1 gig is great! cheap ram!

[Starfoxer]

i own 1 stick of 512mb of corsair XMS 3200 cas2. now i bought this stuff when it was a little less than 200$ :eek:

i recently decided to treat myself to 1 gig to go in my 8rda+ so
i cam across some super cheap ram at http://www.hardcorecooling.us

i ended up buying the pc3200 cas 2.5 for only 74.95 and free ground shipping.

i paid with paypal, and got it today, about 4 days later and popped it in by itself.

i took out my corsair and popped in this generic stick and first
tested it at the rated voltage and speed. 200mhz, 6-3-3-2.5

ran great at 2.5vdimm, i ran looped sandra 5 times and ran p95
torture test for 30 minutes. i then bumped the vdimm up to 2.77
or 2.7 (forogot on the 8rda+)

i set the timings to 5-2-2-2, the ram runs great at this speed! this
is just as good as my 200$ stick of corsair! i tested it again with
prime95 and sandra.

i popped in my corsair and am now running 1 gig in dual channel on my 8rda+

this ram is really awesome for the price. runs at it's rated speed and then some.

it is on sale now for $71.95 with free shipping.

you can get a gig of pc3200 for under 150$!!! awesome deal!

http://www.hardcorecooling.us/product.asp?0=200&1=201&3=324

hope this helps some weary peeps :)

[Homer]

i was waiting on for someone to review those ram from that website. so they perform as good as corsair? what are ur timings?

[Warlord2]

Im going to get a gig of this stuff too but I havent decided if I want the 2.5 stuff or the 2ms stuff. Did you try to go any higher than 200fsb?

[Starfoxer]

no, i had not done the vdd mod to my 8rda+ which is a must for higher FSB's

plus i have stock cooling on the northbridge which doesn't help.

[mcortz_2000]

Have u tried running Memtest for absolute stability...

[pip]

I'm thinking about buying some of the pc3700 from them then selling my mushkin, I'll keep everyone updated if i do

[drewthomas14]

i woulda got 2x512mb of sticks of this instead of my twinmos

[hitechjb1]

I have been running a 3500 C2 512 MB for quite a while. It does 220 MHz 6-3-3-2 2.6 V with memtest86 loop. I am running it on a A7N8X-dlx 211 MHz 5-3-2-2 @2.6 V (concurrent prime95 + 3D mark stable).

I have been saying buy cheaper, non-overclocking memory to run at specification. There is not much difference in performance between expensive and cheaper modules running at specification. Don't waste money on expensive ones, since most memory modules (famous name or noname) should meet spec, if not get refund. Don't pay and pray for 10% memory overclocking with 30-50% more money. Save the money for other parts.

[Lithan]

It's good memory for the price. I had the same results as Hitechjb1 with the 512 3500 cas 2.0. Also, the pc3200 cas 2.5 doesnt have free shipping. It's 6$ shipping.

[smesx1]

wow i think i may get 2*256 of the pc3500 cas 2.0 for only $110 thats awsome. Lifetime warranty too. WOW, thats all i can say.

[snvpa]

Well my gig O pc 3500 is junk. i can only get 185 fsb dual sync. rma time. luckily this comapny is in connecticut and i can just bring it to them. guess i'll call them on monday. Not bad memory though. i think they just take pc 2700 sticks and take a guess as to how far they will go assuming that most people couldn't run 216 even if they wanted too.

[smesx1]

well then mabe i dont want to mess with this stuff then
if you had a choice would you get this over ocz or kingston.

[sk-]

this is way off the topic but.

HOMER that is a amazing overclock you have there. 1.8 to 3gigs omg.

LOL I just noticed that, but I tip my hat to you

[TollPhree]

so is this ram good? becasue if so I will (rma my corsair) and sell =P for 2 of these
how much 512 3200 xms cosair worth bw?

[boffin2163]

its about £120 brand new here in the uk so mabey £90-95 sorry dont know what that is in dollars

[smesx1]

well on ebay a 512mb pc3200 corsair runs from $120-$160, but those are new.

[jdmcnudgent]

nice info starfoxer.

[kchip]

Well?

Whats the highest FSB anyone can hit with this stuff? Im looking to buy some 3700 and put 3.2v 's to it MAX timings.

[TollPhree]

if I buy this can I put it in with 1 stick coser 3200 xms ? becasue I have 1 stick alreayd
or should I try and sell the 1 stick of corser?

[Warlord2]

you prolly wont be able to use it in dual mode because they are different bands but it doesnt seem like running dual ddr is doing much for performance anyways. That generic ram might also hold back your fsb, so its up to you if you wanna take the risk.

[Extol]

Originally posted by snvpa
Well my gig O pc 3500 is junk. i can only get 185 fsb dual sync. rma time. luckily this comapny is in connecticut and i can just bring it to them. guess i'll call them on monday. Not bad memory though. i think they just take pc 2700 sticks and take a guess as to how far they will go assuming that most people couldn't run 216 even if they wanted too.


Thats exactly how my ram runs. I have had 2 sticks of this pc-3500 and not one stick can even make it 400mhz and be stable no matter what i try. So its rma time.

[jdmcnudgent]

Originally posted by Warlord2
you prolly wont be able to use it in dual mode because they are different bands but it doesnt seem like running dual ddr is doing much for performance anyways. That generic ram might also hold back your fsb, so its up to you if you wanna take the risk. starfoxer is.;)

[preacher]

tollphree just noticed your sig.. first off jesus was a carpenter who carried an approximatly 200 pound cross up a hill after the almost beat the life out of him...bigger is a relitive term..i;m still bettin on him.,,,.i;m gonna buy some of this ram i keep hearing too much about it, both good and bad ....time to roll the dice ....

[TollPhree]

bah i heard the cross was hollow inside.

anyway ya im buying 2 sticks of this exact ram tomreow =( to bad takes so dam long to get here grrr

[TollPhree]

will this ram work? 2 sticks? is it good enouf? =) anyone? I was thinking of getting the ram you pointed out at the top of the article but would I be better off with the 79doller ram? and so on

[Starfoxer]

has anyone else get their memory yet so we can see how mine compared???

[TollPhree]

I just bough 2 sticks of same ram you bought =) I payd 13 bucks for shipping damit im lame ^^ but oh well

[TollPhree]

Seein how my 3200 cosiar was 170 bucks and im getting a refund and I payed a little under 157(shipping added) for 1 gig comparied to 512.. I think im a winner =)

O/c isnt that good? right? I wont o/c much any way just a little bit.. I wanted up fsb a bit but *shrug* ill be hapy with 200fsb if that is ur max.. Have you ran Memtest yet? run that for the full test 7 hours then we really know if its any good. =P thanks bye

[TollPhree]

got my ram bolth sticks. they look nice. I will test them saterday I hope

[Warlord2]

my friend just got his 512megs of pc3200, it posted at 200fsb default voltage just fine, even at cas 2. I didnt try for more because the heatsink was hot enough to burn my finger:eek:

[jdmcnudgent]

Originally posted by Warlord2
my friend just got his 512megs of pc3200, it posted at 200fsb default voltage just fine, even at cas 2. I didnt try for more because the heatsink was hot enough to burn my finger:eek: :(

[TollPhree]

do you have air movie over the ram?
So are u saying the ram is crap or sumpthin? Im prob only gona up fsb I see no reason to overclocker the mhz