strong retail brands, along with our direct online and OEM presence, make Lexar Media a global player in every major customer channel, including value-added resellers, system builders, and e-commerce. And we've built a name synonymous with quality, innovation, and customer service.
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