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    Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM 1600 (PC3 12800) Ltop Memory- $74.99 AR Shipped @newegg.com

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Cin', Jun 24, 2011.

  1. Cin'

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    Cin', Jun 24, 2011
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    Up to $109.99 before rebate.

    Why do Newegg's prices bounce around so much?
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 24, 2011
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    seriously i've been looking at buying these....~$75 woulda been sweet
     
    ray4jc, Jun 24, 2011
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    ^^It should be $74.99 after final rebate & this code:
    EMCKDHF34 applied..forgot to add that earlier :eek:

    $109.99 - $15 code = $94.99 Less $20 MIR = $74.99
     
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    OK! Sweet, thanks Cin'!
     
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    now i have to ask myself will this really make a difference or would it just be for show :eek:
     
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    It won't matter... But good for overclocking if you want/need lower CAS timings at faster speeds. These are CAS 9 at 1600Mhz and most 1333MHz RAM are CAS 9, so probably get CAS 8 or 7 even at 1333MHz.
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 24, 2011
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    too bad it is not the pnp ram:d
     
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    not worth the risk/hassle for a notebook. just bragging right if it works.
     
    pukemon, Jun 24, 2011
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    Depends on what you do with your laptop. My laptop is my de facto main machine. (I should really build myself a good desktop, but that's neither here nor there.

    In any case, I do video encoding on my laptop, and once I have four instances of x264 chugging away, I was chewing up a total of 5.8GB of RAM, when my laptop has a total of 6GB. I could benefit from it, in this case.

    Although, I wish there were sales of 1x4GB sticks, since I have three RAM slots and I'd much prefer that my RAM matched.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Jun 24, 2011
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    Dang, and I just bought the Mushkin RAM kits that had the rebate just this Tuesday... lol. Oh well, I'll be fine with 1333MHz
     
    Jarhead, Jun 24, 2011
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    week ago i pay 110$ in buy.com :(
     
    netinbd, Jun 26, 2011
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    I have a similar stick from A-data's XPG Low Voltage gaming line and I get CAS 7 at 1066 Mhz and CAS 8 at 1200 Mhz (whatever that is) and CAS 9 at 1333 Mhz. Only I was a moron and paid a large premium for a laptop that can't run past 1066 so voltages run at legacy 1.5V values (needs a system that can run 1600 Mhz to run at 1.35V).

    tl;dr You get CAS 9 at 1333 Mhz even with these sticks so buying them for an assumption that there's a lower CAS latency is a waste compared to buying normal 1333 sticks.

    Edit: It's been bugging me a lot but I can't figure out where I heard this but if the processor can only run single channel on the RAM, does that mean that it's okay to mix and match RAM sticks without penalty other than it running off the lowest frequency (my case is it only supports 1066 which is the lowest DDR3)?
     
    EchoShade, Jun 27, 2011
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    If you mix a 1333Mhz and 1066MHz, it will revert to the slowest speed and timings.
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 27, 2011
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