Ballistix Elite 3200 MHz 16GB Quad Channel DDR4 review - Product Showcase

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The DIMM kit we received is 16GB in total, it is low-latency at a CAS latency of 16. Each DIMM is 4GB a piece and thus dual and quad channel compatible. If you'd like to see it under the product name then search for BLE4C4G4D32AEEA (4GBx4). You should be able to find it at roughly 168 EURO and, in the USA, $159.

Here we have the DIMMs after unpacking. These are 4GB 3200 MHz DIMMs in a kit of 4x DIMMs, we received the black design ones. Great design, cool that the PCB is black as most motherboards have a black PCB as well these days. Intel XMP version 2.0 is of course supported. Keep in mind that you have color options.
 

As you might have noticed from that sticker, this kit can manage latencies of 16-18-18-36 at 1.35 Volts, and that is an okay latency for this memory alright. For optimal stability we do recommend you stick to the manufacturer's suggested settings at default SPD or XMP 2.0 profile which you can easily enable in the motherboard BIOS.
 

We like the black PCB and the matching heat-spreader, styling wise (hey it matters in a high-end cool looking rig) this is a very tasteful kit as well as aesthetically wise. The kit is dual/triple/quad-channel, you could opt for a 32GB kit with four DIMMS as well. With expensive memory often comes some extras, Ballistix offers a limited life-time warranty with these memory modules, you can't beat that.
 

Though a bit overkill for most of us, 32GB is preferred, but 16GB with four DIMMs does kinda rock as well. These days in a PC we recommend 8GB as default minimum, 16GB for a little extra in your spicy gaming rig and 32GB for the ones that use memory intensive applications / do memory intensive transcoding and/or content creation. We'll test with the X99 STRIX from ASUS today.