[Solved] Elixir DDR2 667 review

Hello all, I am planning on upgrading my dell xps710's ram. I have been looking around, but am not much of a techie. Is this ram ok?

2GB (2 x 1GB) Elixir DDR2 667 PC2-5300U Desktop SDRAM

The part number is M2Y1G64TU8HB0B-3C.
The writing on the ram says: 1GB 2RX8 PC2-5300U-555-12-E1.667
MS0812501D.XX


I have been reading up on it , but am not sure how to tell what RAM cards have high or low latency ect.
I do know I need a pair or 2 of 1024MB DDR2-667, PC2-5300,240p DIMM 1.8v.
I assume different brand name come with different qualitiy issues.

Any info would be appreciated.

Haha, well out of that list, the only companies who actually MANUFACTURE anything are Kingston and Crucial, who are probably using some Elixir DRAM chips. Patriot does some of their own modules using PSC chips (which are often supplied by Elpida, an excellect Japanese DRAM manufacturer).

Elixir = Nanya Technologies: http://www.elixir-memory.com/default.asp Elixir is an actual real manufacturer of DRAM chips and modules, not the 'fake' manufacturers who just put their stickers and logos on someone else's product like Corsair, OCZ, GSkill, and Mushkin, then charge twice as much.

I have the 6600 @ 2.4 Ghz (dual core)with 1 Gb of ram(2*512MB) if this makes any difference. It also(the manual) says that this system will not use any more than 4Gb using XP, but has a max of 8GB.
One other question reguarding this I do have is : Is it better to use 4-1GB RAMs or 2-2GB ones?

It seems I am getting 2 opposing responses to the elixer. If it is not a reliable, quality product, then i do not want it. But if they make chips for name brands then they must be good.....lol.

As far as unclocked...that is beyond my current level of knowledge. I have heard of the term, but can picture smoke barreling out of the PC if I tried anything like that. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

So I over payed....well that is part of the reason I want to upgrade it, it is at least 2 years old, but I still should (hopefully) be able to upgrade and use it for a few more years. I will also be looking into video cards at a later date.

Thank you for your responses.

Thankyou for the helpful reply.