Crucial has always tried to differentiate the brand and its products from the fierce competition. They managed to do so with the Tracer series and the thermal sensor on the latest Ballistix are certainly a nice touch as well. In terms of performance the kit offers everything you would expect, with the exception of voltage scaling. But because this seems to be an issue with most other kits on the market these days, this fact should not really turn you away from the Crucial Ballistix.
They do not only look good, but have a surprising headroom if you are willing to relax the timings. Our kit managed to race well past the 2300 MHz barrier at CL10, without even having to push past Intel specifications in terms of voltage. The ability to soar so high with the kit makes the addition of thermal sensors quite interesting - especially for those of you who are into some serious overclocking. Crucial has engineered extremely solid memory, with a few surprises down its sleeve to make toying with the Ballistix kit rather fun for both those who just want to run it at the rated speed and those aiming to tickle the most out of it.