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

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digit

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Originally posted by: BadThad
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:



sorry, i couldnt remember the motherboard settings off the top of my head. i think the options are 200, 166, 133, something else. so i would be at 133.
 

joegolo

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I wasn't getting any errors for a while when i changed the speed from 2.5-3-3-7 to 2.5-3-3-8. that changed the clock speed from 166 to 200. I thought all was well, but i came back to 2 errors each 1 bit off, compared to the previous 1 error 2 bits off haha. I asked my bro to check his ram since he got in on this deal too, and he had an error 1 bit off as well. I might just keep the ram, unless big problems arise. So far I haven't really noticed any problems

Joe
 

msi1337

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OMG! Cheifvalue raised their price 10 cents!!

now it is 85.99

ZipZoomFly holding at $86.80

I just bought some from ZZF a couple hours ago and it was 10 cents more!

now I will have 2gb of memory... man..overkill is sooo sweet!

anyone know any issues with running 4x512 Corsair Value in DFI Ultra -D?

 

imported_itr

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Originally posted by: msi1337
OMG! Cheifvalue raised their price 10 cents!!

now it is 85.99

ZipZoomFly holding at $86.80

I just bought some from ZZF a couple hours ago and it was 10 cents more!

now I will have 2gb of memory... man..overkill is sooo sweet!

anyone know any issues with running 4x512 Corsair Value in DFI Ultra -D?

yes... don't the memory lower the fsb to 333mhz?
 

gshock888

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i really thinking to add a pair for my old 400sc when i turn it into an actual windows 2k3 machine... but i just know these will go down to 50 bucks when i buy it... :(
 

Wedge1

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Originally posted by: binister
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



binister
, my mistake. The SPD reads as yours - 2.5-3-3-8. Somehow the 8 was changed to a 7 and I was getting lockups in Counter-Strike. So I changed it to default and all is well.

As for joegolo's question about sending them back...I'm not sure what I would do.

Could one argue that if you test your rig for hours doing exactly what you intend to do with the machine that uses the RAM in question, be it gaming, running office apps, whatever, and all runs well that there is no imminent need to swap the RAM? But again, I'm not sure what I would do. I need to be better educated on the subject. And I don't know what theory 101 is ... time to google that.



 

BigLan

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Originally posted by: Wedge1
Could one argue that if you test your rig for hours doing exactly what you intend to do with the machine that uses the RAM in question, be it gaming, running office apps, whatever, and all runs well that there is no imminent need to swap the RAM? But again, I'm not sure what I would do. I need to be better educated on the subject. And I don't know what theory 101 is ... time to google that.

It'd be fine until that one bad memory bit occurs in a part of a file that you save to disk (term paper springs to mind) and corrupts it. I'd back off the speeds or RMA if memtest gives any errors.
 

FP

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Originally posted by: BigLan
Originally posted by: Wedge1
Could one argue that if you test your rig for hours doing exactly what you intend to do with the machine that uses the RAM in question, be it gaming, running office apps, whatever, and all runs well that there is no imminent need to swap the RAM? But again, I'm not sure what I would do. I need to be better educated on the subject. And I don't know what theory 101 is ... time to google that.

It'd be fine until that one bad memory bit occurs in a part of a file that you save to disk (term paper springs to mind) and corrupts it. I'd back off the speeds or RMA if memtest gives any errors.


exactly. i would hate to be 1v1 in CS and miss a headshot by 1 bit ;)

in all seriousness, i would rma any memory that fails memtest. although you may never encounter an error because of it, you don't want to be trying to figure out if your random system problem is related to the 1 bad memory location.
 

Wedge1

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Originally posted by: binister

exactly. i would hate to be 1v1 in CS and miss a headshot by 1 bit ;)

in all seriousness, i would rma any memory that fails memtest. although you may never encounter an error because of it, you don't want to be trying to figure out if your random system problem is related to the 1 bad memory location.

Okay, I see. Yes I would choose to RMA.

So, when you contact Newegg about this, do you tell them it fails memtest or do you just tell them that you believe the RAM to be defective? I ask this question because I'm not sure how they respond to anyone claiming that RAM is bad because it failed testing by a non-authoritative standard (I'm not belittling memtest at all; I'm just saying that I do not know how companies percieve testing methods outside of that provided by the original manufacturer).
 

FP

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Originally posted by: Wedge1
Originally posted by: binister

exactly. i would hate to be 1v1 in CS and miss a headshot by 1 bit ;)

in all seriousness, i would rma any memory that fails memtest. although you may never encounter an error because of it, you don't want to be trying to figure out if your random system problem is related to the 1 bad memory location.

Okay, I see. Yes I would choose to RMA.

So, when you contact Newegg about this, do you tell them it fails memtest or do you just tell them that you believe the RAM to be defective? I ask this question because I'm not sure how they respond to anyone claiming that RAM is bad because it failed testing by a non-authoritative standard (I'm not belittling memtest at all; I'm just saying that I do not know how companies percieve testing methods outside of that provided by the original manufacturer).

I RMA'd to them 3 times. Each time I said the memory was defective. The first time I tried to elaborate, "I tested the memory with memtest86... blah blah" and the woman on the phone just ignored me and gave me my RMA number. Each RMA "report" just indicated the memory was defective. No quesitons asked.

Hope you have better luck than I did with newegg and this memory. All things considered I still love newegg. Their policies and customer service are A+.
 

Ebert

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Good thing I checked anandtech before buying RAM. I was going to buy a 512mb stick of OCZ pc3200 Premier for $60 shipped. Might as well go for the gig for $25 more when I have the chance.

Good deal. :)
 

ronetone

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i went ahead and ordered Corsair Value RAM PC3200 2x512MB DC KIT since my ram now has died and takes forever to go through rma process
 

Sm0kes

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pulled the trigger .... it looks as though its started to level off. Of course this is just my opinion .... although i've been watching prices like a hawk daily for a few months. Now's as good a time as any :)
 

MarlboroJones

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I just pulled the trigger...

Monarch has the Corsair at $86 today (w/no tax and free shipping to California)!!! For those outside Monarch's home state, this appears to be the price to beat at present.

Didn't need it, but I wanted it. Now if I can only figure out how to pay for it...

 

msi1337

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got mine from ZZF today...probably one of the worst packing jobs I have seen in a while. Ram was in its thin plastic case, and then slid into an 8x10 size barely padded fedex envelope. There was a package sitting on my ram when I went to pick it up!! I was really upset about that. I tested it, and it worked, but that type of packing is unacceptable... so I called ZZF and they really didnt care... par for the course I guess.

no more ZZF for me!!
 

MarlboroJones

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As with many others, I've gotten items from ZZF, NewEgg, and, lately, Monarch. Haven't tried ChiefValue yet. I've also picked up some odds and ends at various other retailers. So far, all have come through pretty good for me (although one of my hard drives - a new one - is starting to make ominous clicking noises.)

I have heard of the occaisional shipment from just about ALL of these guys that's kinda funky. One friend got what looked like a refurb CPU (that didn't work, while he had ordered a new one) from NewEgg - it, too, came in some curious packaging. Not sure why this happens. He called NewEgg and they replaced it. I don't think it's acceptable, but it does happen. If the retailer is any good - and I do think ZZF is good - they will hopefully handle the situation if you contact them.

Yes, it's a bummer. No, it's not excusable. And, sorry it happened.