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Corsair 512MB PC2700 DDR $129.99@Fry's (No Rebate)

Great deal if you're driving distance to a Fry's. Traded in a Mushkin 512MB PC2100 DDR Fry's had for $124.99 couple weeks ago for this.
 
is this the XMS one?

can someone post a scan or something?

either that or a model #.... make sure its the gooood CORSAIR XMS =)

if it is then its HOOOT

BUMP
 
YMMV I bought some "Muskin" memory a few weeks ago. It was advertised as PC2700 memory as well, $64.99 for 256MB. I bought two chips and both were sealed in antistatic bags and had "Muskin Basic" stamped on them. Needless to say I put them in expecting them to run at least at 166. But my comptuer was crashing all over the place, then dropped the speed down to 133 and no more crashes. Needless to say I returned these POS chips and got something else from somewhere else.

My point being, I think Fry's knows they have a reputation for selling no name POS products (ie. Major Name Brand Memory!). So they are trying to get big name's like Corsair and Mushkin, but are selling their BOTTOM of the barrel products.
 
After debating with myself over the weekend, I took the plunge today and ordered a 4550 system (what made it hard was that I've also purchased the ze1210 & ze4101 lappies the past week or so 🙂). Anyway, I did order the 4550 with the 256MB memory upgrade, but want to add 256 more. Question: are there only two memory slots on the motherboard and is my memory upgrade one 256 chip? I see Googlegear has the Kingston 256MB DDR333 PC2700 Memory for $69 with Free 2nd Day Fedex.Kingston 256MB memory chip for $69 @ Googlegear
 
Originally posted by: bargainshopper
Originally posted by: chungchang
Is this hot??? Saw it in last Friday's paper but haven't had a chance to go yet. This sells for $160 at Newegg.
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Which Fry's?
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I saw this in Houston's ad. And since some of you say this is the Value Select, then Newegg has this exact model for $150+free shipping. For those without Fry's nearby, Newegg is a good alternative and you only pay about $10 more considering local tax at Fry's (except CA residents).
 
For those who have been hesitant to buy:

The deal ends tomorrow (10/22)
This is NOT XMS Memory
Rated at CAS 2.5 operation
Lifetime Warranty

Peace
 
I got the dell 4550. It has two ram slots. Mine came with one 128meg stick.

I bought the 512 Corsair Value Select from frys. Stuck it in and everything runs fine.

This is what sisoft Sandra finds.

Memory Module 2 : Corsair VS512MB333 512MB 16x(32Mx8) DDR-SDRAM PC2700U-2533-700 (CL2.5 upto 167MHz) (CL2 upto 133MHz)


And if you want info on the number of available memory slots for any system or motherboard, go to crucial.com and use the memory selector. It'll tell you how many there are and what type of memory you can use.
 
Originally posted by: AiRAzN23
is this the XMS one?

can someone post a scan or something?

either that or a model #.... make sure its the gooood CORSAIR XMS =)

if it is then its HOOOT

BUMP
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What's the difference between XMS and not XMS?
 
Originally posted by: SIDEARMS
Originally posted by: AiRAzN23
is this the XMS one?

can someone post a scan or something?

either that or a model #.... make sure its the gooood CORSAIR XMS =)

if it is then its HOOOT

BUMP
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What's the difference between XMS and not XMS?
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i believe the xms has heatspreaders and is likely a better selection of memory....

dew.

 
I bought the XMS2700 from googlegear. It overclocks to 150fsb @ 2.5,3,3,7. At SPD, I think all I could get was 135fsb. I think I recall reading that the XMS2700 is not "true" 2700 memory, but actually 2100 memory that has been tested to 2700. If this is true, I am thinking about returning what I have and getting some "true" 2700 memory that will overclock better or some faster memory. Right now, I'm running a P4 1.8a @ 2.7GHz & the XMS2700 is holding me back (I can hit higher fsb with the memory slowed down).

If this isn't really "true" 2700 memory, do you think googlegear will give me a refund and do you think there's better memory available for about the same price ($150 for 512MB)?

Thanks!
 
My 0.02 - what's the point of overclocking if you have to spend more on each component? Get the regular PC2700 stick and save the $30 you would have spent on the XMS version and get a FASTER CPU!
 
PC2700, Here and Now

We cannot tell which speed of module is employed by Corsair, due to the integrated heatspreaders. What makes us curious as to the speed of the modules is the following statement from Corsair themselves, with respect to XMS2700 memory,

"Corsair's XMS2700 modules utilize RAMs which have been carefully screened to meet the demanding requirements of the JEDEC 333 MHz proposals. Then, the modules are 100% tested, at 333 MHz, in a motherboard based on the SiS 645 chip set, which is capable of supporting the required high-speed memory bus"

From further investigation it turns out that Corsair XMS2700 is nothing more than standard PC2100 memory that has been hand-picked, overclocked and guaranteed to work at PC2700. Personally, we would have expected true 6ns modules. Still, if it operates flawlessly at PC2700, it is doing its stated job. The modules are specified to run at 166Mhz (DDR333) at CAS 2.5 at 2.5v
 
Originally posted by: lookin4dlz
PC2700, Here and Now

We cannot tell which speed of module is employed by Corsair, due to the integrated heatspreaders. What makes us curious as to the speed of the modules is the following statement from Corsair themselves, with respect to XMS2700 memory,

"Corsair's XMS2700 modules utilize RAMs which have been carefully screened to meet the demanding requirements of the JEDEC 333 MHz proposals. Then, the modules are 100% tested, at 333 MHz, in a motherboard based on the SiS 645 chip set, which is capable of supporting the required high-speed memory bus"

From further investigation it turns out that Corsair XMS2700 is nothing more than standard PC2100 memory that has been hand-picked, overclocked and guaranteed to work at PC2700. Personally, we would have expected true 6ns modules. Still, if it operates flawlessly at PC2700, it is doing its stated job. The modules are specified to run at 166Mhz (DDR333) at CAS 2.5 at 2.5v
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This seems a little strange to me. I found the spec for the Value Select PC2700(which Fry's sells) as follows:

Specifications

? DDR PC2700
? CL=2.5
? Unbuffered
? Non-parity
? 6ns
? 2.5V
? 64Meg x 64

Does that mean the Value Select PC2700 would be more desirable than the XMS2700 since Value Select uses true 6ns chips and XMS2700 is basically overclocked PC2100? Yet, the price for the Value Select is lower than the XMS series?
 
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