Cheapest 256mb stick of PC133? (that will work on an ASUS CUSL2-C)

[JJHendrix]

i want to get two sticks of 256meg PC133 ram for the computer i am building, but i want to make sure that it will work in the Asus CUSL2-C mobo i am buying.

what's the deal with all this high density ram stuff?


thanks.

 

[Weyland]

I recently bought a Multiwave 32X64 PC133 256MB SDRAM DIMM with a lifetime warranty from http://www.mwave.com for $125. Last time I checked, it dropped in price again. Memory prices are dropping like flies.

 

[JJHendrix]

this is a quote off the pcboost.com website for their pc133 256 meg stick:

" (Uses The New Ultra High Density 256Mbit DRAM Technology - Will Not Work In Systems That Max Out At 1024MB or Less Maximum Memory) "

What does this mean? will this memory work in the CUSL2-C?

 

[Vinny N]

You could buy memory from Crucial.com if you wanted to be sure, here's a direct link to your mobo...
http://www.crucial.com/index.asp?model=CUSL2&x=1&y=18

Anyways, from what I can gather from the Crucial website (32 chips x 64mbit density), your board should be able to take a 256mb single dimm (that is 32 chips, of 8mb each, basically double height, 2 rows of eight 8mb chips on both sides)

That 256mbit density sounds like a single dimm (that is 8 chips, of 32mb each, basically single height, 1 row of eight 32mb chips on one side).

That new density might not work with your motherboard.

 

[Ficcion]

Mushkin rev 2 or rev 3 will be your best bet. Tried and tested. Rev 3 might only be in 128 mb though. You'll have to check. Prices are very competitive.

Don't settle for less, these i815 boards like good RAM.


Mushkin.com

 

[oldfart]

Crucial has 256 meg sticks for $128 with free 2 day shipping. Use this link. The part # you want is CT32M64S4D75. This is cas3 PC133, but will likely run @ cas2 (mine deos). High quality ram at a very good price.

 

[LXi]

Might as well go for a stick of Kingmax PC150 256MB, $169, or buy two 128MB sticks for $72 each.

 

[JJHendrix]

i'm liking these sticks of 256 less and less...
how does this alternative sound: get a mobo which has 4 DIMM slots, and get 4 sticks of 128....i think this would be a lot cheaper.

i'm not looking to get top of the line ram...generic stuff is fine, as long as it runs at 133mhz - i won't be ocing this machine.

can someone recommend a mobo which is similar to the Asus CUSL2-C, but has 4 dimms instead of only 3?

 

[oldfart]

$128 is too much for 256 meg of PC133? 4 128's will likely cost you as much. Memory is so cheap these days. I guess you could look around for generic stuff. Beware of the real cheap stuff. You get what you pay for. 4 mem slots that can all be used is not gonna happen on an 815 mobo either. You could go with a VIA Apollo Pro based board.

 

[jimmygates]

You could get a motherboad w/ 4 dimms and get 4 x 128MB sticks. Since i815 boards only support a maximum of 512MB anyways, you wouldn't have to worry about future upgrade paths on that board. If this was on a board that supports more then 512MB, then filling up all the dimm slots can limit your upgrade path.



-Jimbo

 

[oldfart]

815 boards can be had with 4 DIMM slots. Problem is, you cant use them all. You can only use 3 of them, and in many cases only 2.