Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 2400MHz DDR4 SODIMM Memory Kit Review
Final Thoughts and Conclusions:
We found the Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32GB 2400MHz DDR4 SODIMM memory kit to perform admirably and the price point on the kit is pretty competitive at $179.99. 32GB DDR4 dual-channel SODIMM memory kits are the largest you can get right now, so they are selling for top dollar and you should expect to pay a premium for such a kit. You get a better value for your money when you move down to 16GB for $79.99, but if you need 32GB of memory for your PC there really is no way around spending the extra money.
Kit | HyperX Impact 32GB DDR4 2400MHz CL14 |
Crucial Ballistix 32GB DDR4 2400MHz CL16 |
G.Skill Ripjaws 32GB DDR4 2400MHz CL16 |
Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4 2400MHz CL16 |
Price | $260.00 | $179.99 | $154.74 | $145.50 |
There are several memory companies offering high performance 2400MHz DDR4 SODIMM memory kits for laptops and mobile platforms and we found prices ranging from $145 all the way up to $260 this very second. The Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32GB 2400MHz DDR4 SODIMM memory kit is priced somewhat in the middle of the road, but pricing is fluctuating wildly right now. For example at the end of May 2016 the HyperX Impact was on Amazon for $139.99 with from Amazon themselves and now it’s still in-stock from Amazon and is $260.00. Keep an eye on pricing as DDR4 SODIMM kit pricing is all over the place!
If you are building a brand new PC powered by an Intel Skylake processor and need to go with DDR4 memory we’ve found 2400MHz memory to be rock solid in the platforms that we have tried the kits out in. We suggest giving a 2400MHz kit a closer look if you plan on building a new system!
Legit Bottom Line: The Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32GB 2400MHz DDR4 SODIMM memory kit has solid performance and you can easily manually tighten the timings if you’d like to get slightly better performance out of the kit!