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Need more RAM??????

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flybyu

Post Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:07 am

Need more RAM??????

I just found this deal and ordered 2 sticks I'll report back later on there performance.

G.SKILL Value 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory $65.99
3 Business Day Shipping $4.99

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Esquilax

Post Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:29 pm

You should be careful when it comes to cheap RAM; I learned me lesson the 'ard way (damn MSY and Samsung!). RAM is one of those things that can work well or work poorly, and you definitely get what you pay for. Anything cheaper than "Kingston" can end up causing anomalous problems such as crashes, etc that can take a long time to diagnose. Still, most people use cheap RAM and don't seem to have any problems... or so they say .

flybyu

Post Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:14 pm

Well I have 30 days to try it out and if I don't like it I send it back for a refund of wht I paid for it. After 30 days if one or both stop working I have 1 year free replacement so I can't go wrong to much.

flybyu

Post Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:38 am

Ok a report on the Ram.

I have a huge performance boost on all applications.
I Run Oblivion, and Hearts of Iron 2 with out any slow downs.

I think I got a great deal and I have had it in for only 3 days but man I am shocked at the difference it made.

Esquilax

Post Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:37 pm

More RAM is always a good thing, especially if you run games at high resolutions. In any case, if you are happy, then it was a good purchase. Just keep an eye out for unusual crashes or "BSODs", etc. Just in case .

meezookeewee

Post Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:53 pm

Having warranty is definitely a good thing in case something goes wrong.

flybyu

Post Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:13 am

Well it has been 3 weeks now and it is performing like none other. I am happy with it I will report in a few more weeks to let you know how it is working out.

This might be cheap but it may be good quility and there are a lot of positive reports on it.

Hahukum Konn

Post Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:12 pm

I have G.Skill DDR RAM as well. I bought a dual channel kit whose rating is 2-3-3-6 from the manufacturer. It performs properly at those settings, and memtest86+ confirms this.

http://www.memtest.org/

General Drake

Post Wed May 30, 2007 10:20 am

I´m using a 1GB Kit Kingston ValueRAM DDR-400. Triplechecked HArdware. It cost a lot, but it was worth it.

Esquilax

Post Wed May 30, 2007 4:06 pm

"Kingston" RAM doesn't perform as well as RAM from brands such as "Corsair" and "OCZ", etc, but I have always had good experiences with it. These days, it would be the cheapest RAM I would consider, as I have had too many problems with generic and cheap RAM such as "Samsung". Damn Samsung chips on generic PCBs *grumble*.

General Drake

Post Thu May 31, 2007 12:32 am

But Corsair RAM is very expensive.

5i1 2

Post Thu May 31, 2007 2:52 pm

wanta see EXPENSIVE ram. CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1G 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1250 (PC2 10000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail really damn fast and really damn expensive.

I'll get something like that when i build my dream computer. (But first I have to wait till i'm 16 for an job. )(I'll be 16 in november)

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Esquilax

Post Thu May 31, 2007 5:15 pm

Corsair *is* bloody expensive (actually overpriced in my opinion), but you do get what you pay for.

Arania

Post Fri Jun 08, 2007 5:37 pm

Damn right Corsair is expensive! Bet you get what you pay for (Even though it would probably be cheaper to get PC2-9600 RAM from someone else, clock it up a bit and put an aftermarket RAM heatsink on it. I know Thermaltake has some nice ones...)


Price isn't all that surprising, honestly. I can get PC3200 DDR RAM here for about $85-126 Australian. Its probably a bit cheaper because the market is shifting away from DDR in favour of DDR2. Same thing will probably happen in a few years when DDR3 becomes more widespread.

flybyu

Post Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:10 pm

Update: 2 months

Well still running good no problems with it, I think if it were bad, it would have shown signs by now.

I rate the Ram an 8 out of 10 reason it is not a 10 is no Heat Spreader

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