PC3200 / Dell Dimension 8300 PC3200 RAM question

[jreed012]

Ok, what's the difference between the "Dell" compatible Kingston memory @ $443

http://www.ec.kingston.com/eco...p?ktcpartno=KTD8300/1G

and this 1GB ValueRAM kit priced @ $119 AR

http://shop4.outpost.com/product/3956148

Shouldn't the above item @ $119 work just fine in my system (which already has 2 256MB PC3200 chips)?



What's the benefit to paying for the more expensive Dell compatible memory?

 

[joelslaw]

you'd think so! but you never know, it'd be just like dell to make you buy the ram they choose. I would write to the ram company (Kingston right?) and see what they have to say. My ram isn't on my mobos QVL, but I wrote to PDP and they told me it would work fine ..... and it does!

 

[ts3433]

I'd write Kingston or Crucial, because I don't know off-hand and I can't check for you (I would if my parents' Dell used DDR instead of RDRAM). Dell is known to use proprietary crap sometimes, but it could also just be marketing.

 

[LTC8K6]

Crucial has what you need and guaranteed to work.

Crucial 8300 memory

 

[jreed012]

Originally posted by: LTC8K6
Crucial has what you need and guaranteed to work.

Crucial 8300 memory

Thanks! And a whole hell of a lot cheaper than the Kingston "Dell Certified" RAM. I'll probably go with the Crucial just to be safe.