Crucial Ballistix BL2K8G36C16U4W 3600 MHz, DDR4, DRAM, Desktop Gaming Memory Kit, 16GB (8GB x2), CL16, White

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We sometimes see fake screws implemented for design purposes, but the Crucial Ballistix Elite uses actual screws to mount the top bar. The top bar has a rectangular fin design and is held to the heat spreaders with two screws on each side. The side heat spreaders are composed of two pieces for each side.

Import the light bar into the 3D editing software of your choice. Blender ®, Netfabb ®, FreeCAD, Autodesk ® Fusion 360 ™, SketchUp ® are some software options that are free or have trial versions. Note: Different programs will have different ways to import 3D printing files. Our memory kit has one XMP profile, programmed to run at DDR4-3600 CL16-18-18 and 1.35V. This is already pretty good as most new series are more often rated at DDR4-3600 CL18-22-22 and cost about as much.

Performance is good, but not good enough to outshine this kit’s sky-high price.

Modify the model in your 3D software, making sure to only add to the top of the light bar, not the sides or bottom. Also, take note of the height and width restrictions of the model you’re making. For instance, if your memory is below a CPU cooler, you may have limited vertical space to work with. Save/export your file as a 3D printing type like STL. Remove the existing light bar by pushing out the mounting pegs, then install the one you just created.

When purchasing DDR4 memory, the main factors to consider, other than memory size or physical features, are the operating frequency and timings. The XMP is a memory profile stored inside the actual memory, which allows the user to easily apply the rated frequency and timings. Print your file. You will want to use translucent PLA or ABS for your printing. Colored printing material will obviously not allow light through, so stay away from colors. If you’re printing translucent for the first time, make sure to do some test prints and create a profile with the appropriate temperature and printer settings to get the best results. Today, we will be evaluating the 3600 MHz CL16-18-18 memory kit. In the table below, we examine the particular details of our test memory.​ Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 Install the modules with your custom light bars into your motherboard. Make sure your system is powered off and you’ve grounded yourself.

Next-gen CPUs need Crucial DDR5 RAM

As the Thaiphoon Burner screenshot shows, this specific kit of memory is composed of Micron E-Die ICs.

In ZenTimings you can see that the DRAM frequency is exactly 1967MHz and FCLK and UCLK are also 1967MHz. The timings remain at 16-18-18-18-38 CR 1T. In TestMem5 you can see that these settings completely passed the memory test with no errors. Crucial was founded on the belief that everyday consumers can, and should, have the ability to improve their computers through do-it-yourself memory upgrades. Greeted enthusiastically, Crucial provided the first-ever opportunity for end users to buy memory direct from a major manufacturer – Crucial Below is the test system and resulting memory speeds that will be used to evaluate the memory and run the benchmarks. Test SetupAs we might expect, the Ballistix Elite faired fractionally worse than the Trident Z Neo. While they were remarkably close in performance, due to the fact that both are running 3600 MHz, G.SKill is running tighter primary timings which give them the edge here. As with the AIDA64 memory test results, interpreting the SISandra memory results are favoring different profiles depending on the test. The high-frequency profiles are clearly better for the Cache & latency test, while tighter timings are showed better scaling in the transactional throughput test.