The Ballistix Sticks

The modules themseleves are looking slightly different at the moment. I say at the moment because Crucial are currently celebrating their 10 year anniversary and their Ballistix modules are complete with special heatspreaders. I am assured by Crucial that the performance of the heatspreaders is the same, so if you like the "New" look then get these modules fast as these heatspreaders won't be used forever.

Oddly these modules don't have the RAM's specs listed on the heatspreads themselves.. This is a minor annoyance as it is always helpful not to have to install a product just to find out what it is.

Popping off the heatspreaders for a second (don't do this yourself unless you are OK with voiding your warranty) you can see that they are made from aluminium as stated and that the underside is a nice smooth surface though not lapped like the ones you find on some heatsinks.

Taking a slightly closer look at the chips themselves we can see that these modules definately sport the famed D9GMH chips; a huge overclock could be on the cards here!