Crucial drops $15! $90.94 for 256MB CAS2

[mrVW]

There is no reason to believe that it can't go even LOWER. Demand is very low right now, so all the plants are below capacity... and when it costs US$1B to build a plant, you can't afford to idle it...

Micron MAKES THE STUFF, so they are first to see it... wait 30 days and you will see the "rebranders" like PNY, Kingston, and so forth with a whole new round of rebates / price reductions / etc.

I got another 512MB... as it is a good price. But heck, it could go up, it could go down, who knows. Just don't be shocked if in 60 days it is $50, $150, or the same.

RAM this cheap, especially if it STAYS THIS CHEAP for 6 months, will end up putting a lot issues on motherboard vendors and operating system vendors The high RAM prices have let low limits slide...

Anyone out there have connections in HW development: Now is the time to come out with a ATA100 "Hard Disk Emulator" for about $50 that has 4 DIMM slots and allows you to put in 128/256/512MB modules. For $400 you could have a 1GB RAM disk... it would be better to put 1GB extra on the motherboard and use a software RAMDISK, but most motherboards don't take enough RAM. Make the little "Hard Disk Emulator" have a extra 5v feed so people can add their own battery backup... but even without... I run a UPS on my system and a RESET doesn't interrupt power to hard disks... so in many cases I can reboot without actually dropping power. Anyone following me?

 

[complex]

just got me two 256 sticks. only 196, and shipped too! (tax is for new york). great deal. went i went from 128 to 256 ram, the greatest visible improvement: counterstrike loads levels faster. rock.

complex

 

[TheGoodDoc]

You have to love these price drops. Especially since my order from 1/29 was backordered due to excessive demand. Might just call them and tell them to toss in a few more sticks for the $90.94 price. Anyone else ran into long delays with Crucial on their recent orders? At this price I might just have to build a third system since I have max'd out my current computers.

 

[kingink]

Thanks for the tip. Just added another 512mb for my asus p3v4x.
kingink

 

[Garet Jax]

To start, neonitto. You Rock!!!!

Now that the formalities are out of the way , I have a question.

This may be basic for most, but not for me

What is the difference between parity and non-parity? Do generic motherboards (Abit, Asus, etc...) support one or both?

How about unbuffered and registered?

Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[djchemistry]

How high can you overclock these puppies?

Anyone take these babies for a walk yet?

 

[robotcholi]

super hot!!!!

 

[boggsie]

I've never done 'e-bates' but I am trying now.

I followed the steps earlier in this thread and am at the point where I can see the Crucial Shopping Basket, with the e-bates banner on top. My memory price is roughly $90 per stick and when I click to go secure, I loose the e-bates banner.

So, how can I be sure that I will get my e-bates discount?

 

[kxy]

Garet Jax,
I am not an expert, but I will take a stab at your questions.

What is the difference between parity and non-parity?
Parity modules have an extra chip that detects if data was correctly
read or written by the memory module, depending on the type of error. Think it as ECC. However, a parity module will not correct the error.


Do generic motherboards (Abit, Asus, etc...) support one or both?
You cant mix match parity and non-parity rams, as far as I know

How about unbuffered and registered?
The term "registered" refers to how the memory module processes signals. Registered modules contain a register that delays all information transferred to the module by one clock cycle. It is used to ensure that data is properly handled.

Quoted from the faq at crucial.com

 

[Garet Jax]

Kxy,

Thanks for your responses. Thanks also for pointing out the FAQ on crucial that I completely missed. I will review it and probably be able to answer my own questions.

Ooops.

 

[LukFilm]

boogsie, you don't need the ebates banner to stay on top through the whole process, only when you click through them. Don't worry, you'll get your 5% off extra.

 

[edog]

I picked up 2 sticks a couple of weeks ago for $112 and just used "Talk to an Expert" and got a full credit of the difference without a hassle. Sweet! This stuff is currently running at
CAS 2 turbo at 149MHz on my KA-7 without a hitch. Sandra Benchmarks are 480-561. I would try to go higher but my scsi card will only go 112MHz, and I know it is the SCSI card cuz with out it I can go to 119MHz.

 

[yodayoda]

you guys want to talk with ann over there at crucial. you can put mark and joe on yodayoda's sh*t list along with bill in canada with staples.

damnit, they just took two hours of my life to get $20, f*ck!

 

[jau]

Anyone know when the free second day shipping promo is gonna end?

 

[chibimike]

Lifeguard1999,

Windows 9x/ME can handle more that 512MB of ram.
Vcache can't.
You can set MaxFileCache = 512000 or less in system.ini to avoid the problems.
I would set it much lower that 512000.

mike

 

[NFS4]

<< I picked up 2 sticks a couple of weeks ago for $112 and just used &quot;Talk to an Expert&quot; and got a full credit of the difference without a hassle. Sweet! >>


ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!! :Q:Q:Q OMG!! I have to wait until tomorrow though

 

[Kwad Guy]

Man...I just picked up a couple of 256Mb registered ECC PC133
sticks for my Compaq ML350 &quot;server&quot; for $110 each. Unbelievable
for that kind of memory (it wasn't that long ago that registered
ECC memory was a LOT more expensive than regular stuff and the
regular stuff itself wasn't cheap!)

Kwad

 

[Regalk]

Get it while it lasts. You are going to need it with Windows XP due out this fall (code named Whistler). WinME can't handle more than 512 but Win Xp/Win2K can handle as much as you throw at it. May get 2 sticks tomorrow or later - depends on my mood (I have a $hit loat of RAM right now so I am not in a hurry).

 

[Spectrum]

hi,

i m using a Kingston PC133 CL2 128MB SDRAM (not a value ram). Can I mix with this crucial ram ? Thanks !

Spec

 

[mechBgon]

Just to make all you folks feel even better: last fall I paid $296 plus 8.1% sales tax for the exact DIMM you are getting for $96 now.

 

[RaysMD]

yahoo!

My 3 sticks are due to arrive on Thursday! NOTE: info available via crucial's order status


RaysMD

 

[corpboy]

Sweetness, thanx for the deal neonitto

 

[HotWheels]

Is this ram very good for overclocking? How does it compare to that Mosel Ram or whatever?

 

[Imported]

Woo.. just ordered one stick for $97.76 after tax..

 

[randomlinh]

where's my money when i need it?