Introduction

What more does an enthusiast desire when they already have the edge with speed & performance? One might add aesthetics to the table! Today we will be focusing on Crucial with their flashy line of 1600 MHz Triple Channel Ballistix Tracer’s for the X58 platform. We opted for the blue, but Crucial provide Red and Green alternatives’ to fit best with both Nvidia and ATI fanboys no doubt. The problem these days (and in the past) is that most products that boost top specs and look flashy, tend to be over-hyped, over-exaggerated pieces of junk that are not worth their weight in gold. They may look great, but can they meet the mark and more so with the promise of great performance?

About Crucial

Crucial is a key brand in the Lexar Media family of products. As the Memory Expertsâ„¢, they are 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. They deliver high-quality, award-winning products in every memory category: USB flash drives, all popular form factors of memory cards and card readers, DRAM computer memory for PCs and Mac systems, and solid state drives (SSD). They back there products with outstanding customer support and industry-leading warranties, and strive to expand their offerings to meet the ever-changing needs of the customers.

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 Crucial brand reflects their status as the only consumer memory upgrade supplier that’s part of a major DRAM manufacturer. They 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.

Manufacturer’s Specifications:

Module Size: 6GB kit (2GBx3)

• PC3-12800 / DDR3-1600 MHz
• 8-8-8-24
• 1.65V
• Unbuffered
• NON-ECC