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Published on August 26th, 2018 | by Tony Smith

Ballistix Sport AT 32GB Kit (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 UDIMM Gaming Memory Review (BLS4K8G4D30CESTK)

Ballistix Sport AT 32GB Kit (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 UDIMM Gaming Memory Review (BLS4K8G4D30CESTK) Tony Smith
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Summary: Ballistix Sport AT 32GB Kit (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 UDIMM Gaming Memory is super charged RAM.

4.5

Ballistix indeed!


If you’re looking for a power-up for your gaming rig (Super Mario Style), Ballistix may have the solution with their new Ballistix Sport AT 32GB Kit (4 x8GB) DDR4-3000 UDIMM Gaming Memory that offers some excellent specifications and features. Depending on your preference, this RAM is available in different configurations from 8GB to 64GB plus its compatible with ASUS TUF Gaming Motherboards.

More importantly, it’s competitively priced, comes with a limited lifetime warranty and works straight out of the box with speeds of up to 3000 MT/s courtesy of the stock timings of 17-19-19-38 with a voltage of 1.35.

Supporting the plug and play installation is that the Ballistix Sport Gaming Memory comes with the Intel XMP 2.0 profile to ensure stable speeds and the ability to tweak the memory for overclocking. For those techno purists, here are the full specifications of the Ballistix Sport AT 32GB Kit (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 UDIMM gaming memory.

Specifications

  • Brand: Ballistix
  • Series: Sport AT
  • Model: BLS4K8G4D30CESTK
  • Capacity: 32GB (4 x 8GB)
  • Type: 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM
  • Speed/Timings: DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) – 17-19-19-38
  • Cas Latency: 17
  • Voltage: 1.35V
  • ECC: No
  • Buffered/Registered: Unbuffered
  • PCB Type: 10-Layer Design
  • Heat Spreader: Yes
  • Form Factor: UDIMM
  • Height: 44 mm
  • Warranty: Limited Lifetime
  • Multi-Channel: Quad-Channel Kit
  • Features: Intel XMP 2.0 (Extreme Memory Profile) Ready

In terms of design, the Ballistix Sport AT 32GB Kit DDR4-3000 UDIMM Gaming Memory scream gamer with its military-like (or superhero) appearance and colour scheme of black/yellow. The height of the RAM is 44mm which should suit a variety of cases and power supplies and it has a good size alumina heat spreader which disperses the heat well, particularly for overclocking.

Installation of the RAM was an easy process and within 5 minutes, we had the four modules installed into our motherboard which was automatically detected them once powered. The CPU that we tested this RAM was the Intel Core i5-8400 which is a decent component for gaming rigs.

At its default settings, the RAM nicely flew along at 3000Mhz, however by adjusting the settings, we managed to successfully push this to 3200Mhz which was very stable. So for every day use, gaming and apps, the overclocked RAM had no issues whatsoever.

Even though we were quite conservative in how far we pushed the Ballistix Sport AT 32GB Kit DDR4-3000 UDIMM Gaming Memory, with some additional tweaking, I’m guessing the speed could even be faster…

Benchmarking

We tested a variety of programs and games with the Ballistix Sport AT 32GB Kit DDR4-3000 UDIMM Gaming Memory in order to test the RAM from all different perspectives. This included AIDA64 Memory, PCMARK10, Cinebench r15 CPU plus Battlefield 1.

AIDA64 Memory

Default Settings (3000Mhz) Overclocked (3200Mhz)
42,961 (Copy)
44,815 (Write)
44,017 (Read)
43,968 (Copy)
45,952 (Write)
45,098 (Read)

PCMARK10

Default Settings (3000Mhz) Overclocked (3200Mhz)
5903 5990

Cinebench r15

Default Settings (3000Mhz) Overclocked (3200Mhz)
961 FPS (CPU Test) 1010 FPS (CPU Test)
138 (GPU) 145 (GPU)

Battlefield 1 (1440p)

Default Settings (3000Mhz) Overclocked (3200Mhz)
77 79

Final Thoughts?

In conclusion, the Ballistix Sport AT 32GB Kit (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 UDIMM Gaming Memory (BLS4K8G4D30CESTK) is great value for money that is ideal gamers or enthusiasts wishing to either upgrade or build their new rig. They are also quite aesthetic in its appearance and channel that inner gaming look that are easy to install and ready to go straight away.

However where the RAM shines is through its stable speeds, particularly boosting it from the default value of 3000Mhz to 3200Mhz which created a noticeable difference and proves the importance of high quality memory for your gaming rig.

Recommended!

For more information, please visit http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/bls4k8g4d30cestk


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