Anyone have any experience with memory.net?

[bigboxes]

Looking to purchase some ECC ram and prices have shot up even further since the last time I did the research. Found memory.net with a Google search and can't find any reviews for them. Thought I would see if anyone has any experience dealing with this online company. I won't be the first and will go with someone I know if I can't find any info on them.

 

[DaveSimmons]

> I won't be the first and will go with someone I know if I can't find any info on them.

Good thinking, and sorry I haven't dealt with them.

If it's house brand RAM I'd run away even if you do get a positive recommendation. I'm willing to pay extra for the peace of mind from buying a brand like Crucial (I've bought from them since 1995).

 

[bigboxes]

> I won't be the first and will go with someone I know if I can't find any info on them.

Good thinking, and sorry I haven't dealt with them.

If it's house brand RAM I'd run away even if you do get a positive recommendation. I'm willing to pay extra for the peace of mind from buying a brand like Crucial (I've bought from them since 1995).

Check their website. They claim to have brand name (Samsung, Micron, etc.) but not vendor (Dell, HP, etc.). I just don't want to be taken.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Memory price fluctuations have always been an irritant. But I agree with Dave on this. The machines I build don't need ECC, but if they did, I might look for "value" RAM, but it would come from some outfit like Crucial, G.SKILL or Corsair. Maybe ADATA or some of the other known manufactures.

 

[DaveSimmons]

> ... but not vendor (Dell, HP, etc.).

If you have any worries about compatibility issues: if you buy direct from Crucial.com and use their memory selector then they guarantee compatibility. You can also use their selector and then buy elsewhere by finding the off-site retail part numbers.

Crucial customer support taught me the "one weird trick" :

"If you need to find the reseller number for any part on Crucial, you can do so by comparing that part with another (I would recommend one with a different price). Once the compare window pops up, the base (reseller) part number will be at the top of the specifications list."

Use the memory selector, find the RAM kit you want. Click the compare checkbox for it, then the compare box for some other kit. The word "compare" becomes a link to a new page that shows the retail part numbers like CT2K16G4DFD824A instead of the direct sales part numbers.

 

[bigboxes]

> ... but not vendor (Dell, HP, etc.).

If you have any worries about compatibility issues: if you buy direct from Crucial.com and use their memory selector then they guarantee compatibility. You can also use their selector and then buy elsewhere by finding the off-site retail part numbers.

Crucial customer support taught me the "one weird trick" :

"If you need to find the reseller number for any part on Crucial, you can do so by comparing that part with another (I would recommend one with a different price). Once the compare window pops up, the base (reseller) part number will be at the top of the specifications list."

Use the memory selector, find the RAM kit you want. Click the compare checkbox for it, then the compare box for some other kit. The word "compare" becomes a link to a new page that shows the retail part numbers like CT2K16G4DFD824A instead of the direct sales part numbers.

I know the ram I want. It's some Samsung SKU that is on the motherboard's QVL. Problem is that since I researched it last the price has gone up $65 a stick. I was originally going for 8 modules. However, with changes in my budget, I'm starting with a minimum of 4 modules. That an extra $260 just for four sticks. Ouch!

 

[BonzaiDuck]

> ... but not vendor (Dell, HP, etc.).

If you have any worries about compatibility issues: if you buy direct from Crucial.com and use their memory selector then they guarantee compatibility. You can also use their selector and then buy elsewhere by finding the off-site retail part numbers.

Crucial customer support taught me the "one weird trick" :

"If you need to find the reseller number for any part on Crucial, you can do so by comparing that part with another (I would recommend one with a different price). Once the compare window pops up, the base (reseller) part number will be at the top of the specifications list."

Use the memory selector, find the RAM kit you want. Click the compare checkbox for it, then the compare box for some other kit. The word "compare" becomes a link to a new page that shows the retail part numbers like CT2K16G4DFD824A instead of the direct sales part numbers.

My own experience with "DELL DIY maintenance" revealed that they had made systems in which the memory was proprietary, or the JEDEC and other information flashed into the RAM made it so. If you built your own system, you wouldn't order from the OEMs like Dell or HP.

I don't know when it will ever come to pass for me to buy an OEM box. I guess the only way that will happen comes in the purchase of a laptop -- the one OEM device I currently own and a 2007 Gateway "executive" C2D model. At least, for that, I could use Crucial SO-DIMMs.

 

[DaveSimmons]

My own experience with "DELL DIY maintenance" revealed that they had made systems in which the memory was proprietary, or the JEDEC and other information flashed into the RAM made it so. If you built your own system, you wouldn't order from the OEMs like Dell or HP.

I don't know when it will ever come to pass for me to buy an OEM box. I guess the only way that will happen comes in the purchase of a laptop -- the one OEM device I currently own and a 2007 Gateway "executive" C2D model. At least, for that, I could use Crucial SO-DIMMs.

Interesting. My work PC before the current one was a Dell Vostro and it came with Hynix DDR3. I had no problem replacing that with Crucial when I needed to move from 4x2 / 8 GB up to 2x8 / 16 GB. This wasn't a workstation with ECC though.

 

[bigboxes]

Well, I ordered the ram tonight. I went with Amazon. However, Asus customer support was abysmal. I spent over 18 minutes waiting just to be put on hold, just to be told what was on the QVL. Eff Asus. Plus, it was a two year old mobo. Decided to go with Super Micro and the latest Intel Xeon CPU. However, the bad part is that the CPU is only a month old and Intel, of course, has a new socket so the CPU cooler of my choice (Noctua) doesn't have a mounting bracket for the new socket. (LGA 3647) Sigh.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Well, I ordered the ram tonight. I went with Amazon. However, Asus customer support was abysmal. I spent over 18 minutes waiting just to be put on hold, just to be told what was on the QVL. Eff Asus. Plus, it was a two year old mobo. Decided to go with Super Micro and the latest Intel Xeon CPU. However, the bad part is that the CPU is only a month old and Intel, of course, has a new socket so the CPU cooler of my choice (Noctua) doesn't have a mounting bracket for the new socket. (LGA 3647) Sigh.

Do you think that a little precision work with a punch-marker and drill-press might resolve your Noctua difficulty? Sometimes you can modify something without destroying its value for the touted conventional usage if you ever need to use a socket for which it's rated compatible.