PC133 256 MB RAM for $218.99

[hotsextoy]

http://www.computersupersale.com/Product/memory/256mbpc133oemnec.htm

this is generic ram, but remember its all about quantity not quality...
there is no order limit, it says OEM brand, but its probably NEC which isn't anything better than generic. milage may vary with shipping.

 

[Ranger X]

No, it's all about quality buddy. Even though you may have 256MB of RAM, it won't run nearly as well as a brand name PC133 RAM. Why pay less when you'll suffer in the long run?

 

[Looney]

It's NOT all about quality.. not for everyday normal usage. If you're OCing then that's a different story, especially if you're pushing 140+ bus. But in a normal base system, you're telling me a brand name 128mb PC133 stick will have more an effect on a system then a generic 256mb PC133 stick? What kind of drugs are you on Ranger X.

 

[Spence]

Nope, cheap memory isnt always good, your performance, compatibility and your stability is effected by the quality of memory you put in it, im sure most of this will be minimal but its better to pay a little more for the stuff you know is good

 

[vtrac]

I just got off the phone with them. I asked to order it, and the sales rep asked me what kind of motherboard I was going to use it in. I am waiting on a Biostar M7VKB Duron/Thunderbird board and so I told him that, and he said that my motherboard isn't compatible with that RAM. I asked him why, and he said he doesn't know the technicals about it, but its not. Then I asked him what motherboards are compatible with that, and he said the ABit KA-7 or the Asus K7M.

Hmm... Personally, I wouldn't know why it would work on those boards and not my Biostar, other than the fact that the Abit and Asus have better reputations...

 

[render]

Quality is important on computer components.

Have you ever heard of the difference of 4 layer PCB and 6 layer PCB?

 

[hotsextoy1]

your right quality is very important, for minimal performance gains, superior compatability, and increased stability...
but i don't seee the point of spending 390 bucks for Apacer brand when u can have 2 - 256 chips for around the same price...
having 512 will increase ur performance alot better than a single 256 apacer chip.

ive had the pc100 version of these getto chips and u can over clock them to 114 with no problems, i have 4 of the pc133's on order and i expect them to reach 147 also, which is about where i want it...
my apacer brand starts flacking after 150, but stability rocks on those chips

as for layer 6, i find it very hard to believe u can find memory with 6 layers of copper. adding 2 more layers was supposed to provide better seperation of the copper wires and therefore reduce signal degradation, but given the high cost of making 6 layers in par to 4 layers, the performance gain didn't even come close. in fact theres a real interesting story about how the first designs had 2 data layers on the outside and a power and ground layers on the inside, but that produced too much noise, so they ut 2 data layers in the middle and power and ground on the outside which worked out better...plus im no memmory engineer but having 6 layers really wouldn't help that much due to the fact that u still have the same bandwidth for data, although theoretically i suppose u could have 6 layers and reduce the number of chips to 3:2 ratio but i dunno how that would work since im no computer engineer

anyhow i have 4 of these PC133-256 chips that should ship today, the total came out to be $647.96 shipped = $161.99 per chip = i am an american badass

so in my senario quantity prevails over quality

BTW don't bother askin how i pulled it off

 

[bonkers325]

the old saying is what u pay is what u get
just remember that all

 

[BChico]

I just got a brand new gateway performance 866 and wanted to add another 128 stick (133), how much would good quality ram cost?

 

[Slash3]

The layer comment was with respect to PCB construction, ie with motherboards. A few manufacturers put out motherboards built around a 4 layer PCB process, and aside from being tangibly more flimsy feeling, they suffered from signal degredation and other stability issues. Sure, they shaved a few bucks, but all it takes is one ill-timed system crash to make you wish you'd paid the 10% more.

Still a good deal for standard memory, though.

 

[cisco]

I don't know how you got 4 256meg sticks for $647.00 but it came to $875.00 for me. good luck.

 

[hotsextoy1]

they use PCB (printed circuit board) for everything...mother boards, video cards, etc...but it also applies to memory, because the chips have its own circuitry and on top of that they are set on a 168 pin board...but they do use a 4 layer process to make the chips that are on the 168 pin module, processors use 6 layers now adays, but for memory im thinkin its not echonomical at the momment, look how expensive processors are.

 

[Slash3]

Maybe not the best example, since processor prices are classically not linked with what it costs to actually make one.

It'd be interesting to see what speed people are able to coax out of this memory. Might have to pick up a stick myself, need to upgrade soon I think.