Crucial’s line of high performance RAM kicks things up a notch with solid construction and the inclusion of Enhanced Performance Profiles.

Introduction

After exploring the possibilities of a top player of a previous generation of DDR2 RAM in our last installment, this time around we’re going to take a look at something from the world of PC2-8000, to see what sort of results you can expect from the current generation of DDR2. Crucial Technologies, the makers of today’s test subject, has been on the scene for 10 years and has a solid reputation for not only making reliable RAM, but for making the whole RAM-buying process a lot easier to figure out.

However, Crucial also has a product specifically aimed at the enthusiast/gamer market: the Ballistix line. Armed with nuclear-missile-orange-colored heat spreaders, the line ranges from DDR PC-4000 to DDR2 PC2-8000 and sizes from 512 MB to 2 GB. Always interested in simplifying RAM for the user, Crucial also included a really neat feature on their DDR2 modules: support for the Enhanced Performance Profiles (EPPs) standard, designed to make overclocking RAM that much easier for everyone. We’ll be taking a look at the Ballistix in general and those EPPs to see if they’re all worth the money.