BUFFALO Firestix 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 Dual Channel Memory...$163.99 + $4.99 sh @ Newegg

[lukeb]

Ordered mine already just waiting on delivery Monday. They've been at the UPS sort facility since Saturday morning. I hate when that happens! :-X

 

[LukeMan]

so anyone think this stuff will just automatically show up at 0:00:00 PST (28 mins)? I'm staying up to find out

 

[ShOcKwAvE827]

nope

 

[LukeMan]

no longer an eta, so I bought the Patriot eXtreme memory (tomshardware showed it as being more overclockable than the firestix, and comparable with the ballistix). $195 after rebate shipped isn't too bad for something that compares with ballistix.

 

[puff0721]

it's 2:22 here and doens't show up yet!

 

[herbiehancock]

Originally posted by: LukeMan
no longer an eta, so I bought the Patriot eXtreme memory (tomshardware showed it as being more overclockable than the firestix, and comparable with the ballistix). $195 after rebate shipped isn't too bad for something that compares with ballistix.

I read that article, too, and wonder what chips the Buffalo had on it. The timings cpu-z and their P5B motherboard both apparently reported on the Buffalo Firestix are not what I am getting from cpu-z on a known Micron D9 chipped pair of Firestix.

It almost makes me wonder if they got a set that were Elpidia chipped instead of the Micron chipped sticks......and Buffalo does have sticks chipped with Elpidia IC's. Not too common from Newegg; mostly seen coming from MicroCenter (almost all stick from MicroCenter are Elpidia IC).

Hmmmmm......

 

[Cheezeit]

Did they go out of stock really fast? It's 2/26 and now it just says out of stock.

 

[herbiehancock]

Originally posted by: Cheezeit
Did they go out of stock really fast? It's 2/26 and now it just says out of stock.

I've seen it go back in stock a few times in the last 4 days and every time the stock they'd get would sell out within a few minutes. Seems this particular RAM is quite popular...about the cheapest Micron D9 memory out there right now, esp. w/the $20 off coupon.

Lots of forums are talking about this RAM and keeping an eye on Newegg's stocking level. Probably why any that get stocked sell out within minutes of being put up.

 

[ShOcKwAvE827]

It never came back in stock today. It just went straight from ETA 2/26 to Out of Stock. Sucks, because I really want this ram.

 

[nefariouscaine]

some one buy me a pair!!! OOS all the time

 

[herbiehancock]

Well, the do have an ETA listed now...... 3/2/07. And I'd hazard a guess that means there will be bit of stock coming in well before the ETA date, as they usually do.

 

[LukeMan]

Originally posted by: herbiehancock
I read that article, too, and wonder what chips the Buffalo had on it. The timings cpu-z and their P5B motherboard both apparently reported on the Buffalo Firestix are not what I am getting from cpu-z on a known Micron D9 chipped pair of Firestix.

It almost makes me wonder if they got a set that were Elpidia chipped instead of the Micron chipped sticks......and Buffalo does have sticks chipped with Elpidia IC's. Not too common from Newegg; mostly seen coming from MicroCenter (almost all stick from MicroCenter are Elpidia IC).

well most likely Tomshardware got their sticks directly from the manufacturer to demo? And the review was only a few days ago, so I would venture to say Buffalo would have given them a set from the good batch (the Micron D9's) to review.

 

[Cheezeit]

This deal is dead, the 20 coupon is expired. From HardOCP:

"I found that the $20 newegg promo is only valid till 2/26/07 or 500 orders have been reached; whichever comes first. So I guess we missed out on the deal again Im sure there will be more deals soon as it seems that everyone is dropping prices and running deals. LOL I knew I should have jumped on this deal."

 

[herbiehancock]

Originally posted by: LukeMan

Originally posted by: herbiehancock
I read that article, too, and wonder what chips the Buffalo had on it. The timings cpu-z and their P5B motherboard both apparently reported on the Buffalo Firestix are not what I am getting from cpu-z on a known Micron D9 chipped pair of Firestix.

It almost makes me wonder if they got a set that were Elpidia chipped instead of the Micron chipped sticks......and Buffalo does have sticks chipped with Elpidia IC's. Not too common from Newegg; mostly seen coming from MicroCenter (almost all stick from MicroCenter are Elpidia IC).

well most likely Tomshardware got their sticks directly from the manufacturer to demo? And the review was only a few days ago, so I would venture to say Buffalo would have given them a set from the good batch (the Micron D9's) to review.

But who's to say? Unless someone at Tom's actually removed the heat spreaders and looked at the IC's, this is an unknown.

It is known that there are at least two versions of this RAM...the FSX800D2B-K2G and the FSX800D2C-K2G sets.

The FSX800D2B-K2G were all known to be built with Micron D9GKX (B6-25E) IC's.

The FSX800D2C-K2G sets are known to have, so far, two IC variants: Micron D9GMH (B6-3) and Elpidia AG-6E-E IC's.

Once the spreaders are in place, there's no way to know what's underneath without removing them. And who's to say the lackey that pulled the RAM from the trays on the assembly floor didn't pull from the Elpidia trayed RAM? Again, no one can tell unless and until someone removes the heat spreaders and actually looks at the IC's on the PCB.

I was just making an observation that I found it a little odd that their motherboards gave different SPD timings on their sticks than the timings that my Intel 975BX2 motherboard I'm using reported with a set of this RAM.....Tom's in most cases read slower timings than mine do. Now, I'm not saying the RAM didn't have D9's on them, I just found it strange that the timings were different from a known D9 set.

It almost seems like what happened with Corsair and their slower rated C4D Dominator RAM....originally came with D9 chips, but then moved to ProMOS, then Elpidia H, then Infineon C IC's. But in all cases, the Corsair Dominator, and I'm speaking specifically of the Corsair PC6400C4D Dominator RAM in this case, was rated at CAS4 and did overclock fair in all cases, just reported slightly different timings in SPD through the different versions with different IC's.



Just musing.........

 

[herbiehancock]

Originally posted by: Cheezeit
This deal is dead, the 20 coupon is expired. From HardOCP:

"I found that the $20 newegg promo is only valid till 2/26/07 or 500 orders have been reached; whichever comes first. So I guess we missed out on the deal again Im sure there will be more deals soon as it seems that everyone is dropping prices and running deals. LOL I knew I should have jumped on this deal."

I've edited the OP as to this new information.....thx!

 

[WT]

Missed the boat on this deal .... I don't <i>need</i> to buy now, but couldn't pass on a great deal. Anyone offer any suggestions for an alternative, or should I just wait it out and get these regardless of when they come in ? Planning on getting a Gigabyte 965 DS3 and a 6600 when they drop April 22.

 

[nefariouscaine]

I couldn't play the wait wait wait game anymore and am getting some d9's albeit lower spec IC's for less than the Egg

 

[popeye44]

Originally posted by: WT
Missed the boat on this deal .... I don't <i>need</i> to buy now, but couldn't pass on a great deal. Anyone offer any suggestions for an alternative, or should I just wait it out and get these regardless of when they come in ? Planning on getting a Gigabyte 965 DS3 and a 6600 when they drop April 22.

Same here, anyone have a good alternative?

 

[chizow]

$190 @ Buffalo

Same RAM for a bit more. Says its on backorder but I think they were shipping relatively quickly according to the PC-8000 thread. That RAM has gone up like crazy though....up to $310 now from $210 a week or so ago......

 

[The Sauce]

I wouldnt't be too upset about missing this. I bet memory prices will keep going down for a while and there will be better deals out there before it's over. This was just the first wave.

 

[herbiehancock]

Originally posted by: Snatchface
I wouldnt't be too upset about missing this. I bet memory prices will keep going down for a while and there will be better deals out there before it's over. This was just the first wave.

Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) president Brian Hsieh today expressed optimism that the Windows Vista operating system will drive up DRAM prices in the second half of the year.

Hsieh said the low season may last until May or June, but demand will pick up in the second half.

While DRAM prices have dropped sharply in February, edging close to PSC's production costs, there will be little room for further declines, Hsieh said.

The PSC president said DRAM spot prices should stay at around US$4 in the first half of the year, and will climb to US$4.5 in the second half, thanks to Vista-stimulated demand.

Hsieh's remarks echoed Micron CEO Steve Appleton's expectation that Vista will drive up DRAM prices.

From DigiTimes....2/26


Besides some memory manufacturers hoping the price increases, if you look at the trends on Anandtech's RTPE, which is admittedly quite flawed, the pricing trends for memory are now around where they were at the end of August last year, sometimes lower.



The AT RTPE flaws......not much selection of memory shown, such as under the DDR2-800 section, 2 x 1GB sets. Only 17 matches shown and while that's nice, there are LOTS more than 17 different sets of 2GB sets of DDR2-800 memory out there. No pqi, no G. Skill, no Wintec, very few of OCZ's selection, 1 Patriot, 1 mushkin, no Kingston HyperX or valueram, and on and on....heck, Newegg lists 42 sets of 2GB DDR2-800.....and the number of stores "crawled" is stupidly small. No Tankguys, no eWiz (SuperTalent's cheapest spot on the 'net), no ClubIT.......guess all those places just forgot to pony up the bucks to be included, eh? And the manufacturers must not have paid the requisite bucks to be included, too?

RTPE my butt.........maybe for a select few etailers and inventory, but who could possibly depend on such a flawed search engine like this? Take a look at Anand's "Picks" on AT's home page.......an Intel E6600 for $473???? Give me a break!!! Guess Amazon really got picked there, eh?

Shopzilla comes a bit closer and Froogle is even better than what is passed off as a Real-Time Price Engine. Makes me laugh sometimes. Of course, it is better than PriceWatch, but then again, what isn't?

 

[nefariouscaine]

still OOS

 

[chizow]

Got mine on Weds, been working great at 800 @ 4-4-4-10 2.1V.

For those looking to get these sticks, I may sell them if I keep the Ballistix when they get back from RMA. PM me if interested.

 

[herbiehancock]

Originally posted by: nefariouscaine
still OOS

If you want these, I'd keep an eye on the page today. They will probably restock as the ETA says, but then again, they may go quickly. On the other hand, maybe not.... who knows?


But, like I said before, don't depend on the email notification......you may receive it to only find out it's OOS already by the time you get it.

 

[LukeMan]

Originally posted by: herbiehancock

Originally posted by: nefariouscaine
still OOS

If you want these, I'd keep an eye on the page today. They will probably restock as the ETA says, but then again, they may go quickly. On the other hand, maybe not.... who knows?


But, like I said before, don't depend on the email notification......you may receive it to only find out it's OOS already by the time you get it.

I waited all day last time it had an expected date (2/26), and they were never restocked, so don't expect them to get these in anytime soon. If you check out Buffalo's website they are OOS as well, and I'm pretty sure their website will have them back in stock before newegg.