Ballistix Sport LT 16GB DDR4 SODIMM Memory Kit Review

Memory by stefan @ 2017-08-08

Besides the small performance bump in the encoding/rendering productivity applications, we have also seen lower loading times in various memory hungry games such as Forza after the upgrade and the stuttering was gone. One other aspect is that by using a larger memory quantity, we will also decrease the wear from the boot drive (a usage example would be working with a larger project in Adobe Premiere). Even if the RAM did run at the same frequency as before, the speed bump is mainly due to the switch from a single-channel (stock) configuration to a dual-channel.

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Packaging, A Closer Look

Mainstream gaming/productivity laptops are known to often arrive with RAM quantities around 8GB, which is simply insufficient if you are trying to run a modern game such as Forza Motorsport 6, are working with a lot of Internet browser tabs at once, but also when you have loaded a project in Adobe Premiere 2017. Of course that there are a lot of other usage environments you would get benefits from more RAM! In order to assist, Micron has offered us a set of their Ballistix Sport Gaming Memory (SODIMM DDR4 2666MHz) with an operating voltage of 1.2V; the modules from this particular kit are packaged individually:

 

 

 

To be more exact, each RAM module is carefully placed inside a transparent blister packaging, with and extra layer of cardboard inside:

 

 

 

The top area of the packaging does also expose a small sticker with the product technical specifications, but also its code name and serial number:

 

 

 

The back area of the packaging gives us more details on the Sport series of Ballistix memory modules (we do also have Elite and Tactical series available):

 

 

 

The interior of the cardboard material we have described before does also come with installation instructions (but these seem more oriented towards regular DIMM sticks):

 

 

 

In order not to get damaged during transit, the RAM is further packaged inside a transparent plastic mold:

 

 

 

The SODIMM memory modules aim to replicate the same design elements we have seen on their regular DIMM counterparts, so we can see a large sticker with the stealth digital camo on both sides:

 

 

 

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