brand name ram

[tibou]

Does it really make a difference if you buy no name ram or if you buy it from say crucial. The computer store I am looking at is the best in the city I live in and only has no brand name ram. Will I notice a difference between the ddr ram pc2100 (256mb)?

 

[Arrow]

It really depends. Some no name RAM can be fairly decent while some are just total crap.

Rob
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[Guest]

I agree with the previous post. I stick to Kingston, Crucial, and Corsair. After a few bouts with "major-brand" labeled RAM, I just don't bother any more. Its worth the extra few bucks to feel confident that it'll work the way its supposed to.

 

[FatBurger]

Man, this is the third time today I've noticed one of my posts just disappeared...

Anyhow, the two main differences I've noticed are consistency (as mentioned before), you're more likely to get a bad stick if it's generic RAM than brand name. The other is overclockability. My generic RAM won't run even 2 Mhz above spec, but most name brand RAM will.

Reliability while running is another issue, but I've found that's a lesser difference than the other two. Typically problems will be from a stick that was DOA and you didn't even notice for a while (it happens).

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[Stick_e_Mouse]

If your not overclocking, you won't see a difference.
And if your using everyday, non-intensive apps (i.e. just surfing the web or using you favorite text editor), then you won't see much of a difference.

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