Mushkin 512 MB BASIC PC2100 RAM : $103

[RocketsFan]

Mushkin's Weekend Sale

Basic 512 MB stick : $103
Special 512 MB stick : $138
Hi Perf 512 MB stick : $144

 

[alchemize]

Just the beginning of a slide! This gets sub $100 I might jump

 

[jamautosound]

. . . I think that was more like the edge of a cliff.

The Hi-Perf stick was like $212 when I was at work this afternoon. $144 looks mighty nice.

Prices are only going to get better since that Hynix deal fell through.

 

[bruntoj]

Don't get confused between the High Performance 2-3-3 and the High Performance 2-2-2 modules. I'm not vouching that they are different, but they are listed separately on different pages.

 

[Freestyler]

No matter how much I love Mushkin I wouldn't buy any memory from them without it having brand name chips on them such as Samsung, Micron and so on. That one pic shows "Mushkin" on the DRAM, yea right, since when did mushkin have its own DRAM fab???? Those are "likely" some cheap relabeled made in someone's garage chips compared to major brand Micron, Samsung and Kingmax parts. Buyer beware on this one imho.

 

[RGN]

<< No matter how much I love Mushkin I wouldn't buy any memory from them without it having brand name chips on them such as Samsung, Micron and so on. That one pic shows "Mushkin" on the DRAM, yea right, since when did mushkin have its own DRAM fab???? Those are "likely" some cheap relabeled made in someone's garage chips compared to major brand Micron, Samsung and Kingmax parts. Buyer beware on this one imho. >>



I guess you have never used Mushkin? Its good stuff...

 

[dawks]

I thought mushkin and crucial were some of the top sellers of memory.. and mushkin makes crucial.. not?

So wouldnt it make sense.. seeing as they move a large amount of product, that they would manufacture it themselves?

 

[Tol]

I bought some of the Mushkin Basic a couple weeks ago. I don't remember the name on the chips, but they were "generic".

 

[HappyNic]

I got their 512mb Basic just this week and they can not over clock at all, my system wouldn't even boot at 2.5-6-3 at Ultra setting,,,, I have to lower my settings to normal 2.5-6-3. I used to have 2 sticks of Crucials and they can do alot better.., I can do 2CL-6-3 ultra at 147 Mhz and it's still stable..,,anyways,, my Stick will be going back to Mushkin so if your lucky you'll get it. . . ..,, Lucky i didn't sell my Crucials yet..

But if you do not plan to overclock and wouldn't mind running at lower than aveage 2.5cl at 133 then this is these are the Rams for you.

 

[Freestyler]

RGN

You must have missed my "I love Muskin" part. Yes, I've bought Muskin many times, but always a branded chip on their board and have always been happy.

To the others...
Muskin is a smallesh/medium sized builder/broker, they do not make Dram they buy the DRAM/SPD's and install it on a PCB board, they also broker like almost all memory companies. Crucial is Micron's retail devision and has nothing to do with Mushkin. Muskin does not make memory, it cost hundreds of million if not billions to make a fab plant. Trust me, Muskin isn't even close enough to being big enough, Kingston maybe.

So back to my point, this is the lowest grade stuff Muskin sells and who wants to buy the bottom of the barrel anything????

HappyNic,
Thanks for providing backup to my statement.

 

[Freestyler]

Sorry this one part was meant to say:

Muskin does not make DRAM(not memory as in the post above, of course they make the completed memory modules), it costs hundreds of millions if not billions to make a fab plant. Trust me, Muskin isn't even close enough to being big enough, Kingston maybe.

 

[santokki]

Nice.

If you're lucky enough to live near a Fry's, they have it for $99.

 

[Mysterie]

<< If you're lucky enough to live near a Fry's, they have it for $99. >>


I would think that the ones Fry's id offering are not Muskin Basic. I asked when they were $101 or something and they said they weren't. Oh well, if it were I'll jump at it.

 

[Rkonster]

The Mushkin Basic DDR that I got last week from this deal had V-Data on the chips. Never heard of this company, sounds generic to me, but Mushkin is a good company, and for that price, it's a great deal!

 

[Shippy]

Does it have a lifetime warranty?

 

[XFreebie]

all ram prices will drop rapidly now. the hynix/micron deal has fallen apart and micron has walked away completely.

remember $25 bux for 256mb pc2100? here we go again!

 

[rj2828]

I bought last weekend (the Basic PC2100 deal) - so I got in last minute for the Amex BVG - I'm just hoping that if RAM prices do plummet again, they at least start to do so before the 8 weeks are up

We're already one week down - START PLUMMETING ALREADY

 

[XFreebie]

combined with the fact that desktops sales have fallen dramatically compared to a year ago, while laptop sales have risen, so desktop ram cheap cheap! unless there's a strong surge in the economy... we wouldnt want that now would we

 

[Johnnie]

I am running a stick of the 512 with V Data chips along side my stick of Crucial 512..runs fine.

 

[alchemize]

<< combined with the fact that desktops sales have fallen dramatically compared to a year ago, while laptop sales have risen, so desktop ram cheap cheap! unless there's a strong surge in the economy... we wouldnt want that now would we >>



And don't forget we are in the "slow season" (i.e. not X-mas) where supply outstrips demand. I'm sitting tight for at least another 20%.

 

[Freestyler]

I guess I'll explain why one should stay away from generic chips.

Sure they can be installed in your machine and seem to work fine, the problem is they can cause your machine to lock up at unexpected times. Many just chalk this up to the operating system or software conflict but in reality it is because of the cheap memory way more often than one would guess. This goes for every companies "generic" or "OEM" grade chips such as the true builders like Kingston, Simpletech, Viking, Crucial, Smart, Corsair, Kingmax and even more so with the more brokered oriented companies such as Ma-Labs, Dane-Elec, Muskin, All Components, Goldenram, Transcend, Legacy and so on....and then the absolute worst is memory modules built by someone you've never heard of even if it uses a branded chip.

IMHO, only buy memory from a reputable manufacturer which uses branded major brand chips.....

 

[JRez]

I've got a Mushkin Basic 512 PC2100 in my system right now.. NEC chips.. stable at its ratings - 3-3-3 ULTRA Setting on my motherboard.. no complaints here and I only paid $6 more than it is now, but that was about 6 months ago

 

[zinkpig]

is it possible to run this memory at a lower clock speed at 133 ? the cheapest i see pc133 512 MB is 129 (PNY) at CC...possibly pricematch to staples and make it cheaper..but they suck and the manager always hassels over things..
this is for my new dell gx240

 

[XFreebie]

uh, pc2100 runs at ddr 2x133 speed, u can still run it at pc1600 or 2x100 thru ur motherboard's bios

 

[zinkpig]

thanks XFreebie !