In spite of being a vital component of the daily basis desktop computer, memory is hardly ever the most electrifying of components. With its Ballistix Tracer series Crucial plan to add a few welcome 'bling' into the proceedings whilst offering several elevated remarkable DRAM for possessor of Intel's flagship X58 platform.

Hardly some past memory prices had gone to certain stage where we guessed that 3GB kits were almost excessive, as several stores were providing 6GB kits of 1333MHz DDR3 for just £60. Fast forward to today and that same 6GB kit is more than double that number, with 1600MHz equipments charging significantly more again. It therefore makes a lot of sense for the cost-conscious system builder to choose for 3GB of memory now as well as advance it to 6GB once memory prices stabilize.

And it includes remarkable blue heat spreaders, and once you have plugged them into your motherboard. The strip of LEDs situated on the top portion of the edge of the memory module is being illuminated, depending on its power based on memory workload. The effect will look great for clients with a windowed side panel on their casing, but also serves as a helpful troubleshooting tool, as indecently mounted modules do not light up.

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