HOT!! Crucial 512MB pc2700 $63.90 shipped

[LostHiWay]

CNetPC

I know it only says Micron but I ordered 2 sticks last Thrusday and FedEX just delivered and they're 100% Crucial.

 

[ogn]

Got any pics of it or screen shots of mem tests like sandra?

 

[Caveman2001]

Are you saying that the memory has Crucial logo's and part numbers or are you saying the memory chips are identical to what Crucial sells?

 

[FPSguy]

Nice. What kind of timings are you getting out of it?

Personally, this store's ResellerRatings scare me. Good deal if it comes through though.

 

[UNCjigga]

WTF?? I just bought that Mwave generic crap @ ~$53 this weekend...I would rather have this though!!!!

 

[SuperShaz]

Originally posted by: Caveman2001
Are you saying that the memory has Crucial logo's and part numbers or are you saying the memory chips are identical to what Crucial sells?

Micron owns Crucial, so I suspect their memory all comes from the same place. Even if sticks don't have crucial stickers and part numbers, my guess is that this is some good ram and a super hot deal.

My question is... If I want to get an nForce2 motherboard and order 2 of these sticks of ram, will I be able to run them in Dual Channel Mode? I'm unfamiliar with what is necessary to do the dual channel stuff, but I assume I just need 2 of the same sticks of ram. Or is it more complicated than that?

Thanks

Shaz

 

[LostHiWay]

Originally posted by: Caveman2001
Are you saying that the memory has Crucial logo's and part numbers or are you saying the memory chips are identical to what Crucial sells?

It's Crucial. It has Crucial stickers and a Crucial Part number. I've got another stick of pc2700 I bought direct from Crucial about 2 months ago and it's identical.

Right now I'm running it as 185fsb at cas2 and it's stable..so far at least

 

[slycat]

now i have regular pc2100 memory...
will pc2700 be useable and i assume better?

and shipping was only $2?

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

you will only notice a difference if your motherboard supports pc2700 memory. if it doesn't it will run this pc2700 just like it is pc2100, and you'll see no difference (but it will take it in most cases...there are a couple mobos that won't take the higher stuff I do believe)

 

[KLineD]

whats the cas latency on these things? i'd like to do 2.0 STABLE...would these work or would i get data corruption (like i did a year ago when i tried aggressive timings on a pc2100 stick from micron )

 

[SuperShaz]

Originally posted by: LostHiWay

Originally posted by: Caveman2001
Are you saying that the memory has Crucial logo's and part numbers or are you saying the memory chips are identical to what Crucial sells?

It's Crucial. It has Crucial stickers and a Crucial Part number. I've got another stick of pc2700 I bought direct from Crucial about 2 months ago and it's identical.

Right now I'm running it as 185fsb at cas2 and it's stable..so far at least

Can you tell us the part number? I'm trying to compare this price to others and I want to make sure its the right part number to what I'm comparing it to. For instance, newegg sells CT6464Z335 for $80+.

- Shaz

 

[Lalakai]

SuperShaz you may really want to investigate that option before taking the plunge. I'm in the same boat with the same mb, thinking that I would have very good ram speed by utilizing the 2 syncronous banks, but after reading this article from Mushkin, not so certain any more.

Mushkin A7N8X

just a head's up, but this memory would definitly work as a single unit, but you might take a performance hit if you double it for 1 gb of ram.

edit:

talked with Mushkin rep and it was as noted by another person in this thread; the performance drop happens when you use 2 1gb chips. Sorry for the poor take on the info folks; looks like this is the still the board for me, especially with 2 512 chips.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Originally posted by: KLineD
whats the cas latency on these things? i'd like to do 2.0 STABLE...would these work or would i get data corruption (like i did a year ago when i tried aggressive timings on a pc2100 stick from micron )

that depends on what speed it will be running at and luck of the draw...

if you run pc2700 memory at pc2100 speeds you can just about bet it will do fastest timings at pc2100. at pc2700, it may, may not.

 

[LostHiWay]

Originally posted by: SuperShaz

Originally posted by: LostHiWay

Originally posted by: Caveman2001
Are you saying that the memory has Crucial logo's and part numbers or are you saying the memory chips are identical to what Crucial sells?

It's Crucial. It has Crucial stickers and a Crucial Part number. I've got another stick of pc2700 I bought direct from Crucial about 2 months ago and it's identical.

Right now I'm running it as 185fsb at cas2 and it's stable..so far at least

Can you tell us the part number? I'm trying to compare this price to others and I want to make sure its the right part number to what I'm comparing it to. For instance, newegg sells CT6464Z335 for $80+.

- Shaz

Part # is CT6464Z335.16T

512 MB, DDR, 333MHz, CL2.5

 

[jimmyjam]

well im gunna give this a shot even though i realize ymmv. i'll post back when/if i get my ram and tell what it is.

 

[slycat]

i'm getting one too...

 

[zodder]

Schweeeet! I suddenly don't feel so bad for not getting in on the Crucial PC2100 with the $20 coupon.

 

[SuperShaz]

Originally posted by: LostHiWay


Part # is CT6464Z335.16T

512 MB, DDR, 333MHz, CL2.5

Thanks. I'm extremely tempted to jump on this but the fact that I haven't ordered the rest of my system yet and the fact that ram prices are still declining is making me wait. Hopefully I'm making the right call the prices will continue to fall for another couple weeks, at which point I'll build an entire new system.

- Shaz

 

[tydas]

I'm probably being anal but I would feel better ordering from crucial. Its only a matter of time until they lower their price also...

 

[alchemize]

$20 cheaper than crucial? I wonder if this is a strong YMMV. There just isn't enough margin for CNet to buy these from Crucial then re-sell, they would be selling at a big loss. Maybe someone in their warehouse is accidently shipping Crucial instead of generic Micron OEM. Great deal if it works for ya, but don't expect to return it if you get Micron

 

[Kevin]

Originally posted by: alchemize
$20 cheaper than crucial? I wonder if this is a strong YMMV. There just isn't enough margin for CNet to buy these from Crucial then re-sell, they would be selling at a big loss. Maybe someone in their warehouse is accidently shipping Crucial instead of generic Micron OEM. Great deal if it works for ya, but don't expect to return it if you get Micron

You never know, Crucial spends a lot of money on advertising. Print Ads, Online and TV. You are paying for all of that when you buy RAM. I'm sure if they had none of that, all their RAM would be $20 cheaper then it already is now...

 

[alchemize]

Originally posted by: kevin000

Originally posted by: alchemize
$20 cheaper than crucial? I wonder if this is a strong YMMV. There just isn't enough margin for CNet to buy these from Crucial then re-sell, they would be selling at a big loss. Maybe someone in their warehouse is accidently shipping Crucial instead of generic Micron OEM. Great deal if it works for ya, but don't expect to return it if you get Micron

You never know, Crucial spends a lot of money on advertising. Print Ads, Online and TV. You are paying for all of that when you buy RAM. I'm sure if they had none of that, all their RAM would be $20 cheaper then it already is now...

I base that statement on the cheapest pricewatch price for CT6464Z335 being $77 at estoretogo.com (which has a horrid resell ratings). After that you bump up to the $80 range. $5-7 off crucials price, ok...but $20?

I want this to be true in the worst way so I can order 2 sticks I just think it was a mistake on the resellers part...be interesting to see what the AT effect does...

 

[Hankysmoo]

Should I cancel the order of 512mb pc 2100 that I just got from crucial and get this instead??? I want to be able to hit 166 speeds and am not sure if pc2100 will cut it. Any thoughts?

 

[ballyn]

Mushkin A7N8X

just a head's up, but this memory would definitly work as a single unit, but you might take a performance hit if you double it for 1 gb of ram.

I think that page at Mushkin is just saying don't use unbuffered 1GB sticks. Using a pair of 512s shouldn't incur the 50% performance hit that they observed.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

coools thanks