Corsair Value RAM PC3200 CAS2.5 1GB (2x512MB) DC KIT - Today's Price $76.50

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Lifer
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ZZF down $1 today! I just checked the Cheifvalue website and the RAM section appears to be down. Hopefully they are updating the site and RAM will drop MORE! lol
 

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Lifer
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Cheifvalue website is fully working again, the price stayed the same. Let's see what happens after lunch today.
 

joegolo

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Originally posted by: Wedge1
Joe get version 3.2 at the website and run again:
memtest86

ok, i'll try that out today. I was actually using memtest96+ from memtest.org. Hopefully running memtest 3.2 will show me something different :) Thanks for the help!

Joe
 

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Lifer
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No changes after lunch. Looks to be holding steady now, I think it's hit the bottom! :Q
 

FP

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Originally posted by: joegolo
i purchased this ram from newegg when it was 88 earlier this week, but when i ran memtest i got some errors, are errors worth sending this ram back for replacement? and how often does ram have errors in memtest??

TIA
Joe


I had the exact same problem with this RAM from Newegg. I went through 2 RMAs and 1 stick of each "set" would fail memtest running stock. I love Newegg and all but that is ridiculous. I went down to my local shop and picked up a set and they worked perfectly out of the box. Any memory errors after 24 hours of stock testing won't cut it in my book.
 

FP

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Be sure to burn the memtest ISO to a bootable CD and test that way. Tests more of the memory since it isn't in use by the OS.

I thought my other components were the problem as well until I tested each stick individually and consistently ran into the same bad memory locations (different for each stick of course).

The funny thing was, two sticks (each from different sets) passed memtest without a glitch. So I tested them together in dual channel and that worked perfectly as well. I didn't want to deal with trying to convince Newegg to let me keep one stick from two sets so I just RMA'd it all.

Like I said in my previous post, the local set I bought worked out of the box. Perhaps Newegg received a defective batch?

Oh and patience is the key. Testing each stick until the first error or 24 hours (whichever comes first) really eats up a lot of time :D
 

Wedge1

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Well the upshot of this is that:
1) This RAM has a lifetime warranty
2) Newegg is always good about RMA's

In the end, you should end up with 2 good sticks, even if it is a hassle to RMA repeatedly.
 

FP

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Not really an upshot because I have to pay the return shipping each time. Paying $7 shipping twice just moved this deal from hot to cold.
 

Wedge1

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Originally posted by: binister
Not really an upshot because I have to pay the return shipping each time. Paying $7 shipping twice just moved this deal from hot to cold.

Oh yeah I didn't think about that (and $7 is high for shipping RAM which weighs next to nothing and takes very little space). Call Newegg and explain that this makes the 3rd RMA for the same product and that the $7 equates to $21, which makes the purchase not even worth it. Maybe they'll go for it. I know I would at least try.



 

joegolo

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it might be possible to get a shipping refund... i received a monitor from them during the samsung deal, but it had a scratch on it, so I called their rma dept and they told me they'd give me a shipping refund (it took about 3 calls to finally be credited.. but I was offered it on the first :) ) I had some other problems with that rma, but that's a little ot. The shipping credit i received was $20, and it only cost me about $6 to ship it back! They have an item called "shipping refund" in their system or something so i think it's a set price. gl trying to get it back tho
 

Wedge1

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Maybe this is off-topic, but seeing how CS is such a popular game....

I was having nothing but lockups on CS:Source until manually changing the timings of the Corsair Value Select from 2.5-3-3-7 (which is the SPD reading) to 2.5-3-3-8. Maybe that info will turn a light-bulb on for somebody who is using this RAM and having game lockups.

EDIT CORRECTION: I correct myself. The SPD reading is indeed 2.5-3-3-8, not seven. I must have inadvertently changed it to seven while testing out the overclocking potential.
 

FP

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Originally posted by: Wedge1
Maybe this is off-topic, but seeing how CS is such a popular game....

I was having nothing but lockups on CS:Source until manually changing the timings of the Corsair Value Select from 2.5-3-3-7 (which is the SPD reading) to 2.5-3-3-8. Maybe that info will turn a light-bulb on for somebody who is using this RAM and having game lockups.


That is strange... My SPD timings on the RAM are 2.5-3-3-8
 

CyberTron

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reading that news articles, i always thought lower price = higher demand so in turn making a decent amount of sale just as well. Or so theoretical economics would tell us. *shrugs*
 

joegolo

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just curious, but how does bad ram affect system use? debating whether or not to rma this back... if i hadn't run memtest then i'd probably just install the ram and think that everything was fine since it worked
 

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Originally posted by: joegolo
just curious, but how does bad ram affect system use? debating whether or not to rma this back... if i hadn't run memtest then i'd probably just install the ram and think that everything was fine since it worked


except when your system randomly freezes, reboots, BSODS, or just some app crashing inexplicably, then you'll know it's most likely your memory. If memtest shows bad memory then you can be sure that at some point something else will hit it too, and sooner or later it will cause a critical error (probability theory 101).

Of course, you can choose to live with that condition, and depending on the actual frequency of observed problems it may not be too bad. But why shuld you accept that impairment ?
 

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got mine friday. sticks pass memtest fine seperately at rated speeds (400) but together had to clock them back to 233? cl 2.5 to get them to run without errors. any ideas why they dont play well together?
 

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Originally posted by: joegolo
just curious, but how does bad ram affect system use? debating whether or not to rma this back... if i hadn't run memtest then i'd probably just install the ram and think that everything was fine since it worked


one example, tried to dl an iso off bittorent this weekend, 3 versions all came back corrupt, works fine now that i clocked back the ram.
 

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Originally posted by: digit
got mine friday. sticks pass memtest fine seperately at rated speeds (400) but together had to clock them back to 233? cl 2.5 to get them to run without errors. any ideas why they dont play well together?

233? That's 466MHz DDR. Whacha talking about Willis? :confused:
 

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Lifer
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After lunch check shows the price DROPPING! OP is updated! Best deal is prob with ZZF since their shipping is fastest! :)