_really_ cheap RAM [Archive]

shwaip

9 May 2005, 3:37am

perhaps we could purchase some of this for future SMx rigs...
http://www.buy.com//retail/product.asp?sku=10354955&dcaid=1688

I really can't spend money until I know if I have a job this summer, or else I'd buy some for the project.

mmonnin

9 May 2005, 3:43am

Not bad at all.

entropy

9 May 2005, 3:52am

Wow. Oh God. Does anyone know if this would have any potential to overclock, even a smidge? Like, 20 mhz? If so, I'm all over it...

I can't believe it's actually that cheap. If it's decent, it'd be perfect to drop in SMx rigs, and save a ton of money, too.

Thrax

9 May 2005, 4:57am

Not a SINGLE hit regarding "VGDDR32X64PC3200" +overclock on google. I would say.. No.

qparadox

9 May 2005, 6:52am

It only costs $6 to buy some and find out :).

NiGHTS

9 May 2005, 7:45am

Is this memory any less worthy than a Corsair XMS equivelant that runs cas 2.5? Or any "well known" brand of memory for that matter with the same exact ratings?

Thrax

9 May 2005, 8:42am

Quite probably. I bet the compatability is lower, betcha it has a higher fail rate, bet it won't overclock like those other memory modules, bet it doesn't even like lower timings.

Just a guess, but nobody really ever gets a gourmet meal for $5.50, if you take my meaning.

qparadox

9 May 2005, 9:55am

But if its going along with a processor that natively runs 133 FSB .. well then it just might be worth a shot. Chances are it won't overclock at all

KingFish

9 May 2005, 12:39pm

Anyone know what chips this ram uses?

muddocktor

9 May 2005, 3:12pm

Newegg is also selling that stuff and the picture at the Egg shows the "Elixir" name on the chips. Newegg has that ram for $19.99 + $4.33 shipping. Newegg doesn't say that it has a rebate but I clicked on the rebate button on the buy.com site and it isn't site-specific as far as I can see, so you can d/l the rebate from buy's site if you get the ram from Newegg. The rebate is from May 1 to May 31, 2005, if anyone wants this stuff.

BTW, I would be very careful if you decide to purchase from buy.com as their service and ratings have gone in the crapper the last year or 2. :(

EDIT: Some links for anyone interested in this ram:

Rebate Link (http://ak.buy.com/buy_assets/retail/pdfs/05Q2/0505-0531ml_15vkDRAM.pdf)

Newegg link to that ddr. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141509)

mmonnin

9 May 2005, 5:02pm

First line on the rebate: "Rebate Valid if purchased from the following: Buy.com"

Newegg is out. IT has to be purchased from Buy.com.

muddocktor

9 May 2005, 5:30pm

Then I damn sure wouldn't buy it then. Just go to resellerratings.com and read all the negative comments. Their 6 month rating is like 3.36 out of 10! :shakehead

QCH

9 May 2005, 5:44pm

They're out anyway....

mmonnin

10 May 2005, 3:05pm

Yeah I have bought something from them before and they arent very good.