The Ballistix line is specifically built for performance enthusiasts who want to push the performance envelope without worrying about data loss or corruption, mysterious intermittent errors and display problems, or worse — the dreaded BSOD! The Ballistix line of high-performance memory modules features advanced speed grades, low latencies, and integrated aluminum heat spreaders.
What is a Ballistix 240-pin DIMM?
A Ballistix dual inline memory module (DIMM) consists of a number of memory components that are attached to a black printed circuit board. The gold pins on the bottom of the DIMM provide a connection between the module and a socket on a larger printed circuit board. The pins on the front and back of a DIMM are not connected to each other.
Ballistix 240-pin DIMMs are used to provide DDR2 SDRAM memory for desktop computers. DDR2 is a leading-edge generation of memory with an improved architecture that allows it to transmit data very fast. Ballistix 240-pin DIMMs are available in DDR2 PC2-4200 SDRAM (DDR2 533), DDR2 PC2-5300 SDRAM (DDR2 667), DDR2 PC2-6400 (DDR2 800), and DDR2 PC2-8500 (DDR2 1066).
To use DDR2 memory, your system motherboard must have 240-pin DIMM slots and a DDR2-enabled chipset. A DDR2 SDRAM DIMM will not fit into a standard SDRAM DIMM socket or a DDR DIMM socket. (Information about which memory technology your system uses is included in the Crucial Memory Advisor™ tool.)
The number of black components on a Ballistix 240-pin DIMM can vary, but it always has 120 pins on the front and 120 pins on the back, for a total of 240. Ballistix 240-pin DIMMs are approximately 5.25 inches long and 1.18 inches high, though the heights can vary. While 240-pin DDR2 DIMMs, 184-pin DDR DIMMs, and 168-pin DIMMs are approximately the same size, 240-pin DIMMs and 184-pin DIMMs have only one notch within the row of pins. The notch in a 240-pin DDR2 DIMM is closer toward the center of the module.
Specifications
- by David_W @Mar 05, 2008
General Information
Brand Name:
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Crucial Technology
Manufacturer Part Number:
BL2KIT25664AA80A
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www.crucial.com
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The Ballistix line is specifically built for performance enthusiasts who want to push the performance envelope without worrying about data loss or corruption, mysterious intermittent errors and display problems, or worse the dreaded BSOD! The Ballistix line of high-performance memory modules features advanced speed grades, low latencies, and integrated aluminum heat spreaders.
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Rated by Philippe_C, December 6, 2009
I got these on sale, and I'm impressed. I can run 4 of them on my P5Q-E at DDR3-1066, 5-5-5-15. Just watch out for motherboard compatibility, especially if you're assembling a new rig - the Asus required a BIOS update before it would recognize them. Thankfully I had another stick laying around.
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Did lots of research on quality ram that can overclock easily and run stable, and at the price I got it for I can not complain. Have had no issues with this ram at all. If you are in the market for some solid ram then easily these are the ones for you.
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Rated by Haxelon, July 9, 2009
I used this for a customer RIG . It worked like a charm at the recomemded speed. Recomemded buy and also i like that the heatsink are well attached the the memory.
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Rated by Pierre Alexandre_M, April 9, 2009
Warning: this review is for the old revision of these chip (2.2v).
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Rated by nova_ss, December 18, 2008
I made the mistake of buying this ram coupled with a powersupply
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Rated by Simon W, May 25, 2008
Works perfectly in my Asus P5E-VM. No problem running it at DDR2-850 at 4-4-4-12 (Prime-Blend stable for 10 hours). This RAM is spec'd at 2.2V - make sure you set the voltage accordingly!
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Rated by Wenyen, May 9, 2008
My friend recommended me this because it's on sale. I have not regretted getting this product yet. Works well with my new motherboard and CPU and graphics card.
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Rated by Kevin_S, May 4, 2008
Great especially for the pricetag. Able to overclock and get better timings if you tweak your voltage.
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Rated by Guillaume_G, May 2, 2008
got these stable at 2.1V 5-5-5-15 at ddr 1000
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