HOT RAM Deals! (read first before posting)

Is that this: http://www.compusa.com/products/pro...2+667mhz&N=200129&Ntk=All&product_code=344987 ?

Just so others know (if that is the RAM), that it is a 2GB kit (and if it is a kit, you're probably better off buying 2 individual sticks of 1GB each since they are each less than half the cost of the kit).

 

The circular did not indicate it but yes the CompUSA faithful would only sell the it as 2x1024 even though I brought in the ad. Sorry guys.

 

How would I go about finding out what speed and type of RAM is in my computer? I have tried looking in the my computer properties for the speed of the RAM but could not find it. Thanks in advance.

 

tell us the CPU and maybe the model of the system

 

I ended up just buying some Transcend RAM here (in Taiwan). I got an ok deal for just buying it right here in the store. I paid about $80 for 2GB's of DDR2-667.

 

Use the Crucial.com configurator to find out your memory specs.

 

Has any 1 tried the Kingston 2x1gb kit? if so how is it? reliable? fast?

 

I am planning to get a stick of 1GB ram but I don't know whether my laptop uses PC5400 or PC5300 ram. I mean I know its 667MMHz that is about it. Is there a way to find out? My laptop is a Dell Vostro 1500 by the way.

 

To my knowledge no computer was designed for 5400. Therefore the 5300 is fine, but the 5400 will work because the computer will move the clock down from 675 to 667 MHz.

 

They're pretty much the same thing. Read the first post.

 

hey i just ordered that today from frys.com it was the cheapest 2 gb set i could find and they do have thier life time warranty. from reviews i read that it works great and i also saw a youtube video that was added less than 3 days ago i believe using that exact ram. seems like a gret deal for 71 bucks, but ill let you know how it is when i install it next week

 

Read the first page. 5400 is nothing more than a marketing scam really.

No computer was technically built for 5400 if the speed crap was to be taken literally. All 5400 means is you might have some additional over clocking potential at best.

 

I've ordered a Lenovo N200 notebook and I'm now looking at upgrading it's RAM to 2x2GB for 4GB total. On the Lenovo website, they list the following for memory compatibility - PC2-5300 CL5 DDR2 SDRAM 200-pin non-parity SoDIMM.

I'm currently looking at the Crucial 2GB sticks for $99.99 each from ZipZoomFly listed on first page of this thread (model #CT25664AC667). However, when I use the memory advisor on the Crucial website a different model 2GB stick shows up (model #CT699699). Any idea why the "ZipZoomFly version" isn't showing as compatible for this notebook?

Thank you

 

Hey guys (and girls)

I don't really have the time to read all the posts here, so I am hoping someone can give me a quick answer. I am looking to upgrade my wife's Inspiron 1705 from 1GB to 2GB memory. 2 Sticks is fine. She will be using it for browsing the internet mainly. Damn Windows Vista is dog slow right now, making even internet use a chore.

Thanks.

 

http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Inspiron E1705

you can get 2 gb for less than 100 bucks around the internet, try newegg.com

 

Springbok. You do not have to read all the post. If you're looking for a ram deal, just read the very first post on the first page. It's updated constantly.

 

aw the good deals expired. might as well wait. If someone can find 2gb (2 x 1gb) pc2-5300 667mhz of ram for less than $70. let me know

 

frys.com has one set, for 70.99. i just recieved it today, goodluck

 

Please tell me if this RAM is compatible with my Vostro 1400 (T5470, 1.6GHz, 800MHZ ) :

Transcend 2GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) from newegg; click here

Also, is heat spreader really that important? I don't mind speading extra $10 to get a Geil 2GB stick with heat spreader. But, will it fit in my RAM slot?

 

yes that will work. you can go to crucial.com and check out their finder system, goodluck

 

Any DDR2-667 will work fine with notebooks that use DDR2. As long as it is the notebook (200pin) chip that is.

 

I'm looking into RAM for my dv6000z. Does anybody know off hand if my laptop can handle the DDR2-800 (PC2 6400) Ram. I was looking into getting two-2GB sticks to install.

Thanks in Advance!

 

No laptop with a mobile processor supports DDR2-800 at this time. It will downclock to 667.

 

The "HOT! A-DATA 1GB DDR333 PC-2700 200-Pin SO-DIMM " in the OP should be 512MB not 1gb.

PC2700 sodimm: $52+tax shipped:
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/5318228

 

You know what bothers me?

I'm reading the Transcend warranty for the RAM sticks, and it says if there is a problem you need to contact your reseller to get a replacement. Well, if you request a replacement 90 days after purchase from NewEgg, the egg says you have to contact the manufacturer...

So what do you do?

 

Not buy Transcend? That's what I would do.

 

Not so sure about that.... The Asus C90 might allow it if the CPU is overclocked, same with the Dell XPS M1710.

About the Transcend, I'm sure if its after 90 days, then Transcend will deal with you directly. It only makes sense.

 

I am also looking for 2GB worth of RAM for my C90S. Anyone know of any great deals going on? I tried Corsair ValueSelect, since that's what comes with the Velocity Micro version, but I'm not so sure I want to spend $130. If anyone can help me out, I'd really appreciate it.

 

Crap, is that true? I just ordered a SZ680 with a T7500 2.2mghz Santa Rosa processor. It's bus speed is 800 mhz, so why wouldn't it accept ram with a speed of 800 mhz?

 

Because the chipset only does 667MHz RAM. Some AMD processors might support 800, some laptops with desktop processors might support 800, but if you have the Santa Rosa chipset you get 667.

Seriously though, there hasn't been a significant speed increase since we went to 533MHz DDR2 RAM. After that, the latencies cancel out any real speed increases.

 

Thanks for the info! No wonder your rep is so high haha.

I was looking around on Newegg and it looks like you can get 2 gigs of the 800 speed stuff for about $97 bucks though. Isn't that about as good of a deal as I would find for that SZ680 from Sony?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231132

What would you personally do? It looks like any 4gig alternative is over $200 and the 667 speed stuff only saves you about 8 dollars for 2 gigs. At least on Newegg. I just started looking for Ram so my memory voodoo is still lacking.


EDIT: I just found the first page of this thread haha. Thanks for the useful info! It looks as though the deals could use a refresh as some are expired.

Is it better to have 1 stick of 2gb ram instead of 2 sticks of 1gb ram for any reason? Just as a general rule without price considered?

 

greg maybe give patriot a try thats who im using and it runs great they seem like a good company to deal with.. no warranty issues yet though so cant say for sure

 

Well crap, I ordered the system with 2 sticks of 512 Ram thinking that I was just going to swap them out for some 800 speed ram. Little did I know that if I put in one 2 gig stick of 667 speed ram it would have worked with the ram that was already in there. So now I could just get one stick and have 2.5 gigs of ram when if I would have paid 20 dollars more for 1 stick of 1gb ram instead of 2 sticks of 512 meg ram, I could have boughten the 2gig stick of ram and had 3 gigs total ram.

So for you future SZ buyers, just pay the 20 bucks to get the 1 stick of 1gb ram and then buy a 2gig stick later, giving you 3 gigs.

Booo... and it's too late to change my order.

Oh well, I guess I'll just buy 1 stick of Ram and go with the 2.5 gigs of ram. Hopefully that will be enough speed for me. All I really do is Photoshop/Lightroom and some light gaming.

Please let me know if there's anything wrong with my logic. Also I would still love to hear a suggestion on what Ram I should buy for this sleek little Vaio.

EDIT: Is there any downside to running a 512 meg chip in one slot and a 2gig chip in another? That wouldn't create any funny latencies would it?

 

Hot deals on DDR400 PC3200 200-pin ram:

http://dealnews.com/memory/prices/PC3200-DDR-SO-DIMMs/39/1GB.html

This site works for any ram, use it to find hot deals on ram for your computer.

 

First of all, I would not call DDR2-800 a marketing Scam. If so, you'd also have to call DX10 cards a scam, because they were released far before any games came out supporting them. I'm sure the next intel platform will support DDR2-800 or faster memory.

One thing you guys are all forgetting about DDR2 800 is the latency. The CAS latency of all the DDR2 800 kits I've seen is 5. Some high end 667Mhz kits that go for the same price as the DDR2 800 kits run at a CAS latency of 4. If your notebook BIOS allows it I'm almost positive that you can run the DDR2-800 at 667Mhz @ CAS latency of 4. Memory bandwidth isn't always about Mhz. So if your notebook supports adjusting of the CAS latency, then DDR2-800 is the way to go, because its more future proof and for now you can drop the latency down to 4, and it will be putting out a very similar amount of bandwidth as if it was running at 800Mhz @ 5 CAS latency.

 

Now you tell me

I already ordered my stick of Crucial 667 haha. Oh well, I'll have 3 gigs of 667 which I'm guessing will be better than 2 gigs of 800 speed 5 cas latency.

 

At least you're only half as bad off as I am. I bought 4 GB of 667MHz. I guess it will just have to do.

 

LOL, there isn't going to be that much of a difference between CAS 4 and CAS 5. Don't worry about the RAM you bought. One thing I was just thinking of is that I don't think I have seen any single 2GB 667Mhz sticks with a CAS latency of 4 yet. I have seen 2GB DDR2 800 sticks with CAS of 5 though...

 

I had no idea what the CAS latency was or if you wanted it a high number or low number, and they all seemed to be 5 so I just kind of ignored it. Thanks for the encouragement though.

 

My subtle sarcasm went undetected, eh. I guess that why I am a chemist and not a comic. The latencies I observed were 4, 4.2, and 5. All the 2GB sticks I saw had 5, so I went with it with no reservations. IMO Future proofing a computer is kind of an oxymoron.

 

I believe that CAS latency describes how many clock signals are needed to pass in order to access a particular block of memory in the same section of RAM. There are three latency numbers, don't remember what they all correspond to though, but CAS describes the absolute fastest amount of time a memory location can be read/written to/from.

Anyway, this is why 533/667 run about the same. 533 typically has a CAS of ~4, 667 is ~5. So despite the fact faster memory runs, well, faster...it takes more clock cycles to access...MHz x cycles = Time...and the amount of time is about the same. Same for 5 and 800...about the same. At least, I am fairly certain of this...but please correct me if I am wrong.

EDIT: rbg08 corrected me on the CAS latencies for RAM...I was one cycle off. Too many lectures in microprocessor assembly code is getting to me...

 

What 667MHz notebook RAM runs at 4 CAS latency?

 

Maybe it is 533@4 and [email protected] can't remember right now. Crap, yea it is I think...editing post now.

 

yeah almost all 667 runs at 5 ive only ever seen 1 that ran at 4 and i cant remember now who made it but it was pricey

 

G.skill makes some DDR2 667 that runs at a CAS latency of 4. I think they are the only company that does. A 2x1GB kit runs @ $99 for 667Mhz @ CAS 4. It's like the same price as DDR2 800 @ CAS 5.

 

So how much of a difference is there between a CAS 4 and a CAS 5 in terms of real world performance?

 

I am looking to upgrade my dv6500t's 2 x 1gb of ram to 3gb. What would be the cheapest way to do this?

 

Buy a 2 gig DIMM and replace one of your 1gig DIMMs.

 

Would this work?

 

Sure, I bought a pair on Friday and I expect them tomorrow. I will let you know hw it goes if you are apprehensive, but the forum says they are fine and several users have already bought and installed them.