anyone ever ordered generic ram?

The Punisher · February 10th, 2003, 05:39 PM

has anyone ever ordered or have generic ram...wahtever that means....

Kc2iLq · February 10th, 2003, 05:42 PM

I've used it before in some soc370 builds. It's dirt cheap and won't overclock if you beg it. It's good for the average user (whatever that means).

-Kc2iLq

The Punisher · February 10th, 2003, 05:44 PM

but is it good enough..for example generic rdram.....

Kc2iLq · February 10th, 2003, 05:47 PM

If I was gonna spend money on RDRAM, I'd get the good stuff. That's just me though. You might wanna ask them who makes the chips and the boards and if it's a reputable company, go for it.

-Kc2iLq

The Punisher · February 10th, 2003, 05:48 PM

yea..good point..but i was trying to go for cheapest..on a budget..here...and i really need it...all i might just do is cancel the order..and get it from a better vendor

VERT · February 10th, 2003, 05:59 PM

I have used generic ram heaps of times, sometimes the generic ram you get is samsung which is pretty good ram anyways

The Punisher · February 10th, 2003, 06:00 PM

if you used..waht kind...where did you get it from..was it good???.....samsung is good by the way

DanU · February 10th, 2003, 07:17 PM

I've bought generic ram lots of times. USUALLY it works out OK. The last two times I bought it it didn't

. They were two sticks of 512MB PC133 from Fry's. I just returned them and bought some from Crucial (using the link from techimo, of course

!)

The Punisher · February 10th, 2003, 07:24 PM

alright..thanx..i just dont like waiting and returning things..most likely it works for me

StealthyV · February 11th, 2003, 02:28 AM

newegg.com has cheap ram...
had to plug the site that hooked me up with my from-scratch machines...easy to navigate, and they deliver often within 2 business days. have not had a financial beef with them...they're rated with BBB.
good prices. they maintain a competitive edge in the market.
not sure about ram, but tigerdirect.com has cheap parts too.
~Branson