In the past, we’ve found Crucial memory to be a bit more expensive regardless of the type you buy, and even though you get free delivery when you buy from Crucial direct, it’s often difficult to find a comparison elsewhere because there are few other stores stocking it. You are paying for the "extra technology" of the lights and looks, which some people will want to pay, but can this really compare to the design of the more obvious DHX, Reaper (HPC) or FlexXLC heatsinks for example?

There are also a //lot of modules available in the market for 4GB kits now, however very few are rated to CAS-4 and, from our tests here, we've found the Crucial Ballistix Tracer has the potential to do some pretty awesome overclocks for what is a pair of DIMMs rated at just 800MHz.

While the market has moved in such a way that makes the red version we’ve reviewed here a premium just not worth paying, the standard Ballistix Tracer 4GB in black competes with a few of the funkier OCZ modules shown above, that have a similar set of enhanced timings for around the same price. Overall then, if you’re after a bit of bling, the latest Crucial Ballistix Tracer modules shouldn't leave you disappointed.