Some motherboards go in all for LEDS; others, like Asus’ TUF motherboards, go for a extra rugged, industrial form of look – which might make shopping for RAM for the latter a little bit of a nightmare in case you can’t stand the concept of blinking rainbows or, heaven forbid, even the smallest sprint of color interfering together with your PC’s critical army vibe. Well, at present I carry excellent news, TUF house owners, as Asus have struck an armour-plated accord with Ballistix (who’re a part of storage and RAM big Crucial) to create particular TUF-themed RAM modules that may slot straight into your PC like a squad of camouflaged marines. I provide the Ballistix Sport AT.
Available in densities as much as 16GB and speeds of as much as 3000 MT/s (mega transfers per second), Ballistix say their new Sport AT RAM is assured to work with all Asus TUF Gaming motherboards (as you’d anticipate). Sport AT modules even have a brand new warmth spreader designed to enrich the hardened, brutalist look of your respective TUF motherboard, in addition to further bits and items from different members of the so-called (and positively not Metal Gear Solid boss group) TUF Gaming Alliance, together with Cooler Master and InWin.
They’ll additionally help XMP 2.zero profiles to make them simpler to put in, and include a restricted lifetime guarantee for additional peace of thoughts.
“We’re thrilled to collaborate with ASUS, a best-in-class brand, to develop products for the TUF Gaming Alliance,” mentioned Jim Jardine, director of Ballistix Product Marketing. “The TUF Gaming Alliance offers enthusiasts a blend of compatibility, durability, and aesthetics – the same qualities Ballistix has been known for since it launched more than a decade ago.”
Ballistix’s new Sport AT RAM sticks aren’t notably low cost, all instructed, with single 8GB 2666MHz sticks beginning at £85 within the UK, and twin 8GB 2666MHz kits going for a whopping $186 within the US. However, RAM costs are nonetheless fairly excessive in the meanwhile, so it could be smart to attend some time earlier than, say, you begin consulting our How to Build a PC guide as a way to install your RAM.
Of course, till I get some Sport AT sticks in for overview, it’s exhausting to say whether or not they actually supply any noticeable enhance in efficiency over some other RAM equipment, Ballistix-branded or in any other case. RPS contributor Ed Chester fairly preferred Ballistix’s common Sport RAM modules when he examined them for our Best DDR4 RAM round-up, however neither the Sport LT 2400 or Sport LT 2666 made it into his prime three as a consequence of them both being costlier than (or the identical worth as) different, sooner RAM kits. Will the Sport AT’s share the identical destiny? Watch this area.
