UpgradePlanet 256MB DIMM CAS3 32Mx4 - $50 each, 512MB shipped for $110.50

[mrVW]

Hey, everyone knew it was cheap RAM before they purchased it. the last thread covered this in detail.

I have the non-label "MADE IN USA" and it is decent stuff, just as good as the "Triangle Brand" stuff that UP sold me earlier.

It was well known in the last thread that UP switched brands constantly... this is "low grade" RAM taken off the "spot market".

The comments about problems was to help othes out... some people have the idea that "if it boots it is good" and RAM doesn't seem that simple. Stability does not mean it is perfect... Like I said, the Kingston Toshiba 8ns RAM I have failed under similar loads too. I can run "memory test programs" all day and they say nothing is wrong!

It isn't the memory alone, it is partly the chipset, mainboard, and general state of technology. When Via designed these chipsets 4 or 5 years ago, they didn't have 1GB of RAM to test on hundreds of mainboards...

 

[jau]

I used this on the Asus a7v....

 

[Nitemare]

Well, I just got the 2 sticks of the stuff yesterday. They are twice as high as normal sticks. I put them into the machine that I am building. I am using a T-Bird 900 on a MSI KT7 Turbo. I'm adjusting the bios and switch it to Dram = 133 mhz. Then I save and exit..Bam..it won't post. I have to clear my cmoss to get it to boot. I didn't make any adjustments to the cas level yet, anyone know what the default is on this board? If it won't post at CL 3 133 mhz..mine is going back as well.

 

[distrachi]

I just got one stick of the no name RAM yesterday. Thought it looked kinda funny cuz it's twice as tall as regular RAM. There's an LED at the top of the RAM too, flashes when the RAM is being accessed (I think that's why it flashes). I've not had any bad experiences with this RAM yet. I set it 133mhz cl3, and ran 3DMark2000 for 2 hours and it never crashed. Played Counterstrike for 3 hours without a problem. I haven't tried running any disk intensive programs yet though(WinRAR or Photoshop stuff). For $45 though I'm satisfied with this RAM. Primary purpose of the computer i use it on is for Counterstrike. From what I read on this thread, I definitely wouldn't use this on a computer you actually do work on.

 

[jau]

well I RMA my ram and just to test and make sure that it was the ram's fault that was causing all this crashes I put in a spare 32mb of pc100 that i got and playing game don't crash anymore! So I'm sure that the ram was casuing the problem I orderd some crucial pc133 cl2 now..

 

[JahWren]

FWIW, I got 1GB of the stuff with the very faint, barely readable markings, normal height dimms. I put it in my htpc (Abit KA7-100) set it to PC133 CAS2 and it has been running 24x7 without hiccup for the last two weeks. No data corruption, no spontaneous reboots, everything just perfectly fine.

The machine has WinME installed and plays mp3s and DVDs, browses the web, plays games like Unreal but mostly it is running as a video scaler and deinterlacer for my HDTV which is very memory bandwidth intensive.

 

[FloridaBoy]

Well guys, I just received 3 sticks of the stuff Friday. The DIMMS have NEC (has SyncMAX mane and P/N R000318B-7MB2) chips on them. Well, guess what.....My MSI Pro2A won't event post with these memory sticks in them. I switched the memory with some of the other 256MB DIMMS that I had gotten from UPlanet in the past and the computer posts perfectly fine. I even tried them in my ASUS A7V and it' also a no-go. I got a whole bunch of beeps with the A7V. My A7V runs fine with the other DIMMS that I had purchased a few weeks ago from them. I'm not sure where they got this junk but I'll be sending those back. Anyone else get these chips? Any problems. What's a good program to run memory tests on some of these chips (the ones that post)? Thanks.

 

[ZeRoSKiLL]

Floridaboy,

I bought a 256 mb stick and it runs great on my A7V133.

 

[FloridaBoy]

ZeRoSKiLL,

You must be lucky. Is it the same type of memory (NEC chips, etc.)? My A7V starts beeping like crazy when I boot up with this stick in there. Doesn't even get to post. I bought this memory to put in a couple Pro 2A systems that I'm setting up. I tried all three sticks in a new system that I'm building and none of these will allow my MB to post. Slap in some other 32x4 memory sticks that I got from UP a few weeks ago and I'm able to post. Evidently, my PRO 2A MoBos don't like this memory. I don't know what else to do, other to send it back. Maybe UP can supply with different DIMMs, not this NEC chip crap.
By the way, does anyone know where I can get some cheap memory 256MB sticks that will work in my MSI Pro2A motherboards?
Thanks,

 

[BOFH]

Last week ordered 4x512MB dimms from them and so far they're working fine in the MSI 694D Pro board as a upgrade for my mom. Haven't been over to stress it much and she's been out of the country so its been easy. So far good though. She's running Linux and it works fine with it.

 

[LukFilm]

Guys, if your memory works only at PC100 speed, but works good, I'll buy it from you. I'll give you $50 shipped for it and you don't have to go through the hassle of returning it, getting hit with restocking fee, etc. I just need 100MHz speed, so I figured I could help you out. LMK.

 

[jau]

well if you rma it and the ram does not perform at pc133 then you should get a refund cause it did not performed like it was advertised. So all you need to pay for is the shipping fee to ship it back and you shouldn't get hit with the restocking fee.

 

[SupaDupaCheez]

Lukfilm: YGM on your request.

 

[dwinslett]

Have two of the 256mb sticks with the triangle running cas2 on an FIC-SD11 board with an Athlon 650. Been running for almost two months now with no problem. No problems with Winrar either. Have tried with files as big as 800mb. The only thing that sucks is this board that was is suppose to be able to do 133, but they seem to have never upgraded the bios to do it. If anyone has this board and knows where I can get the bios that allows me to control the FSB I'd appreciate it.

D.

 

[Kr4dl33td00d]

Ok anyone got these chips running successfully on a MSI Kt7 Turbo-R Mboard?I already ordered need to know if to cancel.

 

[T2T III]

<< Ok anyone got these chips running successfully on a MSI Kt7 Turbo-R Mboard?I already ordered need to know if to cancel >>


I am. No problems have been encountered.

 

[steelnewfie]

I purchased one for 52.00 inc shipping.... &quot;Triangle&quot; RAM runs fine at 133 MHZ, CAS 2 !!! HOWEVER, they double billed me, actually billed me for an additional 62.00, over and above the original 52.00.. Will try to get them to reverse the charge, or let the credit card handle it...Ram has been running smooth for two weeks now on KT133 chipset....

 

[SinMen]

Got 4 of them. 3 work in my KK266, but all 4 work in A7V and K7T Pro2A. Strange. One of the Duron 600 used to run @9.5*100, but now it's @8.5*133.

 

[rgroves]

I'm getting all sorts of problems now with my RAM. I cannot read the numbers on the chips, but I know it's not the Triangle RAM.

Anytime I try to run Folding@Home Console version I get, There is not enough memory to run.... The PC will lock up after about 2-3 days of running. and the whole PC just runs real slow compared to having 256Mb of Kingmax PC-150 CAS 3 in it. Also, since putting that RAM into my PC, my SB Live will not initialize correctly - giving me MIDI Synth init errors at boot up.

768MB Upgrade Planet generic RAM
Abit KT7-Raid
T-bird 750 - OC'd to 900
IBM Deskstar 75GXP 30Gb
52X Cd-rom
8X DVD ROM
VisionTek GeForce2 GTS 64 MB
3com 3c905B-TX
SB Live 5.1 MP3

 

[Booyah]

Anyone using this with an MSI Turbo?

 

[Nitemare]

Unfortunately I am using it on a MSI KT7 Turbo. It won't post at PC133 on cas 3 setting. The only way I can use this is at cas 3 PC100. My advice is don't do it. The customer service rep said that my board was too sensitive to utilize the high density ram found in this chip...Systamax says it will work in this chipset and it will, but only at pc100. Someone got their ram from upgradeplanet working on theirs, but it was a different kind of chip. I would trade it, but I didn't see any memory on their site that was a good deal. It seems to work fine at pc100, no complaints so far. I've got 2 of the chips, so just about everything is run in memory..No page file is nice.
Bottom line is, you are only guaranteed pc100.

 

[bashman]

I got the old rams last time around so i ordered this stuff. The old stuff works rock solid in my machine. It dont get the highest memory benchmarks but it works. This new wall of ram doesnt even post in my asus a7v of my fdi ak-74. This new stuff is CRAP. Thats the problem with crap ram. Its a gamble

 

[FloridaBoy3]

Finally someone else who's RAM doesn't work on an ASUS A7V. I just sent it back last week and asked them to test the memory that they sending back as replacement. I also recommended that they buy these sticks with NEC RAM. Funny thing, the CSR said that they are exactly the same RAM that they have been buying, just without the NEC markings on the chips. I don't think so...... They don't even allow my MSI Pro 2A to post. The other RAM that I bought from them a few weeks ago works fine.
We'll see how this return goes. I'll keep you guys posted.

 

[jau]

i sent mine back last week too. Awaiting their decision on whether or not to credit me back for the ram or not.. I went and got myself a stick of crucial 256mb cl2 (runs at 3-2-2 though...).

 

[rgroves]

Well, I removed 1 of the 3 sticks from my system. and everything is working fine.

The errors with my SB Live went away, and the memory errors trying to run Folding@Home Console also went away.