Review: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32GB DDR4-2400 (BLS4K8G4D240FSC)

Conclusion

The Intel Skylake platform has brought DDR4 to the mainstream. Prices have fallen as a direct result of greater supply hitting the channel, so it's easy to say that the start of 2016 is a good time to invest in some high-quality DDR4.

The perennial question between speed and capacity continues to exist today. Is it better to buy double the amount of RAM and sacrifice the few per cent of performance availed by higher speeds and tighter latencies? The answer to that question depends entirely on your usage scenario.

Crucial is attempting to hit a solid middle ground in this thought process by offering the Ballistix Sport LT modules, available in either grey or white heatspreaders, in capacities between 4GB and 64GB. The 32GB kit uses a quartet of 8GB modules making it suitable for both X99 and Z170 platforms, and capacity is enough to sate all but the most Photoshop-crazy users.

£150 is now the financial standard for 32GB of decent DDR4 memory. Offering a solid mix of speed and capacity, backed by the usually excellent Crucial customer service and warranty, we can approve this set for users looking for a powerful PC build. For everyone else, having half the memory and saving £75 or so would make more sense.

Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32GB (4x8GB)
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