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32GB (2 x 16GB) Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3600 Desktop Gaming Memory (Red) Expired

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Crucial.com has 32GB (2 x 16GB) Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3600 Desktop Gaming Memory (Red, BL2K16G36C16U4R) on sale for $142.49 when you apply promo code insider5. Shipping is free.

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  • 5 out of 5 eggs (stars) overall on Newegg.com based on 217 reviews.
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars overall on Amazon.com based on over 6,700 reviews.
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  • Our research indicates that the 32GB (2 x 16GB) Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3600 Desktop Gaming Memory (Red, BL2K16G36C16U4R) is $7.50 lower (5% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $149.99 at the time of this posting.

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$149.99 - 5% code insider5 = $142.99. Free Shipping.

Lowest price elsewhere is Newegg at $159.99.

I couldn't find anything better for DDR4 3600 and CAS16. There are similarly priced DDR4 3200 kits or slower, just as there are 3600mhz kits with higher latency CAS 18+. This kit is in a great price/performance range for 1080 and 1440 gaming on newer motherboards and 10th gen Intel chips. Once you get into 4K gaming, 3000 or 3200mhz kits with lower latency are all you need. However, if you look around those kits are only about $25 less than this configuration.

I wasn't looking for bling, just high speed and low latency desktop RAM that stays cool. There also seem to be shortages for some performance RAM now, so 20-30% off sales from a few months ago are non-existent.
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When you receive this memory, you can tell if it is single or dual rank without even opening the package.

Look at the sticker on the memory module that can be viewed tru the packaging window. The last digit is either an "E" or a "B". (Sometimes E1 or B1).

For 2x16gb kits;
E = Rev E, and is dual rank
B = Rev B, and is single rank
They said that a few months ago, and a few months before that.
FYI OP, you're going to trigger a lot of alerts for RTX 3080 just for having this in your post.

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joshmook
12-27-2020 at 11:43 AM.
12-27-2020 at 11:43 AM.
Code no work. Frown. Ok odd, works if all lowercase, whodathunkit.
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zubikov
12-27-2020 at 11:58 AM.
12-27-2020 at 11:58 AM.
Quote from joshmook :
Code no work. . Ok odd, works if all lowercase, whodathunkit.
Updated, thanks.
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slicklead
12-27-2020 at 01:03 PM.
12-27-2020 at 01:03 PM.
yeah, enter code at shopping cart, before checking out. and lower case only. seems like they are getting rid of this batch
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joshmook
12-27-2020 at 01:22 PM.
12-27-2020 at 01:22 PM.
Ordered. Crossing fingers on dual rank ram. Wish me luck!
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spartanvi
12-27-2020 at 01:33 PM.
12-27-2020 at 01:33 PM.
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The rest of my system is i9-10900KF, RTX 3080, Asus Z490 mobo, WD black SSD.
FYI OP, you're going to trigger a lot of alerts for RTX 3080 just for having this in your post.
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Komputiker
12-27-2020 at 01:45 PM.
12-27-2020 at 01:45 PM.
Quote from joshmook :
Ordered. Crossing fingers on dual rank ram. Wish me luck!

If it's not dual rank I assume you'd have to pay for return shipping ?
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zubikov
12-27-2020 at 01:55 PM.
12-27-2020 at 01:55 PM.
Quote from spartanvi :
FYI OP, you're going to trigger a lot of alerts for RTX 3080 just for having this in your post.
My bad, thanks for heads up.
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pauljenkins
12-27-2020 at 02:01 PM.
12-27-2020 at 02:01 PM.
Ordered from this same batch on the 18th. Still hasn't arrived thanks to slow ups/usps handoff. I'll let you all know if it's dual or single rank as it's the same batch if I go by the quantity in stock.
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GigaTexan
12-27-2020 at 02:21 PM.
12-27-2020 at 02:21 PM.
Great ram for an AMD build. Pointless for an Intel CPU that can only push ram up to 2933mhz.
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force1x
12-27-2020 at 03:13 PM.

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12-27-2020 at 03:13 PM.
Quote from GigaTexan :
Great ram for an AMD build. Pointless for an Intel CPU that can only push ram up to 2933mhz.
I don't believe this is true. I just built a new PC with an i9-10850k and 32gb of DDR4 3600mhz (CL16) and once I enabled the XMP profile in my MSI motherboard the RAM now runs at 3600mhz with proper timings.
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GigaTexan
12-27-2020 at 04:55 PM.
12-27-2020 at 04:55 PM.
Quote from force1x :
I don't believe this is true. I just built a new PC with an i9-10850k and 32gb of DDR4 3600mhz (CL16) and once I enabled the XMP profile in my MSI motherboard the RAM now runs at 3600mhz with proper timings.

Intel CPU's do not get much of a boost in performance running ram higher than 2933. I wouldn't say there isn't any benefit from it but the ROI probably isn't worth it. This is mainly due to the fact that typically the CAS for 3600 or higher is significantly slower If this was using Samsung B dies you could work around it but this particular set uses Hynix.
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mofofofo
12-27-2020 at 05:06 PM.
12-27-2020 at 05:06 PM.
noob here looking to build a new ryzen 5000 rig. can someone advise on getting two of these kits? if they both end up being dual rank kits (4x dual rank sticks), would you not be able to set them up as quad channel? would you underclock each stick to 900mhz to match infinity fabric set at 3600mhz?
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