Is this memory XMS PC3200?

n00bular

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I wanted to buy XMS PC3200 Cas 2 memory, and I stopped by at Frys. Is this XMS PC3200? I asked the "technician" and asked them if they had Corsair XMS PC3200 and they said no only CMS3200... I checked online and looked at the picture and it had XMS on the heatspreader online.

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On Corsair's site, CMS256A-3200C2PT doesn't exist- only CMX256A-3200C2. Is it Fry's typo or something? I want XMS!!

 

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Yes, this is XMS3200

~THT

 

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cool thx for fast reply!

 

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From the timing -3-3-2 and 200 MHz, it is the Corsair XMS 3200 C2. But not the 3200 LL low latency one (6-2-2-2).

You are so lucky that can buy Corsair memory in retail stores.

This makes the return of bad and under-spec sticks much more desirable than the 3-week round-trip online RMA process.

 

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I've done the online RMA and it only took me one week to recieve my stick after they got it from me. Corsair even ships it back via UPS 3-day (very nice of them).

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The 3 week round trip I mean:
2 days to confirm bad stick (w/ RAMGUY)
2 days to request and receive RMA
4 days to ship them the bad stick
4-7 days to receive replacement
total will be about 2-3 calendar weeks

 

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I acutally bought a stick of Corsair XMS Platinum PC3200C2 from Fry's awhile back for $79.99. It does 455 (2-5-2-2) on 2.7 volts. Really really good ram!

 

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whats the stock voltage on XMS PC3200c2?

 

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2.5 volts

 

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melon_stunner said:

I acutally bought a stick of Corsair XMS Platinum PC3200C2 from Fry's awhile back for $79.99. It does 455 (2-5-2-2) on 2.7 volts. Really really good ram!

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I recently bought a stick of Corsair XMS PC3500C2 from googlegear for $180. It does 195 MHz (2-5-2-2) on 2.7 volts.

The same system runs stable at 211 MHz with another stick of memory (diff brand).

 

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hitechjb1 maybe yours is the 512 mb version and melon_stunners is the 256 mb version?

 

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Yes, it's 512MB. It is just a bad stick that slipped thru their hand picked QC.

memtest86 (outside of XP) gave thousands of errors at stock frequency.