Actually there is a difference with the Kingston Valueram line it is a lower
end (cas 3) performing budget RAM seen at retail stores like best buy and
CompUSA.. It was also a joke if you haven't noticed, chill dude.
-D
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Hoeppner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 1:17 AM
Subject: {OT} RE: Bitching about 1.1.0.8, RAM comments
>
> RAM is RAM, til it goes south. Name brand, a company's "value line",
> generic, it doesn't make a damn bit of difference once you get past the
> "quality control" verification of running with decent utilization for a
few
> days. If it works without errors, it's the best ram you can buy. Period.
>
> When you buy name brand RAM, you're typically paying extra for perceived
> quality control, advertising dollars, and a warranty. I've always
purchased
> generic memory, and have never had any failuers. My last RAM purchase was
> name brand, because in the current market climate, the name brand sticks
> were actually slightly cheaper than the generic. I bought a 256MB PC133
> stick of Corsair, and a 128MB PC100 stick of Kingston. I tried them both
in
> an I810 based mobo, that maxes at 100FSB. Guess what, the Kingston hard
> locks the machine. The PC133 Corsair works fine..?
>
> If I'd bought both sticks in Generic, I bet they'd both have worked..
>
> StanTheMan
> TheHardwareFreak
> www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
