Great pricing on excellent RAM. I have a question though. There is a $35 delta between the CAS-2 and CAS-3 256MB sticks. All other specs appear the same.
I overclock my Duron 700 to 1083MHz using two 128MBH sticks of Mushkin REV 2 CAS-2 RAM. Will I be able to overclock like that with the CAS-3 Crucial RAM? (I plan to order two sticks and really don't want to spend an extra $70 if I can avoid it!)
I overclock my Duron 700 to 1083MHz using two 128MBH sticks of Mushkin REV 2 CAS-2 RAM. Will I be able to overclock like that with the CAS-3 Crucial RAM? (I plan to order two sticks and really don't want to spend an extra $70 if I can avoid it!)
thanks midnight rambler... that is what i was trying to figure out, it if would be beneficial to get the pc133... one more thing though... i was looking at the dell manual and it said it supports ecc, but all the ram in the machine must be ecc. how can i find out if the current 128 megs in my machine is ecc? i will look now, but if i can't find it, let me know if you know off hand. thanks for the reply.
on the same subject, is it beneficial to get ecc if my current ram is ecc?
on the same subject, is it beneficial to get ecc if my current ram is ecc?
Correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm sure someone will), but isn't ECC memory slower than regular memory? ECC memory does error checking to make sure all data is passing through is correct, and that eats up time. That's why usually only servers have ECC memory, where data reliability is more important than sheer speed.
Is there any benefit, or lack there of, to use 2 128m sticks instead of 1 256m stick other than the fact that it eats up 1 more socket on your motherboard? Because 2 sticks of 128m Cas2 is about $15 cheaper than 1 stick of 256m of the same ram.
Help!! So much cheap ram, which one to get!!!
GENERIC 7ns PC133 128MB stick $52
Kingmax PC150 128MB stick $76
Mosel Vitelic PC143 128MB Cas2 Rev2 7ns $72
Crucial 128MB PC133 CAS2 7.5ns $73.09
256MB PC133 CAS3 GENERIC $84
GENERIC 7ns PC133 128MB stick $52
Kingmax PC150 128MB stick $76
Mosel Vitelic PC143 128MB Cas2 Rev2 7ns $72
Crucial 128MB PC133 CAS2 7.5ns $73.09
256MB PC133 CAS3 GENERIC $84
kingz, I to am debating on getting 2 sticks of Crucial 128m Cas 2 for $155 or 2 sticks of KingMax 128m PC150 Cas2 for about the same price. I am really leaning toward the KingMax.
Don't think Crucial sells RDram. I heard something about a lawsuit Micron Tech, Crucial's parent company, is in with Rambus.
Crucial is actually the daughter company of Micron. Rambus is not only a TYPE of memory but a BRAND. So far they have not licensed their RDRAM technology to be made by anyone else and there's no way they would let other manufacturers of ram (i.e. Micron, Mushkin) sell their memory directly.
For those of you having problems getting 15% off
Do not enter a company name, simply hit the GO button instead of putting in a name in this field. If you don't put a name in the field you will be given the 15% off discount.
I have 256 megs of this ram running 143fsb at cas 2-2-2. Great stuff.
divinemartyr
For those of you having problems getting 15% off
Do not enter a company name, simply hit the GO button instead of putting in a name in this field. If you don't put a name in the field you will be given the 15% off discount.
I have 256 megs of this ram running 143fsb at cas 2-2-2. Great stuff.
divinemartyr
Rippn
You could also buy two sticks of 128mb Crucial cas 2 at buy.com
2 * 78,95 - 30 coupon + 5.15 shipping = $ 133.05
You could also buy two sticks of 128mb Crucial cas 2 at buy.com
2 * 78,95 - 30 coupon + 5.15 shipping = $ 133.05
I ordered three sticks of this memory from buy.com in Nov/Dec - It was the Crucial -7E 133Cas2 memory that was shipped each time. Would be better if buy.com included the real mfg. number as Crucial also makes a -75 module which is 133Cas3. I'd probably go directly with Crucial as the cost isn't much different and there's no question on warranty either.
to respond to something that divinemartyr said about RDRAM, rambus does not make RDRAM; they license their patented technology to other companies who actually make their memory and receive royalties on the sales. rambus is an intellectual property company and in fact does not make anything.
read more here
read more here
They do make something...work for lawyers.
They are suing just about everyone for patent rights to SDRAM and DDR SDRAM.
They are suing just about everyone for patent rights to SDRAM and DDR SDRAM.
Just orderd a stick of 128mb. Cost including shipping (free 
), tax and so forth was just over $58. (pity they charged me tax, :frown: )
I've seen cheaper but liked Crucial's web site, efficient and clean. Wish more suppliers would take a leaf out of their book and present their memory selector like this, then you have no problems ordering the correct memory for your computer.
Plus I dodn't have to deal with the rebates even though there are cleaper deals (think buy has one... but just don't like them for some reason!)
Mark Elder ~ Boston ~ MA
), tax and so forth was just over $58. (pity they charged me tax, :frown: )I've seen cheaper but liked Crucial's web site, efficient and clean. Wish more suppliers would take a leaf out of their book and present their memory selector like this, then you have no problems ordering the correct memory for your computer.
Plus I dodn't have to deal with the rebates even though there are cleaper deals (think buy has one... but just don't like them for some reason!)
Mark Elder ~ Boston ~ MA
I may be figuring this wrong, but it seems like the 15% off thingy is actually only taking 5% off.
Buy this memory while you can last time godzilla attacked and the prices went sky high remember the days of pc100@$84.00 a stick
Im gonna wait until Jan 31 to see if prices drop, just before the free shipping ends, then order. What are the chances RAM will go up?
Yes, that is incorrect about RAMBUST being a "brand", they do not sell anything directly except for use of their technologies. As for no other companies making RAMBUST memory, that is not correct either - IIRC Samsung was the first company to produce RDRAM, and now we have Kingston playing a major role as RDRAM module OEM to many companies.
Also, you do not need to go through that link to get the 15% off, their prices are normally discounted 15% for web orders. Check it out, go through the main site, and check out memory prices, and then go through the link, they are the same price.
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