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4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400, NON-ECC,
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Avg. Customer Rating:
 
3.6 stars
(based on 14 reviews)
57% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Easy to install(11), Fast(6), Increases speed(5), Reliable(6)
Cons:
Unreliable performance(6)
Best Uses:
Increased performance(6), Multimedia(7), Multiple desktop applications(10)
Describe Yourself:
Power user(12)
Primary use:
Personal(12)
 
Good Performance...For 8 Months
By Darkx3Verified Reviewer from York, PA on 2/13/2011
Pros:
Fast
Cons:
Unreliable Performance
Best Uses:
Increased Performance, Multimedia, Multiple desktop applications
Describe Yourself:
Power user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400,:

This was a great product....while it worked. First stick died after 8 months, second after 12. Intermittent BSOD's and random app crashes (especially Firefox). I'm new to building computers and didn't know the problem was RAM until around the 11th month. I bought from this company because i thought the name would be reliable, but considering that almost everyone i know with this particular set of RAM has had to have them replaced, I'm not sure anymore. Hopefully the RMA process goes smoothly.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Long term review
By Norm system builderVerified Reviewer from Connecticut on 8/20/2010
Pros:
Increases Speed
Best Uses:
Multiple desktop applications
Describe Yourself:
Power user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400,:

Installed 4GB in May 2008 running at DDR2-800 (fastest speed supported by my dual core processor). Flawless operation for over 2 years with settings of 4-4-4-12 @ 2.0 volts. Recently upgraded processor to quad core. I'm running at DDR2-1066 with settings of 5-5-5-15 @ 2.0 volts and have not seen any problems. Vista memory diagnostics (extended mode for 8 hours) pass and AMD Overdrive stability test (1 hour) passes.

 
Excellent samples and very fast :)
By DJ-EloVerified Reviewer from Wellington, NZ on 5/4/2010
Pros:
Great Overclockability, Increases Speed, Large Capacity
Best Uses:
Increased Performance, Multimedia, Multiple desktop applications
Describe Yourself:
Power user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400,:

Great performing sticks these :) Very stable and can easily be clocked beyond specs. Only downside was that my now older 2*1gb ballistix that were rated at epp 2.2v didnt seem to be compatible..but great on crucial they were happy to exchange my old sticks for brand new 2.0 sticks :)

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Issues as well
By Not Happy With Crucial from Edmonton, AB on 2/27/2010
Pros:
Easy To Install
Cons:
Unreliable Performance
Describe Yourself:
Power user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400,:

Same issues as many that have posted. 2 of 4 sticks dead with multiple errors within a handful of months. Last 2 dead in just over a year. Installed and run as per spec the entire time.

A very unreliable product.

 
Amazing
By Johnny GembalaVerified Reviewer from Chicago on 10/26/2009
Pros:
Easy To Install, Increases Speed, Reliable Performance
Best Uses:
Increased Performance, Multimedia, Multiple desktop applications
Describe Yourself:
Power user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400,:

Wonderful performance

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Great while it lasted
By oldGoatVerified Reviewer from East Bay, CA on 9/29/2009
Pros:
Easy To Install, Increases Speed
Cons:
Unreliable Performance
Best Uses:
Increased Performance, Multiple desktop applications
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400,:

My experience is similiar to others withthis memory- started getting unexplained reboots after 6 months of clean running. Ran Memtest86 as well as Windows Memory diagnostics. Both report bad memory stick. My last memtest86 wouldn't even finish a pass without a memory failure. Very diappointing and the first bad experience with Crucial that I've had. It won't run at the speced 2.0 volt as well has to run at 1.8. I would not recommend this batch to my forend.Hopesully I get a differnet lot on my RMA.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
No PB
By mistoui from Paris, France on 6/16/2009
Pros:
Easy To Install, Fast, Reliable Performance
Best Uses:
Increased Performance, Multimedia, Multiple desktop applications
Describe Yourself:
Power user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400,:

Great RAM, but VISTA would crash after exiting from sleep mode after I installed it. All the tests say the RAM is OK, But I think there is compatibility issue between VISTA 64, this RAM and the graphics card ATI 2900XT. I think this is a VISTA issue, not a RAM issue.
Otherwise, besides Sleep mode works perfectly even when OverClocked.
I would recommend it and I am going to buy another 2x2 kit.

[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

 
Poor quality..
By SammyVerified Reviewer from Vancouver, BC, Canada on 5/2/2009
Pros:
Easy To Install, Fast
Cons:
Short lived, Unreliable Performance
Describe Yourself:
Power user
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400,:

too bad. I just got my 2nd replacement set.. each time the RAM died after about 6 months. Tech support asked me to adjust the volt. however, I have mine set according to the JEDEC profile (1.8V). Apparently these RAM aren't able to run at this profile reliably long enough..

[6 of 6 customers found this review helpful]

 
Unreliable after 6 months
By Hoping for the BestVerified Reviewer from Toronto, Canada on 4/19/2009
Pros:
Easy To Install, Fast
Cons:
Unreliable Performance
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400,:

This kit was actually a warranty replacement for another CL4 2x2GB Crucial kit that died after 3 months. Great, fast RAM...too bad it doesn't last. Windows started throwing stop errors unexpectedly, and looking at the crash dumps it was reporting "memory corruption" as the reason. Yikes. Ran Memtest86+ right after a crash, and many, many errors were reported. Unfortunately once the instability starts, the RAM becomes very unreliable. Windows could run fine for hours before crashing, or crash immediately upon boot. I'm waiting for my replacement set, but I'm not holding my breath.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Excellent choice for Shuttle barebones!
By Lizard6Verified Reviewer from Carbondale, IL on 4/8/2009
Pros:
Easy To Install, Fast, Reliable Performance
Best Uses:
Increased Performance, Multimedia, Multiple desktop applications
Describe Yourself:
Power user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400,:

I bought this memory for a Shuttle barebones system and it works great. (Works in both the SN68SG2 and the SN78SH7).

[5 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

 
Throwing memory errors after 3 months
By A Colorado guy from Denver, CO on 2/1/2009
Pros:
Easy To Install, Fast
Cons:
Unreliable Performance
Best Uses:
Multimedia, Multiple desktop applications
Describe Yourself:
Power user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400,:

[@] no problems for about 3 months, then I started getting some unexplained reboots. Memtest86 and windows memory diagnostics tool verified that it was the RAM. Reseated and retested with memtest86 and no errors, but after a half a day running a fresh install of windows xp (argh) it started happening again, and the memory testers found errors again. This was with no overclocking of any kind, and with no errors on any hard drives and a 12-hour run of prime95 to verify that the CPU wasn't throwing errors. Hopefully the RMA process will be smooth and hopefully the replacement stick(s) will be good, I must have just gotten a bad batch. But considering that of 3 other reviewers, one also had to return his, maybe it's not that unusual with these sticks.

[5 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

 
customer service
By aqualungVerified Reviewer from the north coast on 10/23/2008
Pros:
Easy To Install, Large Capacity, Reliable Performance
Describe Yourself:
Power user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400,:

I had to replace the original Ballistix (purchased from Newegg)There must have been problems or compatibility issues with the original; other wise why would Crucial replace all four 2 gig modules? but Crucial customer service was great (not really fast, but there very busy). so far my self built computer has never ran better. I have built many computers with Crucial RAM in most; from now on there all be fitted with Ballistix RAM.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
So far, no issues - Solid Performer
By lunatikVerified Reviewer from Tujunga, CA on 10/13/2008
Pros:
Easy To Install, Reliable Performance
Best Uses:
Gaming, Multiple desktop applications
Describe Yourself:
Power user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400,:

No complaints, except for the rebate hassles. Crucial should just offer this at a reduced price, period...

[8 of 9 customers found this review helpful]

 
Amazing RAM
By ChadVerified Reviewer from Sumter, SC on 8/8/2008
Pros:
Easy To Install, Increases Speed, Reliable Performance
Best Uses:
Gaming, Multimedia, Multiple desktop applications
Describe Yourself:
Power user
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400,:

This RAM is simply amazing. I built a computer from Newegg last November. I installed 4 1GB sticks of G.Skill RAM and had several problems. I had Vista errors pop up on my screen all the time has the dreaded BSOD at least daily. I ran a memory test on my computer and the G.Skill failed. Rather than doing an RMA and being stuck with the same RAM I decided to instead order 2x2GB sticks of Crucial Ballistix RAM. Since I replaced the RAM I have had not a single error. My computer has become the most stable computer I've ever owned. I plan to purchase 2 more sticks in the near future to install with my 64 bit Vista. I know I don't really need this much RAM but I still want to see how it runs with max memory. Thanks crucial for making such a great product.

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