Crucial Ballistix Sport 1 GB (1x1GB DDR3-1600)

The Crucial Ballistix Sport 1 GB comes as a single module with 1GB of DDR3 on board. Operating voltage sits at 1.35V. It is specced for 1600 MT/s with a CAS latency of 10, working out to a true latency of about 12.5ns. Builders shopping for older AM4 and LGA1700 boards that top out at DDR4 will find this budget DDR3 option easy to justify.

For gaming, capacity matters more than raw speed past 3600 MT/s — 1GB comfortably covers esports and everyday use. At $42.00 it sits in the budget memory kit bracket. Use the PlanMyPC system builder to verify it works alongside your other components and to watch live retailer pricing.