Introduction

When you think of memory, there are several brand names that any self respecting overclockers will spew forth. Corsair, OCZ, Kingston. However one name that is never missed off that list of greats is Crucial. Their memory modules are known the world over for their high Overclockability and their blisteringly tight timings. Recently Crucial were kind enough to send me their 1gb PC4000 DDR500 kit, this is how it performed.

A First Look

Well boys and girls the box with this kit is nothing special, plain cardboard with a little blue sticker to let you know who you are dealing with. (Stock Photo taken from www.newegg.com).

Once I opened the box it was clear Crucial really do go OEM stlyley on their kits, wrapping the sticks themselves, not in blister packs as some vendors do (allowing for cut hands all round I might add) but in static proof bags so that anyone who decides to try skidding these kits across their statically charged carpet wont be able to damage them.

Down goes the cardboard to protect the kits from the carpet and out comes the stylish yellow sticks. They are a bit pretty aren’t they? It is at this point out that as a guy who usually uses product weight as a little quality test, the heavier they are in my mind the probable better quality, these kits were extremely light. So although they are perfect for those of you who like to keep their case weight down, those of us who prefer something a big weighty in your hand… NO puns intended here people… may find these a bit on the light side.

The heat spreaders are a fetching yellow colour, with the words “Ballstix” emblazoned across each side in a gorgeous black colour. The specs of the sticks are also present on little stickers on each module so that you always know what kit you are dealing with, a plus if you are the kind of person that goes through memory changes quite often.