Testseek.com have collected 47 expert reviews of the Crucial / Micron PC4-21300 2666Mhz Ballistix Elite Series and the average rating is 92%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Crucial / Micron PC4-21300 2666Mhz Ballistix Elite Series.
July 2015
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The editors liked
Heat spreaders
Competitive pricing
Overclocking ability
Stock performance
Lifetime Warranty
Unique Looks
Built-in Thermal Sensors
Crucial's Exclusive Ballistix M.O.D. Utility
High performance
High overclocking potential
Great looks
Thermal sensors and MOD software
Reasonable price
Nice heatspeaders and black PCB
Solid build quality
Outperformed memory with higher frequencies
Module monitoring available via MOD utility
Excellent price for DDR4 memory
Flawless XMP profile
Removable heatsink
Visually appealing RAM
Excellent performance
Quick and easy set-up
Black PCB and heatspreaders to blend in with any thematic build
Low 1.2V operating voltage
No need for a cooling fan on top
Modules include temperature monitoring via Crucial's MOD Utility
Great performance
Lots of overclocking headroom
Lower-profile heatspreaders
Sleek design
Lifetime warranty
The editors didn't like
Overclocking not beneficial
None worth to mention
Questionable performance at default speeds
Final Thoughts
The Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory Kits offers great looks
Solid build quality
With modest but decent overclocking performance. However
If you're after real break-neck perf
DDR4 still comes with premium pricing
Not quite low profile memory. May have issues with certain coolers/motherboards clearance
Size of heatspreader may interfere with some installations
Single-sided sticks don't have the full performance benefit possible (2R vs 1R)
Modest performance improvements over DDR4-2133 MHz
Published: 2015-07-20, Author: Raymond , review by: Bjorn3d.com
Outperformed memory with higher frequencies, Module monitoring available via MOD utility, Outperformed memory with higher frequencies, Module monitoring available via MOD utility
DDR4 still comes with premium pricing, DDR4 still comes with premium pricing
We were very impressed with how well the Crucial Ballistix 2666MHz memory performed. In most cases, this memory performed better than the Patriot Viper 2800MHz memory. This once again showed us that having tighter timings with a lower frequency is still p...
It's not an easy task to finish any review, but it's something that has to be done, and certainly closing this review leaves me with a lot to think about. My first and main thought goes to one simple question, is the Ballistix Elite worth it? I can say ye...
High performance, High overclocking potential, Great looks, Thermal sensors and MOD software, Reasonable price
None worth to mention,
Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB DDR4-2666 has all what perfect enthusiast and overclocking memory kit needs. It performs well, looks great and has high overclocking potential. Additionally Crucial is offering best available support and additional features. S...
Extreme overclockers seems to be the target audience of this kit yet Crucial offers a welcoming appearance and solid stock performance for the rest of us. "Break World Records and they will come.", a play on a old movie called Field of Dreams may be th...
While overclocking was not fantastic, the Crucial Ballistix Elite was still quite quick at stock speeds. There was a wall around 3000MHz that I just could not break through. Even increasing the speeds a modest 266MHz required the timings to be loosened so...
The Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory kit is sold under part number BLE4K4G4D26AFEA for $379.99 plus shipping was found to be another great DDR4 memory kit by Crucial. We have discovered that Crucial is very conservative with the memory tim...
Great performance, Lots of overclocking headroom, Lower-profile heatspreaders, Sleek design, Lifetime warranty
None that I found
First lets talk about design. Crucial went ahead and completely redesigned the heatspeader on the DDR4 kit. They have cut down the size so there are less compatibility issues with larger air coolers, but don't worry the heatspeaders are very heavy-duty an...
Published: 2017-12-30, Author: Benjamin , review by: Bcchardware.com
Abstract: As we wrap up 2017 and kick off 2018, we have a look at three new kits of memory from Crucial, Mushkin and Patriot. We are going to quickly dive in and compare this kits to the current kit powering our Core i7-5820K Quad-Channel system. It's a pretty rob...
As we stated in the introduction, Crucial is extremely conservative when it comes to specifications since they are basically more concerned with maintaining their reputation as a well established manufacturer of highly compatible and reliable memory rathe...