RAM. Is cheap good enough?

[Josh42]

I'm lookin' at PC133 SDRAM and the cheapest I can find is House Brand for $115. I think I want 133mhz memory but I don't want to spend that much money on a no name company. Any advice here? Thanks.

[Ptrper]

Hey buddy, you know what they say. You get what you pay for. It may be expensive, but wouldn't you rather have the peace of mind knowing that if you get bad stuff, that you can usually take it back and get it taken care of, not like some of the "cheaper" sticks of RAM?

[wtp]

for a few more dollars, u can get some Crucial/Micron RAM.

wtp

[OuTpaTienT]

It depends on if you're willing to deal with the hassles should they arise.

For example, I usually buy generic RAM but have had to take it back a few times. Last time I bought PC100RAM it wouldn't even run at 100mhz (but was fine at 66mhz). So I returned it, and got another stick. Now THAT stick of generic PC100RAM is currently running at 121mhz and rock stable.

So it can be worth it, but if you're talking about mail order stuff then I'd definitely go with a name brand.

[neo_otyugh]

i have bought three sticks of pc100, one micron the other two generic. all three run at 124 fsb no problem. sisoft sandra ID's the micron as pc125 though. they all ran at cas2 at 124 fsb as well. in the past though i have had problems with simm's that were generic...

[skywalker[TSG]]

and also if you get brand ram such as crucial or kingston it will be easier to sell

[Red Rage]

I got Mushkin (http://www.mushkin.com) recently, I paid about $50 more for PC133 but it runs at 150 ok but the rest of my hardware don't like it.

I doubt i'll buy generic ever again unless i just need something to fill slots.

[Brydon]

I have some generic pc100 which does 133 with no problems but I would reccommend getting branded as I had to return a couple of generic ones in the past.

[Jeff7]

I almost always get generic memory sticks, however, I usually look at who manufactured the actual chips. I have gotten PC100 memory, but it is made by NEC, and is 7ns. I have been able to run it at 133MHz easily, and some of it runs at 143MHz. NEC chips have always been good for pushing clock speeds, at least for me. I was able to push memory on a TNT card 10-15MHz past rated speed, and of course, the PC100 up to 133MHz+.

[brandon184]

Get the good stuff, bud. It will help you way more in the long run.

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- Brandon

[wtp]

yeah, like what they sed, it's easier to sell highquality brand name RAM, than an unknown generic RAM.

wtp

brand name:

seller: "hey, u wanna buy some mushkin RAM", buyer: "yes, i do".

generic:

seller: "hey, wanna buy some mush RAM
buyer: "what the hell is mush"

the point is... Brand is the way to go.