256 mb ram $59 after rebate plus shipping

[laker482]

Seems like a pretty good deal to me
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**256MB 32x64 PC133 Non-Parity Unbuffered 3.3V SDRAM-Additional $10 off from list price with rebate

theres $10 shipping fee so final price comes back to $69, still good deal though,

found on jumpondeals.com

 

[rarebear]

I had a friend buy a bunch of this RAM and it ran just as fast as my Mushkin Rev2 CAS2 Hi Pro ram would not run at cas2 but just as fast..

 

[random]

Think this is a repost. Used to be $67 - $10 rebate

 

[SinfulWeeper]

<< I had a friend buy a bunch of this RAM and it ran just as fast as my Mushkin Rev2 CAS2 Hi Pro ram would not run at cas2 but just as fast. >>



That is not possible, take for example this.

Two 100% indentical computers, same memory, same video card, same cpu, same everything, except CAS latency. Both set to 150MHz FSB.

The computer with the CAS settings at 2-2-2 will run circles around the computer if its memory timing is set to 3-3-3. CAS3 memory in my book is buying that old s*it Dell, HP, Compaq has laying around. The only thing they are good for is... having more programs run with the added memory with no performance gain.

However at $69 I am sure this can run at 2-2-2 with a 100MHz FSB. A good deal if you ask me. Be just right for those OC'ed celery's at the right price.

 

[DaveH]

and this works OK with intel chipsets, not just AMD?

 

[Cherrypez]

Yes, this RAM works with Intel chipsets too. I bought one of these the other day before the price went up a couple bucks.

This is a hot deal for people that want a lot of RAM for cheap... Just make sure your motherboard can handle such big sticks.

 

[Quickfingerz]

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[Yuckysgf]

SinfulWeeper, CAS2 is at max +5% overall system performance.

 

[djdh1]

hey guys, i bought this ram and received it a few days ago and my motherboard only reads it as 128 MB only. my chipset is Intel 82443BX. can anyone resolve why it is not reaidng 256???

 

[mrVW]

djdh1 - is it 32x4 -- older chipsets recognize these as only 128MB... just like the UpgradePlanet RAM. You have to have a newer Via or Serverworks board (haven't heard about the SiS).

 

[djdh1]

what kind of motherboard do u suggest i buy, with 4 DIMM slots?

 

[djdh1]

what kind of motherboard do u suggest i buy, with 4 DIMM slots?

 

[barawn]

Yuckysgf: CAS2 is maximally 33% faster than CAS3, but you'll never see this in real-world performance, as the system bottleneck is almost never solely the memory timings. Honestly, work out the math yourself: you have at least 2+N clock cycles per N transfers saved with CAS2 over CAS3. A single CAS2 transfer takes 4+2N clock cycles (I think! someone correct me here if I'm wrong) and a single CAS3 transfer takes 6+3N clock cycles. CAS2, then, will be maximally 50% faster (6 clock cycles vs. 9 clock cycles) over CAS3. In an infinite length transfer, CAS2 will be 33% faster than CAS3.

Bottom line: If you commonly do tasks which stress all aspects of the computer (games, office apps) then yes, CAS isn't that important - 5%, maybe 10% at best. However, if you commonly do tasks which stress the memory bus (numerical simulations, or 3D rendering on a system with huge amounts of RAM - and not displaying it to screen) then you will see a massive difference between CAS2 and CAS3. Granted - a lot of people in here don't do numerical sims or massive 3D rendering, but I just wanted to remind all of the techies out there, if you recommend a computer system to a friend who works in engineering/science fields, try to maximize the memory and cache speeds.

 

[RLS]

This should resolve any CAS latency questions anyone has.. unless they can point me to better info.

Check it yourself!