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    different colored ram sticks

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by rezed, Sep 2, 2011.

  1. rezed

    rezed Notebook Enthusiast

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    is it normal for two ram sticks to have different color? (same brand and model number: Kingston KVR1333D3S9/4G)
     

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  2. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    I don't think it matter, just as long as the specs are the same.
     
    Nick, Sep 2, 2011
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    Doesn't matter, they just changed the material used for the PCB, the chips and connections remain the same.

    Probably a case of two suppliers for the polymer and at one point, the one selling the green was cheaper and then the one selling the blue was selling at a lower price.
     
    tijo, Sep 2, 2011
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Newegg uses different colored PCBs for it's in-house Rosewill label.

    Red PCBs are generally found in the Rosewill OEM non-Newegg sales places like Microcenter, etc.

    Green and Blue are the in-house Newegg sales items.

    This helps Newegg to stop taking back Rosewill stuff that they didn't actually sell.
     
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  5. Qing Dao

    Qing Dao Notebook Deity

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    This happens with cheapo ram all the time. They were just from different production batches.
     
    Qing Dao, Sep 3, 2011
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    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    LOL yea ^

    thread may be closed soon.... Would you return an ATI card if it wasn't red? :p
     
    niffcreature, Sep 3, 2011
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    I always purchase ram colors that are color coordinated with my laptop. In addition, aligning the magnetic crystalline structure makes 'em run a tad bit faster, too :D
     
    AMATX, Sep 6, 2011
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