Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 Tracer Memory Kit Revi

**Capper** · May 24th, 2007

As DDR2 meanders to obsolescence, we're going to send it out with a bang......Today HL begins a four review series covering some enthusiast kits that not only tickle the overclocking itch, but do it without breaking the bank. We'll begin our journey with Crucials PC2-8500 Tracer Memory Kit, for those of you that want bling in your case....it doesn't get much better than this.
Last week we had the opportunity to ask some questions of Kelly Sasso, Marketing Maven of Crucial Technology, among the topics of interest for our Forum Members (Besides DDR3) was Crucial's Ballistix Line of memory. Built using the best of the best Micron ICs, Crucial Ballstix is well regarded in the enthusiast community as a top notch performer in an extremely competitive overclocking crowd. The Tracer Series utilizes the same high quality Ballistix parts, it just adds some bling by way of some LEDs integrated into the heat spreader.

Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 Tracer Memory Kit Review

Quakindude · May 24th, 2007

That's some sweet RAM! Great review Rich! I think that's the highest rating I've seen you give a product.

**Capper** · May 24th, 2007

I was torn about the score I gave the kit.....Its easily the highest score we've given a reviewed product, and I honestly could have given this kit a "100" DDR2-1225 at 2.2V....for under $150???!!!! Considering its a Crucial kit, thats hard to beat

**gvblake22** · May 24th, 2007

Wow, some incredible memory for sure. Those timings are incredible! Not sure about all those constantly flashing lights, but awesome memory and a great writeup. Thanks Rich!

Jokerswild · May 24th, 2007

Contrary to what Blake said I think those lights were great. Wow what a great kit of memory and a great review.

**simple_inhibition** · May 24th, 2007

that kit looks awesome. definitely going for a ballistix tracer kit when i rebuild my system. the bling just does it for me :)

Panda Man · May 24th, 2007

I might go ahead and dump with corsair and pick this up :D !!!

Ok not really, but very nice review Rich!

May 24th, 2007	#1
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,675 Blog Entries: 6	Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 Tracer Memory Kit Revi As DDR2 meanders to obsolescence, we're going to send it out with a bang......Today HL begins a four review series covering some enthusiast kits that not only tickle the overclocking itch, but do it without breaking the bank. We'll begin our journey with Crucials PC2-8500 Tracer Memory Kit, for those of you that want bling in your case....it doesn't get much better than this. Last week we had the opportunity to ask some questions of Kelly Sasso, Marketing Maven of Crucial Technology, among the topics of interest for our Forum Members (Besides DDR3) was Crucial's Ballistix Line of memory. Built using the best of the best Micron ICs, Crucial Ballstix is well regarded in the enthusiast community as a top notch performer in an extremely competitive overclocking crowd. The Tracer Series utilizes the same high quality Ballistix parts, it just adds some bling by way of some LEDs integrated into the heat spreader. Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 Tracer Memory Kit Review INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

May 24th, 2007	#2
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,737 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 Tracer Memory Kit R That's some sweet RAM! Great review Rich! I think that's the highest rating I've seen you give a product. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

May 24th, 2007	#3
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,675 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 Tracer Memory Kit R I was torn about the score I gave the kit.....Its easily the highest score we've given a reviewed product, and I honestly could have given this kit a "100" DDR2-1225 at 2.2V....for under $150???!!!! Considering its a Crucial kit, thats hard to beat INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

May 24th, 2007	#4
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,360 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 Tracer Memory Kit R Wow, some incredible memory for sure. Those timings are incredible! Not sure about all those constantly flashing lights, but awesome memory and a great writeup. Thanks Rich!

May 24th, 2007	#5
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,061	Re: Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 Tracer Memory Kit R Contrary to what Blake said I think those lights were great. Wow what a great kit of memory and a great review.

May 24th, 2007	#6
simple_inhibition socket 939 junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In front of my pc in Ft Bragg XD Posts: 1,437 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 Tracer Memory Kit R that kit looks awesome. definitely going for a ballistix tracer kit when i rebuild my system. the bling just does it for me :) Q6600 @ 3.6ghz (400x9 @ 1.408v) Gigabyte X38-DQ6 2x2GB G-Skill DDR2 1000 @ DDR2 1066 5-5-5-15 2T 2.1v Visiontek HD4870 Seagate 7200.11 500GB 32MB Cache HDD Razer Barracuda AC1 Silverstone DA750 Samsung Dual Layer DVD Burner Lian Li G70WB Thermochill PA120.3\|Swiftech Storm Rev.2\|Swiftech MCP 655

May 24th, 2007	#7
Panda Man Meow means woof in cat. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elba, AL Posts: 1,907	Re: Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 Tracer Memory Kit R I might go ahead and dump with corsair and pick this up :D !!! Ok not really, but very nice review Rich! Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe @ 2.80GHz Cooler Master GeminII - Thanks Rich and HL! GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB @ 726/962 CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2-800 OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA150 16MB cache HDD Seagate 500GB 7200ROM SATA300 16mb cache HDD Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 ZyXel m-202 802.11g adapter Antec Nine Hundred Creative 5.1 speakers Viewsonic Optiquest q20wb 20" LCD

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