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Review on πŸ’‘ Enhance Your Gaming Experience with Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB 3200 MHz DDR4 DRAM Desktop Gaming Memory - Single 8GB CL16 BLT8G4D32AET4K by Adam Price

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good RAM after troubleshooting

I had some issues with this RAM initially but now that everything is fixed it works great. I used this RAM on my first PC build and got blue screens all the time. After updating my motherboard BIOS, resetting Windows and installing all the drivers to no avail, I found that the problem was with the RAM (using the Windows memory diagnostic tool). I swapped the RAM but still the same problems. I eventually discovered that the problem was actually that my motherboard wasn't supplying enough power to the board. For 16GB 3200Mhz your mainboard should supply 1.35V and mine only 1.2V. After changing the voltage the blue screens disappeared. However, I got a terrible lag. I went into my motherboard settings again and found that my motherboard was running at 2400MHz and not 3200MHz. I changed that and now the ram works fine. RGB control even works with polychrome timing on Asrock motherboards, although Crucial doesn't officially state this. For anyone who keeps getting blue screens when using this RAM, I highly recommend checking how much power your motherboard is putting out. This is a really simple solution that I wish I had thought of beforehand.

Pros
  • High test scores for support and durability
Cons
  • Useless features