Crucial, a leading global brand of memory and storage upgrades, today announced the immediate availability of Crucial Ballistix Low Profile (LP) memory, which delivers a true low profile design to provide more clearance around high-end CPU coolers and improve airflow throughout the system. Designed for performance enthusiasts and small form factor computer builders with limited space, Crucial Ballistix LP memory features  all the performance benefits of Ballistix memory without the height concerns of  taller modules.

Since overclocked systems with power-hungry  processors are often heat-intensive and require oversized CPU coolers to regulate  temperatures, clearance for memory modules is often limited. To address this, Crucial  Ballistix LP memory modules are between 15 percent and 35 percent lower profile  than competing modules.* Using up to 10 percent less power (1.35V) than  standard modules (1.5V), Crucial Ballistix LP memory modules also help reduce  the cooling problem in high-performance systems, resulting in a lower thermal  profile and less fan noise, and enable easier overall system cooling.

"Crucial Ballistix LP memory delivers all the benefits users have come to expect from  Crucial high-performance memory – just in a smaller package," said Jeremy  Mortensen, senior worldwide product manager, Crucial. "While other low profile offerings  on the market provide some clearance, Crucial Ballistix LP memory delivers a  true low profile and low power design to give users more clearance around their  CPU coolers, while using less power for increased energy efficiency."

Leveraging  the industry-leading design and manufacturing capability of Micron Technology,  Crucial Ballistix LP memory is backed by a limited lifetime warranty, and is  compatible with the latest platforms from Intel® and AMD. Crucial Ballistix LP memory is available in a  variety of popular DDR3L speeds and up to 8GB in density for both Crucial  Ballistix Sport VLP (very low profile) and Tactical LP models. Crucial  Ballistix LP memory modules are available now at www.crucial.com, Amazon.com, Newegg.com, and  Tigerdirect.com.

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*Crucial Ballistix LP modules  are between 15 percent and 35 percent smaller (depending on the type of module)  when compared to the average height of the following low profile and/or low  voltage competitor memory modules: Corsair Vengeance LP, G.Skill Ares, and  Kingston Hyperx Lovo. Height calculations were conducted May 31, 2012, based on  information provided by each manufacturer.