There are two memory kits, featuring in 16 GB and 32 GB capacities

Aug 2, 2014 09:51 GMT  ·  By
Back at Computex 2014 in early June, Crucial said it would be releasing DDR4 memory this summer, for the Haswell-E hardcore CPU architecture that Intel is set to release in September.

Now, after seeing a similar offer from ADATA, the company has finally begun to accept orders for the DDR3 modules, or rather kits. Or, well, pre-orders, since shipments won't start right away.

There are eight offers (only on Overclockers.Co.Uk website for now), all of them ready to back up the Intel Haswell-E Core i7-5960X CPU, as long as you have an X99-based motherboard to hold them. Four of the offers are 16 GB DDR4 kits, while the other four offer 32 GB.

The best are called Ballistix Elite, and performance goes lower from there, through the Ballistic Sport and Ballistix Value. All modules work on 1.2V and have either 4 GB or 8 GB capacities. Most have heatsinks, with only the low-end offerings lacking them. Well, so far as you can even call a DDR4 module “low-end” anyway.

Below is the full list of modules and their specifications, courtesy of WCCFTech. As you can see, prices go from £169.99 / $285 / €212 to £666.66 / $1,121 / €835. Clocks go from 2,400 MHz to 3,000 MHz (overclocking aside, DDR3 has a standard range of 1,066 to 1,600 MHz).

Crucial Ballistix DDR4 specs
Crucial Ballistix DDR4 specs

Crucial Ballistix DDR4 (4 Images)

Crucial Ballistix Sport
Crucial Ballistix EliteCrucial Ballistix Value
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