Mushkin weekend special: 512mb pc2100 DDR w/ tier1 cas2 chips, $99 + ship

[glenn1]

Weekend special link

On the Mushkin web storefront homepage...

 

[Willith]

Nice price! I just got some of this delivered on Monday, but I paid $115 for it. I wonder if they will make up the difference for me? I would love to buy another stick and give myself 1GB of RAM, but I think the wife would kill me.

 

[MoleSPF]

what does "tier1" and "cas2" mean?

 

[dakata24]

good deal.. crucial 512MB is $112 (15% along with $20 coupon) but only cas2.5 .

 

[Chucu]

yea that does confuse me......what is teir 1? also besides a heat spreader what is the diff between this and the one for a few bucks more?
Chucu

 

[Jza]

Good deal, but is it true that Mushkin can't handle higher voltages when OCed like Crucial sticks?

 

[Synergy3618]

Quote, "In computer technology, CAS (column address strobe) is a signal sent to a dynamic random access memory that tells it that an associated address is a column address. A data bit in DRAM is stored in a cell located by the intersection of a column address and a row address. A RAS (row address strobe) signal is used to validate the row address." "In a computer system, latency is often used to mean any delay or waiting that increases real or perceived beyond the response time desired. Specific contributors to computer latency include mismatches in data speed between the microprocessor and input/output devices and inadequate data buffer."

Tier1 means top quality DRAM chips. If you leave your SDRAM timing setting in the BIOS at default (Auto), then there is no point of buying these. They are designed for tweaking and overclocking. It's like putting a 400 horsepower engine in a car only for grocery shopping. Mushkin's basic value DRAM is good enough for most people.

 

[MoleSPF]

Thanx synergy

 

[walrus]

Shows $115 for me

 

[Parnelli]

Originally posted by: walrus
Shows $115 for me

Same here....couldn't find any coupons either.

Anyhow, any suggestions as to which is the better deal-- the 115 (no tax charged) mushkin or the 109(after coupon and tax) at crucial?

EDIT: 12 hours later I finally notice that the original post was LAST weekend, so that might explain the $115....but it's back down to $99. Glad I didn't order this morning!

 

[CLiu]

Will this work with my setup (Asus P4B266/P41.6A running 136X16)? Will I be able to overclock with this chip?

TIA,

 

[spanky]

where's it say $99? or do i have to wait til the weekend officially hits?

 

[Chewy]

guess it changed to $115

 

[splice]

It's now $99! Not bad at all for 512MB

EDIT: Also, Free FedEx Ground