Compare Crucial Ballistix 1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 RAM (BL2KIT6464AA663) to Crucial 1 GB DDR3 SDRAM (BL12864BA1608)

The Ballistix line is specifically built for performance enthusiasts who want to push the performance envelope without worrying about data loss or corruption, mysterious intermittent errors and display problems, or worse the dreaded BSOD! The Ballistix line of high-performance memory modules features advanced speed grades, low latencies, and integrated aluminum heat spreaders. Less

The 1 GB DDR3 Memory Module from Crucial™ Technology boasts an improved architecture allowing very fast data transmission. It consists of a number of memory components attached to a black printed circuit board. Additionally, Gold pins found on the bottom of the DIMM, provide a connection between the module and a socket on a larger printed circuit board. Furthermore, to use DDR3, your system motherboard must have 240-pin DIMM slots and a chipset that supports DDR3. Plus, this DDR3 also incorporates different sockets which are not interchangeable or backward-compatible. Moreover, these 240-pin DDR3 DIMMs have only one notch within the row of pins, and each technology has the notch in a slightly different location on the module. Packed with all these features and more, this Ballistix memory module provides an easy alternative to increase system performance in today's performance-driven environment. Less