Kingston HyperX 512 PC3500 $120 - $20MIR @ BB

[stevejst]

But like I said, I didnt want to get into that, that is my opinion.

That is the main point.

 

[frobnitz]

For folks having issues when running this on nForce2 or 865/875 boards, are both sticks of RAM from the same lot/rev. number?

Some sticks have slightly different timings, and it's important to used matched pairs in dual-DDR configurations. That's why I loved the sale, it's cheaper than mail order, and you can pick two sticks that are matched...

Frob

 

[Sesopedalian]

I have an Abit IT7 Max running a P4 2.4 @ 3ghz. Memory is two Kbyte 256mg 2700 modules. Would this memory improve speed in any noticable way?

 

[Fallengod]

Yeah somewhat. Probably not to much. If you got 3500 you could overclock more.

 

[MadScientist]

If you miss BB deal. $119.99 at Outpost + $3.95 shipping, no tax.
Outpost

 

[stevejst]

I have an Abit IT7 Max running a P4 2.4 @ 3ghz. Memory is two Kbyte 256mg 2700 modules. Would this memory improve speed in any noticable way?

It will improve memory bandwidth at 35/27 ratio, how is that?
Will you notice that or not is a different issue but the benchmarks are undoubtedly going to jump.

That is a significantly better memory than K-Byte, whatever chips K-Byte is made of.

 

[Bacinator]

Originally posted by: aldamon

Originally posted by: Bacinator
The rebate form says limit 1 per household.

Obviously, hence my question

Your question was 'should i list two addresses on the rebates?'.
If the two addresses are for the same household, it probably wont work. :disgust:

 

[aldamon]

Originally posted by: Bacinator

Originally posted by: aldamon

Originally posted by: Bacinator
The rebate form says limit 1 per household.

Obviously, hence my question

You questions was 'should i list two addresses on the rebates?'.
If the two addresses are for the same household, it probably wont work. :disgust:

If you had used the quote button, you'd notice that ISN'T what I typed. ProUser answered my question. Using cash for one module is something I hadn't considered. That would allow the use of a work address for one rebate and the credit card / home address for another.

 

[bulaya]

Smoking deal. BTW, how exactly do you check if they have the same timings without opening them?

 

[JustForFun]

QUESTION:

Why does BB show TWO different prices for the HyperX 512MB PC3500 sticks?? Besides the already mentioned price of $119.99 before rebate, they also have "another" listing for what appears (at least to me) to be the very same stick of RAM for, get this, $144.99!!!!

Here are the two "differing" links to what appear to be the very same thing. Of course, I will purchase from the cheaper one...but anyone have an explanation for this??

$119.99

$144.99

JFF

 

[ProUser]

Originally posted by: JustForFun
QUESTION:

Why does BB show TWO different prices for the HyperX 512MB PC3500 sticks?? Besides the already mentioned price of $119.99 before rebate, they also have "another" listing for what appears (at least to me) to be the very same stick of RAM for, get this, $144.99!!!!

Here are the two "differing" links to what appear to be the very same thing. Of course, I will purchase from the cheaper one...but anyone have an explanation for this??

$119.99

$144.99

JFF

The reason is BestBuy.com is perhaps one of the worst commercial websites to date. Instead of updating the price of the memory/ie: putting it on sale they created a whole new entry for it. Their entire website was also down for a few hours yesterday as well.

If you go into the B&M, it is clearly on sale. I purchased 1 stick online, and 1 in the store. They printed out the rebate with my receipt.

 

[frobnitz]

Originally posted by: bulaya
Smoking deal. BTW, how exactly do you check if they have the same timings without opening them?

Two ways actually - there is a cutout window on the front of the package that exposes the label on the module. It tells you lot number, revision and voltage. The same info is printed on a label on top of the package. At the BB I went to Sunday morning, they had six modules on the display, and the packages next to each other were of the same lot, though 3 different lot numbers with different revisions. So I had my pick of three different configs. After reading up on these modules on the web, I went for the 2.5V 004.A02 revision. I'll let you know how they perform when my IS7-G gets here.

Needless to say, this is a a very hot deal if you get matched modules. Ordering these mail order will likely get you two different modules unless you buy a matched kit, which is more expensive. So BB offerred me a great price for a matched set.

Frob

 

[stevejst]

I would really like to see some benchmarking on these dual channel requirements. I sort of suspect that the only thing that matter is timing and if you have two totally different modules that have the same timing (SPD programmed) that it would be just as much OK as buying a matched pair.
Of course I don't really know that but would like to know.

I also suspect that the modules do not have to be of the same timing as long as you can set your own in the BIOS that both can support. The reason why I think that way is only because I was reading between the lines in Corsair announcements that I think indicates that modules do not have to be the same at all before the testing. But you can always test on your own.

Another thing to know is that dual channel technology is not the same respective to a chipset. For example Granite Bay has it quite different than Springdale or NForce2. So you really cannot make chips with respect to one type of dual channel.

 

[stevejst]

Another reason is corporate greed -- they are trying to charge you whenever they can. Testing dual channel before the sale of a matched pair is an excellent opportunity for them.

 

[gibster]

Took another plunge, mixed results *AGAIN*.
The 2 512MB sticks I got top out at 202MHz, 8-3-3-2. Not bad, but this is PC3200 in my book. I think I was succesful running 207MHz at something ugly like 9-4-4-3, but I get errors with any speed above that, even in single channel operation on an Abit NF7-S V2.0. These should run at 217MHz, 7-3-3-2 (specs from Kingston site), but with these sticks, no way.
I suspect there is something funny going on here, or maybe am I too naive to believe that the memory should run at advertised speeds?

I wish we had more data on this - can people who get these sticks, presumably with a mobo which will let them test a range of FSB, run Memtest-86 (especially tests #4, 5, 6), and post some results here? I'm really curious now...

Oh, and don't assume that just because the OS boots, everything will run fine - unless you make sure to test your memory thoroughly, you will get mysterious crashes and lockups every once in a while, if the memory can't handle it.

 

[frobnitz]

Gibster, what are the rev levels for each stick of the memory you have? Are they the same voltage?

Many report excellent performance with these modules.

Frob

 

[gibster]

Voltage 2.5V, matched 004.A02... Performance is not bad, but not as advertised. Mind you, last time I tried this deal, the sticks were pathetic, not even PC3000 capable. Darn. I suppose there is a possibility my board has a cow with anything above 200MHz, but from the reports I've seen, the NF7-S V2.0 has been consistently giving people around 220+MHz, provided they have good RAM. Weird.

 

[unclebud]

bb site just busted now, it's depressing... pages take way too long to load now... what a shame.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: aldamon

Originally posted by: Bacinator
The rebate form says limit 1 per household.

Obviously, hence my question

you'll be fine if you send the rebates to 2 different addresses

 

[Bacinator]

Now I gotta go to Best Buy and pick up my reserved sticks. Hopefully they'll let me verify and pick matching lot numbers.

 

[Heinrich]

I just picked up two. Mine are cheaper than anything else mentioned here. I got an offer in the mail for Best Buy's new reward program for 1 year FREE. That gives me almost $15 extra dollars off 2 sticks, need to buy something worth about $10 to get the extra $5, but to be fair call it an extra $10 off.

 

[markish]

Good price. Tempting...
Maybe I'll stop by BB today.

 

[tracerbullet]

I'm surprised there's not more talk about the rebate showing up as $30.

Freakin happens this way, I just ordered a stick of the Buffalo with the Winbond chips on it this morning from Newegg ($89 plus shipping) so about the same price in the end if going to BB with tax. Wish I'd waited a few hours!!!

Anyways I think you're looking at $90 memory plus taxes.

 

[ir0nw0lf]

Originally posted by: tracerbullet
I'm surprised there's not more talk about the rebate showing up as $30.

Read the rebate you saw closer, the $30 rebate is for the KVR333/512R memory, not the KHX3500/512. Some id10t's at Best Buy have got the links for the rebates all f'ed up. I get the right rebate for the KHX3500/512 ($20) about 1/5 of the time and the $30 for the KVR333/512R the other 4/5. Plus their website is too damn slow since they "revamped" it.

 

[Bacinator]

Wouldn't work above 175 on my A7N8X Deluxe, w/ latest bios, and xp2100+. Oh well, took it back...

Win some, lose some.