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    System Memory - Importance of Brand (Props v. Horror Stories)

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by wigginshd, Aug 7, 2011.

  1. wigginshd

    wigginshd Newbie

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    Any comments/concerns/questions about the importance of "brand" when it comes to system memory?

    If it truly is important, should I order a notebook with the smallest/cheapest memory and then upgrade myself via third-party - to ensure I get the "best" brand?

    Thanks in advance for the help!
     
    wigginshd, Aug 7, 2011
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  2. Ryan

    Ryan NBR Moderator

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    2 out of 4 value dimms went bad in the past 3 months.

    I'm never buying patriot or super talent. Waste of money.

    I'd say upgrade the memory yourself, get the Kingston HyperX or Samsung.
     
    Ryan, Aug 7, 2011
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  3. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    On average, most memory brands use the same few memory modules. The brands that you see don't actually make memory but put their label on memory modules that they buy from the few select manufacturers (ie. Hynix, Micron, Samsung, etc.). So most users will never know the difference between using Corsair, Crucial, OCZ, etc. My advice: buy the cheapest memory with lifetime warranty. The specs (CAS latency, timings, and frequency) have very little impact on real life system performance, unless you plan on gaming on integrated graphics.
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 7, 2011
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  4. pkhetan

    pkhetan CopyLEFT ↄ⃝

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    pkhetan, Aug 7, 2011
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  5. krazedout

    krazedout Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'd look at performance ratings first over brand; a 1066 ram will definitely be slower than a 1333 ram - the only question is by how much. But between say a corsair XMS or kingston hyperx, I would opt for the cheapest one.
     
    krazedout, Aug 7, 2011
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  6. Xerloq

    Xerloq Notebook Evangelist

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    Ditto. Lifetime warranty and price determined my purchase. Though the warranty is often only as good as the brand... :p
     
    Xerloq, Aug 7, 2011
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  7. terminus123

    terminus123 Notebook Deity

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    Kingston HyperX PlugnPlay has lifetime warranty and runs at 1600MHz out of the box.
     
    terminus123, Aug 7, 2011
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  8. IanRae

    IanRae Notebook Enthusiast

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    I used to worry more about RAM specs, but honestly, as long as you don't buy the cheapest stuff, you won't really notice a difference. If you're using your notebook for gaming or normal uses (i.e. you're not doing something specifically extremely memory intensive), you won't notice the 1-3% performance boost that faster RAM gets you.
     
    IanRae, Aug 8, 2011
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  9. ak-xs

    ak-xs Notebook Consultant

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    the P150HM (or Sager etc equivalent) supports 32GB and 1866MHz. But on the Intel CPU specs not even the i7 extreme can handle nor more than 16GB nor 1866MHz, is this true?

    nobody answers me this... and although right now 8GB is fine for me, hell 16GB will be too much still in years to come. since you can later change the GPU/CPU i'm interested to know if this CPU's would really limit RAM like that in the future.. you know, when standard OS usage is above 10GB of RAM and a single game.exe uses like 4GB xD
     
    ak-xs, Aug 8, 2011
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  10. mythlogic

    mythlogic Company Representative

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    Yes they support 32GB and 1866, with Quad Core procs. We know, we've tested it. It works =)
     
    mythlogic, Aug 8, 2011
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