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Crucial Ballistix 3200 MHz DDR4 DRAM Desktop Gaming Memory Kit 16GB (8GBx2) CL16 BL2K8G32C16U4B (Black)

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STANDARD: 16GB (8GBx2)
SPEED: 3200 MHz
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Brand Ballistix
Computer Memory Size 16 GB
RAM Memory Technology DDR4
Memory Speed 3200 MHz
Compatible Devices Desktop

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  • Ideal for gamers and performance enthusiasts
  • Engineered for the latest AMD and Intel platforms
  • XMP 2.0 support for automatic overclocking or run at JEDEC default profile
  • Modern aluminum heat spreader available in multiple colors to match your system build or style
  • System RAM type: DDR4 SDRAM

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4.8
4.7
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4.4
4.6
4.4
4.4
4.6
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Get ready for the next evolution in Crucial gaming memory. The Crucial Ballistix and Crucial Ballistix MAX lines feature high-quality Micron die and dynamic heat spreaders for maximum performance.

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Speed 4000MT/s, 4400MT/s , 5100MT/s 4000MT/s, 4400MT/s 2400MT/s, 2666MT/s, 3000MT/s, 3200MT/s, 3600MT/s 3000MT/s, 3200MT/s, 3600MT/s 2666MT/s, 3200MT/s
Density 16GB (8GBx2), 32GB (16GBx2) 16GB (8GBx2), 32GB (16GBx2) 16GB (8GBx2), 32GB (16GBx2), 64GB (32GBx2) 16GB (8GBx2), 32GB (16GBx2), 64GB (32GBx2) 16GB (8GBx2), 32GB (16GBx2), 64GB (32GBx2)
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Crucial Ballistix MAX gaming memory is designed for extreme overclocking and engineered for the latest AMD and Intel platforms.

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Crucial Ballistix gaming memory is designed for high-performance overclocking and is ideal for gamers and performance enthusiasts looking to push beyond standard limits.

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Crucial Ballistix gaming memory is designed for high-performance overclocking and is ideal for gamers and performance enthusiasts looking to push beyond standard limits. With hundreds of awards, multiple E-sport championships, and numerous overclocking world records under its belt, Crucial Ballistix sets the standard for performance.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
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Customers like the performance, quality, value, speed and ease of installation of the internal memory. For example, they mention it runs perfect, is high quality and is amazing value for the price. That said, they say it improves computer performance and speed, and is easy to install.

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261 customers mention217 positive44 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the memory. They mention that it works great, has no issues, and performs well on any motherboard. Some say that the memory has no issue running at XMP settings.

"...I've seen and heard, this ram seems to be compatible and perform well on any motherboard without any performance drop offs compared to some brands...." Read more

"I installed these in an Alienware AM4 platform and they have ran flawlessly." Read more

"...No problems, no glitches, no nothing. Perfect." Read more

"I bought them on 2020, So far, no problems with them and I like the way they look." Read more

223 customers mention208 positive15 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the memory. They mention that it is high quality, fast, and worth buying. Some say that it OCs quite well for its high capacity. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

"...This set has the famous Micron Rev E Die which is known to have great overclock room (YMMV based on your CPU and Motherboard)...." Read more

"...Anyway, just some tweaks I thought I’d add. Well worth it. Ram is excellent, can’t go wrong.***..." Read more

"...When I turned on the computer's power, the memory was immediately recognized by the bios, and then by Windows. No problems, no glitches, no nothing...." Read more

"excellent" Read more

137 customers mention126 positive11 negative

Customers are satisfied with the value of the internal memory. They mention that it provides great performance at a reasonable price. Some are happy that the RAMs are getting cheaper after COVID. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

"...XMP runs at 3200 CL 16. Price to performance value is exceptional and ram sits low (standard ram size)...." Read more

"...It's a fantastic value for the money.The only thing I would change is the heatsinks. Id make them slightly larger...." Read more

"Great value for this speed of DRAM!..." Read more

"...The price was very competitive with other brands...." Read more

120 customers mention102 positive18 negative

Customers like the speed of the internal memory. They say it works great and fast with no issues, runs at full rated speed with a simple adjustment, and improves their computer's performance and speed. It has also decreased processing times and is great performance ram. Some say it runs smoothly and has better timings. Overall, most are satisfied with the speed and performance of the product.

"This is great performance ram as it has been raved about by many. XMP runs at 3200 CL 16...." Read more

"...Actually everything was purchased on Amazon. Everything is running like butter...." Read more

"...Added a good performance boost to my PC. Thank you." Read more

"...They were easy to install and system recognized them right away. Other than popping them in I had to do nothing...." Read more

110 customers mention106 positive4 negative

Customers find the installation of the memory to be easy. They say they pop into the slots easily and perform great.

"...Everything feels effortless, almost like the cpu accesses to ram when it needs to for help, which is rare, but seems to ‘know it’s there when needed’..." Read more

"...Installation was a snap (see what I did there?). It literally just clicks into the slot...." Read more

"I bought this kit a while back when I built my last pc. They were easy to install and system recognized them right away...." Read more

"...Popped them into the slots easily enough, and after getting everything set up, I turned on A-XMP in the BIOS and got the full 3600mhz working..." Read more

61 customers mention61 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the memory. They mention that it looks amazing with their build, it's not too flashy, and it looks even better through the TG panel. They appreciate the simple design and good cooling capacity. Customers also like that the white is nice and adds a little light to their all black PC interior. They like that it doesn't have over-the-top heatsink styling.

"I bought them on 2020, So far, no problems with them and I like the way they look." Read more

"...I have black but I like the way they look, not too flashy like an rbg gaming rig, instead the black looks very professional." Read more

"The ram looks good and performs better than it looks...." Read more

"...other then that, looks great, easy to use, and works good, i have been using ballistix for my last 3 builds and have never had a problem with them." Read more

59 customers mention53 positive6 negative

Customers like the support of the internal memory. They mention that it's reliable, rock solid, and stable. The sticks are still going strong after a year of constant use. The RAM is easy to install and has no flaws or intermittent glitches. It came quickly and without any damage.

"...This ram was solid, but I wanted a little more. I knew it was possible the gains could end up being small, but I had the money, so I went for it...." Read more

"...No problems, no glitches, no nothing. Perfect." Read more

"...had the RAM installed for a couple weeks now and the whole setup has been rock solid stable...." Read more

"...Even tightened the timings to CL14-17-17-34 @ 1.4v again zero issues. Stable and passed long memtests. No errors...." Read more

16 customers mention14 positive2 negative

Customers like the fit of the internal memory. They mention that it fits well, is not hard to insert, and feels firm when they install it. The low profile size is convenient if you have clearance issues for other components. The heatsinks on this ram is very compact and narrow. Overall, most are satisfied with the fit and compatibility of the product.

"...benefits of the Balistix ram is it's fairly low profile and also narrow profile while having a good heft to the heat spreader...." Read more

"...They fit alongside of each other nicely...." Read more

"...have to worry about randomly getting an inferior chipset, and guaranteed compatibility if you decide to add two more sticks down the line." Read more

"...It fits perfectly with the other components, the only downside is that only white was available." Read more

Robust, reliable, consistent and easy to work with...
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Robust, reliable, consistent and easy to work with...
I had 4 sticks of 8gb Crucial Ballistix @2666mhz with XMP enabled. This ram was solid, but I wanted a little more. I knew it was possible the gains could end up being small, but I had the money, so I went for it. My computer is an IBuyPower 'Enthusiast'(Yes, I plan on upgrading the psu and graphics eventually) that I use for day trading stocks. The computer was already pretty solid out of the box, especially for only $499, but what I liked was that the ASRock motherboard B450M-ibw (proprietary to IBuyPower, but same as a B450M/ac) and AMD platform that I thought would be a fairly solid starting point with which to upgrade as I came across more funds. The first thing I did was go from the stock 8gb of ram to Crucial 8x2. This helped a bit, but needed some help, so I upgraded to a Ryzen 5 3600. Already excellent gains and speed (It came with a Ryzen 3 2400g). I overclocked the Ryzen 5 to 4.2ghz @ 1.4v, which proved to be nice and stable, but I didn’t like how high the voltage was, which is not needed and really only causes heat, so I ended up at 1.375v.I then bought 2 more of 8gb ram by Crucial for 32gb total, 8x4gb at the stock speed of 2666mhz. This was fine, but it really didn't help much bc I was still at the stock speed of 2666, so in essence, I could tell, and feel, that it could be improved upon. I eventually did away with the 4x8 setup @2666 and went with this kit at 3200mhz, 16x2, with XMP enabled. I tried messing with timings to see if I could achieve CL15 or CL14, but every time I saved bios settings and rebooted, it kept throwing away XMP as well as my cpu overclock and rebooting everything to auto. So essentially, what I discovered is that at least with a Ryzen 5 3600 and an ASRock B450M-ibw(same as B450M/ac, just different bios), these Crucial Ballistix either don't like to be overclocked passed their stock XMP overclock settings, or the motherboard/bios doesn't like it. I have a feeling it's the ram that doesn't like it.Full specs are:Ryzen 5 3600 overclocked to 4200ghz @ 1.400voltsCrucial 32gb(16x2) 3200mhz CL16 with XMP enabled.So right now with this setup, my best Cinebench rating is 1825, which I noticed beats out quite a few Ryzen 7 setups listed on Cinebench. I still have the stock PSU and graphics card which I'm itching to upgrade, but I haven't decided if I'm going to add 2 more 16x2 sticks for a total of 64gb. I know most activities won't benefit, but some will, so there's that.Crucial is definitely solid kit. There's a reason they are as reputable as they are. Hope all that helps.** Edit (as of 04/25/2020): I’ve upgraded to 64gb of ram, 16x4 with xmp enabled @3200mhz.If this makes sense, overall it’s not faster per se, but does feel ‘smoother’. Everything feels effortless, almost like the cpu accesses to ram when it needs to for help, which is rare, but seems to ‘know it’s there when needed’, if you will. I’ve upgraded the cpu to an EVGA 750w Gold, the graphics card is now an RTX 2060 Super and I’ve put a Noctua U12A cpu cooler on the cpu which has allowed me to squeeze the overclocking to 4.3 @ 1.375. I’ve upgraded the intake and exhaust fans to Noctua F12’s and this thing is not only stable as mountain, but quiet as a mouse. I have an air purifier in my room that is louder than this thing. Anyway, just some tweaks I thought I’d add. Well worth it. Ram is excellent, can’t go wrong.*** Edit #2 (as of 10/5/2021): I still have 64gb of ram, but I've bought all white modules that are 3000mhz cas latency 15 (CL15).Full Specs now are:- Ryzen 9 3900x w/ Noctua NH-U12a for the cpu cooler (Using Noctua's NT-H2 Thermal Paste)- RTX 2070 Super- 64gb Crucial Ballistix 3000mhz CL15 overclocked to 3466mhz- Corsair case with Kaze Flex case fans- B450m/IBW (Proprietary iBuyPower Motherboard made by AsRock (Closest AsRock has is the B450m/ac and no one seems to have a clue what the difference between the two are even though they look identical to my eyes). I keep pushing its limits and it hasn't failed me. If I upgrade it'll be to an x570 Taichi as I'm already comfortable with how AsRock's bios is laid out.- Seasonic 750w Platinum PSU- Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVME with Archgon M.2 2280 Heatsink(purchased here on Amazon).Actually everything was purchased on Amazon. Everything is running like butter. My Cinebench Score is over 7500 now with my Ryzen 9 overclocked to 4.4ghz. Please be aware the Cinebench is not a good indicator of your ram timings and mhz speed being stable as Cinebench is more CPU intensive.So anyway, My previous 64gigs of ram I could not for the life of me get timings tighter. They were 3200mhz at CL16. I wanted CL15 or CL14 as this is better for production since I don't actually game(hence why so much ram). I was able to get the old ram to 3466mhz with Infiniti fabric at 1733 no problem, however.In comes the 3000mhz CL15. It's all white now instead of a mix of red and black even though the specs were the same on both the black and red sticks. I popped in the new all white ram, got myself into the bios and something interesting happened. I did not need to touch that 3466mhz overclock. It immediately registered the same, but held the 15-16-16-35 timings. This is a win as I rarely experience happy surprises of that nature when dealing with overclocking scenarios. Boy was I a happy camper. I was completely prepared to have to set the new ram's XMP profile and attempt to again boost the frequency and Infiniti fabric, but in fact, the old memory's setting held in the bios. I've checked the performance tab in task manager and sure enough, it says the ram is running at 3466mhz and Ryzen Master confirms Infiniti fabric is at 1733. I'm not going to push it any further as I'm still on a B450m motherboardnow extremely happy with how everything is running.
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I had 4 sticks of 8gb Crucial Ballistix @2666mhz with XMP enabled. This ram was solid, but I wanted a little more. I knew it was possible the gains could end up being small, but I had the money, so I went for it. My computer is an IBuyPower 'Enthusiast'(Yes, I plan on upgrading the psu and graphics eventually) that I use for day trading stocks. The computer was already pretty solid out of the box, especially for only $499, but what I liked was that the ASRock motherboard B450M-ibw (proprietary to IBuyPower, but same as a B450M/ac) and AMD platform that I thought would be a fairly solid starting point with which to upgrade as I came across more funds. The first thing I did was go from the stock 8gb of ram to Crucial 8x2. This helped a bit, but needed some help, so I upgraded to a Ryzen 5 3600. Already excellent gains and speed (It came with a Ryzen 3 2400g). I overclocked the Ryzen 5 to 4.2ghz @ 1.4v, which proved to be nice and stable, but I didn’t like how high the voltage was, which is not needed and really only causes heat, so I ended up at 1.375v.

I then bought 2 more of 8gb ram by Crucial for 32gb total, 8x4gb at the stock speed of 2666mhz. This was fine, but it really didn't help much bc I was still at the stock speed of 2666, so in essence, I could tell, and feel, that it could be improved upon. I eventually did away with the 4x8 setup @2666 and went with this kit at 3200mhz, 16x2, with XMP enabled. I tried messing with timings to see if I could achieve CL15 or CL14, but every time I saved bios settings and rebooted, it kept throwing away XMP as well as my cpu overclock and rebooting everything to auto. So essentially, what I discovered is that at least with a Ryzen 5 3600 and an ASRock B450M-ibw(same as B450M/ac, just different bios), these Crucial Ballistix either don't like to be overclocked passed their stock XMP overclock settings, or the motherboard/bios doesn't like it. I have a feeling it's the ram that doesn't like it.

Full specs are:
Ryzen 5 3600 overclocked to 4200ghz @ 1.400volts
Crucial 32gb(16x2) 3200mhz CL16 with XMP enabled.

So right now with this setup, my best Cinebench rating is 1825, which I noticed beats out quite a few Ryzen 7 setups listed on Cinebench. I still have the stock PSU and graphics card which I'm itching to upgrade, but I haven't decided if I'm going to add 2 more 16x2 sticks for a total of 64gb. I know most activities won't benefit, but some will, so there's that.

Crucial is definitely solid kit. There's a reason they are as reputable as they are. Hope all that helps.

** Edit (as of 04/25/2020): I’ve upgraded to 64gb of ram, 16x4 with xmp enabled @3200mhz.

If this makes sense, overall it’s not faster per se, but does feel ‘smoother’. Everything feels effortless, almost like the cpu accesses to ram when it needs to for help, which is rare, but seems to ‘know it’s there when needed’, if you will. I’ve upgraded the cpu to an EVGA 750w Gold, the graphics card is now an RTX 2060 Super and I’ve put a Noctua U12A cpu cooler on the cpu which has allowed me to squeeze the overclocking to 4.3 @ 1.375. I’ve upgraded the intake and exhaust fans to Noctua F12’s and this thing is not only stable as mountain, but quiet as a mouse. I have an air purifier in my room that is louder than this thing. Anyway, just some tweaks I thought I’d add. Well worth it. Ram is excellent, can’t go wrong.

*** Edit #2 (as of 10/5/2021): I still have 64gb of ram, but I've bought all white modules that are 3000mhz cas latency 15 (CL15).

Full Specs now are:
- Ryzen 9 3900x w/ Noctua NH-U12a for the cpu cooler (Using Noctua's NT-H2 Thermal Paste)
- RTX 2070 Super
- 64gb Crucial Ballistix 3000mhz CL15 overclocked to 3466mhz
- Corsair case with Kaze Flex case fans
- B450m/IBW (Proprietary iBuyPower Motherboard made by AsRock (Closest AsRock has is the B450m/ac and no one seems to have a clue what the difference between the two are even though they look identical to my eyes). I keep pushing its limits and it hasn't failed me. If I upgrade it'll be to an x570 Taichi as I'm already comfortable with how AsRock's bios is laid out.
- Seasonic 750w Platinum PSU
- Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVME with Archgon M.2 2280 Heatsink(purchased here on Amazon).

Actually everything was purchased on Amazon. Everything is running like butter. My Cinebench Score is over 7500 now with my Ryzen 9 overclocked to 4.4ghz. Please be aware the Cinebench is not a good indicator of your ram timings and mhz speed being stable as Cinebench is more CPU intensive.

So anyway, My previous 64gigs of ram I could not for the life of me get timings tighter. They were 3200mhz at CL16. I wanted CL15 or CL14 as this is better for production since I don't actually game(hence why so much ram). I was able to get the old ram to 3466mhz with Infiniti fabric at 1733 no problem, however.

In comes the 3000mhz CL15. It's all white now instead of a mix of red and black even though the specs were the same on both the black and red sticks. I popped in the new all white ram, got myself into the bios and something interesting happened. I did not need to touch that 3466mhz overclock. It immediately registered the same, but held the 15-16-16-35 timings. This is a win as I rarely experience happy surprises of that nature when dealing with overclocking scenarios. Boy was I a happy camper. I was completely prepared to have to set the new ram's XMP profile and attempt to again boost the frequency and Infiniti fabric, but in fact, the old memory's setting held in the bios. I've checked the performance tab in task manager and sure enough, it says the ram is running at 3466mhz and Ryzen Master confirms Infiniti fabric is at 1733. I'm not going to push it any further as I'm still on a B450m motherboardnow extremely happy with how everything is running.
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I should probably stop spending money on my PC for a bit after this.

Okay, but for real though.
After switching to a Ryzen 5600X, I got this 16GB 3600 CL16 kit to replace a previous gen Ballistix 16GB 2666 CL16 kit I was originally pairing with an i5-9600K. That old RAM was amazing, able to overclock to 3000MHz without even needing to increase timings or voltage over the stock XMP/DOCP settings.
But as amazing of an overclocker as that old RAM kit was, it was still slower than what's generally recommended for Ryzen without some serious tuning so it was time to upgrade.

So, new RAM goes in, I reset and reconfig my BIOS and do some Cinebench R20 runs before a bit of normal use and everything looks good. And since I forgot to do it before hand, I then ran MemTest86 just in case and it passed no problem.
That said, I didn't see much of a performance increase in the benchmarks I tested. And yes I know to run my FClock at half effective memory speed, it just seems RAM speed doesn't really effect Zen 3 benchmarks.

Like the previous Ballistix kit I was using, I also found this new one incredibly easy to overclock. I just enabled XMP/DOCP like normal, then set the speed to 3800MHz. After that my kit still passed MemTest86 without any need to mess with the timings or voltage settings beyond what's provided in the XMP/DOCP profile. I wouldn't be surprised if it could even do 4000MHz, which I'll likely test at a later date.

Only issue I ran into in testing was my 5600X's stock all core boost when running R20 multi seemed to be lowered with this new kit compared to my previous one for some reason. Down to 4.25GHz from 4.33GHz, which I suspect may partly be a BIOS issue with my ASUS ROG B550-F, as the same CPU with my previous RAM kit was boosting to 4.45GHz all core when in an ASUS TUF B450-Plus II.

Overall though, this is great some RAM Amazon offers for download. I may download some more later on if I feel the need.
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Reviewed in Italy on September 5, 2023
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stabilità e rapporto qualità-prezzo ineguagliabili
Reviewed in Italy on May 28, 2023
Size: STANDARD: 16GB (8GBx2)Style: SPEED: 3200 MHzColor: BLACKVerified Purchase
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stabilità e rapporto qualità-prezzo ineguagliabili
Reviewed in Italy on May 28, 2023
Le Crucial Ballistix BL2K8G32C16U4B sono memorie RAM DDR4 ad alte prestazioni che offrono una combinazione eccezionale di stabilità e rapporto qualità-prezzo. Questi moduli di memoria sono progettati per gli appassionati di gaming e gli utenti che richiedono elevate prestazioni dal proprio sistema.

Uno dei punti di forza di queste memorie RAM è la loro stabilità. Grazie alla tecnologia avanzata e alla qualità dei componenti utilizzati, le Crucial Ballistix BL2K8G32C16U4B garantiscono un funzionamento affidabile e stabile anche sotto stress. Questo è particolarmente importante per i gamer e i creatori di contenuti che richiedono un sistema reattivo e performante durante le sessioni di gioco o di lavoro intensivo.

Il rapporto qualità-prezzo delle Crucial Ballistix BL2K8G32C16U4B è semplicemente imbattibile. Considerando la loro velocità di 3200 MHz e le specifiche di latenza C16, queste memorie offrono prestazioni di alto livello a un prezzo accessibile rispetto ad altre opzioni presenti sul mercato. Sono un'ottima scelta per chi desidera ottenere il massimo dalle proprie attività senza dover spendere una fortuna.

Inoltre, le Crucial Ballistix BL2K8G32C16U4B sono dotate di un design elegante e una dissipazione del calore ottimizzata. Questo contribuisce a mantenere le temperature delle memorie RAM sotto controllo, consentendo un funzionamento stabile anche in condizioni di carico elevato. La dissipazione del calore efficace è fondamentale per preservare la durata e la stabilità delle memorie RAM nel lungo periodo.

L'installazione di queste memorie è semplice e veloce, grazie al loro fattore di forma standard DDR4 e alla compatibilità con la maggior parte delle schede madri sul mercato. Basta inserirle negli slot corrispondenti e il sistema riconoscerà automaticamente la nuova configurazione.

In conclusione, le Crucial Ballistix BL2K8G32C16U4B 3200 MHz DDR4 rappresentano un'opzione eccellente per chi cerca stabilità, prestazioni elevate e un rapporto qualità-prezzo imbattibile. Con la loro affidabilità, il design efficiente per la dissipazione del calore e la facilità di installazione, queste memorie RAM soddisferanno le esigenze degli utenti più esigenti. Se sei alla ricerca di un upgrade delle tue memorie RAM per migliorare le prestazioni del tuo sistema, le Crucial Ballistix BL2K8G32C16U4B sono una scelta sicura e conveniente.
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