Do anybody know A-Data chips marked ADD9608A8A-5C

[klenot]

Hi fellaz,

I found this marking on 1GB DDR400 module in one local reseller here in Europe. It is a "plain vanilla" aka "OEM" aka "basic" DDR400 module, meaning there is absolutely no guarantee on its timings. It costs $103 (80 euro).

What does the code ADD9608A8A-5C mean? Who is the real manufactirer of these chips and what can I expect from them? If you enter it into google you just get 97 results almost all in chinese :rolleyes: Unfortunatelly, I can't read chinese at all. :shrug:

Thx.

[soulfly1448]

A-Data is a memory manufacturer, a rather poor one at that. Don't waste your money, you can pick up a decent 1GB 5B-D Micron module online for about $115 that can hit some pretty tight timings.

[Duonger]

May I suggest

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=15797039925&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=98318

i would suggest these. it is rather cheaper than what u are looking at.

Duonger

[Reefa_Madness]

A-Data is a memory manufacturer, a rather poor one at that. Don't waste your money,

There are many guys on these forums that would perhaps disagree with such a sweeping statement.

Adata has, in the past, produced some pretty good Hynix based ram that performed very well with Intel P4s. For a while there these were probably the P4 ram of choice. They have also put together some very good performing TCCD based modules, but difficult to obtain in the states.

Just thought I'd point that out.

As to their current venture into the 1GB sticks, I do not have any idea as to how they perform.

[soulfly1448]

I just speak from expereince as a retailer. I don't carry them due to quality issues and complaints. There are a lot of manufacturers out there that I won't carry for the same reasons even though they might have a few quality parts.

[jstutman]

I have used adata in the past, and there is a post where many of us purchased there 4200 chips from a specific retailer and we had extreme results with them. It is kind of hit or miss, like every other manufacturer. It is all based on what kind of ram you get, for example. bh-5 or bh-6. adata has the same thing, it all depends on the stick and which adata ram they used (hynix) etc etc

[klenot]

I have found an offer of two pieces of Micron 5B D based 1GB DDR400 modules for a total of ~165 $ including shipment fee. It is for lower price than the mentioned A-Data in local store here.

I have read the sticky "Collection of Memory Chips...what you should know!" and according to it, this 5B D modules looks to be a "poor man's #1 choice", am I right?

Do you think, guys, that Micron 5B D modules would be a good choice? They will run at 215 MHz, in an Intel 875P based mobo with a maximum possible VDIMM setting of 2.8V.