BYE-BYE BALLISTIX
NO MORE ENTHUSIAST MODULES FROM CRUCIAL
©WD, MICROSOFT
GRAB THEM IF YOU CAN, because Crucial Ballistix memory modules have reached the end of the line. Ballistix has long been a favorite of modders, overclockers, and builders of awesome gaming rigs, but now the entire range has been axed, explaining why we’ve seen no announcements on DDR5 kit to date. Crucial is a consumer brand of Micron Technology, one of the big three with Samsung and Hynix. Why Micron pulled the plug isn’t clear, although its statement could give us a clue: “JEDEC standard DDR5 memory provides mainstream gamers with DDR5-enabled computers with better high-speed performance, data transfers, and bandwidth than previously available with Crucial Ballistix memory”. It seems that with modern manufacturing methods, pretty much every chip is a good one, and enthusiast memory modules aren’t a big enough market. The company will “intensify its focus on the development of Micron’s DDR5 client and server product roadmap”, and the Crucial brand will live on, selling various SSDs. –CL