Crucial Ballistix Elite 32 GB (4x8GB DDR4-2666)

The Crucial Ballistix Elite 32 GB ships as 4 modules of 8GB each with 32GB of DDR4 on board. It is specced for 2666 MT/s with a CAS latency of 16, working out to a true latency of about 12ns. Operating voltage sits at 1.35V. For gaming, capacity matters more than raw speed past 3600 MT/s — 32GB comfortably covers gaming plus heavy multitasking and content work.

Builders shopping for older AM4 and LGA1700 boards that top out at DDR4 will find this high-end DDR4 option easy to justify. At $199.00 it sits in the high-end memory kit bracket. Drop it into the PlanMyPC builder to check compatibility with the rest of your parts and compare current memory kit prices across retailers.