CONCLUSION

   Two things are perfectly clear after wrapping up today’s review, first that the Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB series are not aimed towards the most demanding consumers out there (at least not until Crucial introduces modules with higher clocks and densities) and that there’s much more to them than just performance. We are of course referring to the top RGB LED bar (16 LEDs - 8 Zones – compatibility with most mainboard RGB technologies), built-in temperature sensor, removable top LED bar cover (which you can even replace with your very own 3D printed covers), available customization options via Crucial’s M.O.D. utility and of course the limited lifetime warranty (although just 10 years for Germany – plenty of time still). Overclocking headroom although nothing we haven’t seen in the past is quite good since we did achieve 3600MHZ at 1.4V.

   The DDR4 3000MHZ 32GB Quad-Channel Kit of the Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB series by Crucial (BLT4K8G4D30AET4K) currently retails for USD187.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 209.43Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de). This price tag may at first seem as a bit high (and solely judging by performance and capacity it actually is) but if you also take into account the RGB lighting system, ability to remove the top cover and even create your very own and all the available settings inside the M.O.D. utility it’s easier to understand where Crucial is coming from. Still even though for the majority of consumers price will probably be an issue the Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB DDR4 32GB 3000MHZ CL15 Quad-Channel Kit is certainly worth our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality (Micron E Die Chips)
- Design (Gunmetal Grey Heat Spreaders)
- RGB LED Bar (16 LEDs / 8 Zones / Compatible with ASUS AURA Sync, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light Sync)
- Overall Performance (Up To 3600MHz CL18)
- M.O.D. Utility
- Temperature Sensor
- Short Heat Spreaders (Zero Clearance Issues)
- Lifetime Warranty

CONS

- 3000/3200MHz Models Only
- Price (For Some)