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
Abstract: Crucial Ballistix Elite is the Ballistix DDR4 Gaming Series and offers the best of the best performance among its DDR4 family. The Ballistix Elite also offers better heat spreaders and a temperature monitoring that is not found in many other DDR4 RAMs out...
Published: 2015-03-18, Author: Chad , review by: tweaktown.com
While you do need to prepare your wallet a bit to buy these, the Ballistix Elite DDR4-2666MHz 16GB kit has all the right mojo going for it. It looks good, performs really well out of the box, and still offers fun in clocking it...
The change from DDR3 to DDR4 is not a huge improvement, but more of an evolution. Power consumption has been reduced and clock speed has been improved, but for the average user, this doesn't mean much in practise. If you're building a Skylake system, yo...
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Published: 2016-04-20, Author: Ryan , review by: kitguru.net
Crucial's Ballistix range of DDR4 memory modules is very well rounded in terms of performance, aesthetics and build quality – the improvements the company has made compared to previous generation DDR3 modules are clear to see. Nonetheless there are still...
If you fancy rugged military looking Memory Modules then the Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 2666MHz 16GB Kit is the one for you, it is well designed, fast and it's wearing Armour! The Ballistix Elite DDR4 2666MHz 16GB Kit arrived at pcG in the customary pl...
Pricing isn’t competitive compared to G-Skill and Corsair 16GB 2666MHz sets, Overclocking was limited, “Crucial’s Elite DDR4 kit is an excellent kit. Despite its higher price compared to other 2666MHz kits, its stock performance is on par with 2800MHz kit
Pricing (accurate at the time of writing)Crucial's Ballistix Elite 16GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory kit is currently available in the UK from limited retailers. I have found it for the cheapest price of £219.21 from DABS.com. In the USA it is a little easier to f...
Competitively priced, good performance and decent tweaking potential. A nice bonus of low temperatures/voltage compared to other manufacturers.Available from Crucial....
Adoption of DDR4 memory has been stifled by only having one platform to date, and this is perhaps why we've seen companies such as Crucial adopt a wait-and-see approach before committing to DDR4 memory with fast(er) speeds.Following on the from Ballis...
Las Crucial BallistiX Elite presentan un diseño y materia de calidad, al sacarlas del empaque se puede apreciar un material bastante resistente, además de poseer un peso levemente superior al de otras memorias que hemos tenido en nuestro laboratorio refle...
