Crucial Ballistix Memories Go Like Crazy

One of the many reasons that Crucial Technology is recognized for is its Ballistix and Ballistix Tracer memory modules. They have breached the Gigahertz barrier with their new line of DDR2 products, which now run at 1066MHz.

But alongside these modules, Crucial is also responsible for most of the memory modules you have in your computer. I'm not talking about the computer you went out and bought off E-bay or Amazon, but about the computers which are not-so-familiar for the home user and which are built by system integrators. For instance, say you have a computer bought from Dell, and you want to upgrade your memory, but you don't want to go up the food chain and order one from them, even though this would be easier; for the sake of the argument, let’s leave it at that.

So you go to crucial.com/ballistix and you select your manufacturer, then in the next page select the series from which your computer originates and one click away is a list of all of the computers from that category for which Crucial Technology offers upgrade. If you think about compatibility with your system, think again, because they may very well be the manufacturers for those memory modules you have installed. Why is that possible? Because Crucial Technology is a division on Micron Semiconductor Products Inc., which, in term, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Micron Technology, which, if you don't know is one of the biggest semiconductor manufacturers, after Samsung.

But in case you want to build a new system, and not just upgrade an old one, Crucial has introduced a new series of DDR2-1066 memory modules, with Enhanced Performance Profiles (EPP). They run at low latencies, 5-5-5-15, and a a pretty high voltage, 2.2V. These modules come in two shapes, the Ballistix and the Ballistix Tracer series, the last ones having LEDs. They are also available in 1GB modules, as well as 2GB kits.

Jeremy Mortenson, Crucial's DRAM product marketing manager said: "For demanding customers looking for excellent performance, faster speeds and lower latencies, Ballistix memory is the ideal solution — and the new DDR2 PC2-8500 modules are no exception. Plus, they're backed by a limited-lifetime warranty and the stellar support that's synonymous with the Crucial name."

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