Ram Brands

dukebauer · 03-17-2007, 01:51 PM

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone has an opinion/review on Crucial Rendition Memory. I would like to purchase 1GB DDR PC3200 for 79.99 CDN which is quite the deal. It is brand new.

Kingson RAM is about 15 CDN more. Is there really a big difference in quality or speed?

Duke

**TheMatt** · 03-17-2007, 04:04 PM

Hi Duke,

Crucial and Kingston both make good quality RAM. If they are both the same speed, look at the timings. If you don't know what they are, post them here, and we can tell which is faster.

Remember to make sure that your RAM is compatible with your motherboard.

dukebauer · 03-17-2007, 04:21 PM

Hello.

The Kingston ram is Actually 28 more than the crucial at the same speed.

The specs of the Crucial 512 DDR PC3200 ram are not available on the site. I wonder why.... It's simply a business tactic! You are paying for name brand in Kingston and I bet the speeds are almost the same.

By the way I currently have 512MB DDR PC3200 Kingston on my board.

The kingston Ram details are as follows: http://canadacomputers.com/index.php...70&cid=RAM.178

THANKS!

Id rather buy the Kingston ram off of ebay brand new because it is cheaper with warranty aswell.

Duke

Tumbleweed36 · 03-17-2007, 04:21 PM

Hi Duke,

TheMatt is spot on as usual. Both are excellent ram manufacturers.

**PanamaGal** · 03-18-2007, 06:37 AM

Between the two, over the years, we have had better luck with Crucial. For what it's worth, I cast my vote with them.

**Kalim** · 03-18-2007, 08:42 AM

They are both CAS3 and rated at 2.6V and I know that the Crucial one runs at 3-3-3-8 2T. I don't see a difference between them but for size. You have 512MB Kingston already in, so I would say go with Kingston to dodge any incompatibility issues which do occur.

You linked a Crucial MU of 512MB but linked a Kingston MU of 1GB

Did you mean the Kingston 512MB like here?

**twajetmech** · 03-18-2007, 10:33 PM

I would also mention that buying memory off of ebay may lead to the impression the warenty is intact....unless you are the original owner/purcheser from an authorized retailer they may not honor the lifetime warenty

03-17-2007, 01:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
dukebauer Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 39 OS: Windows XP Home	Ram Brands Hello, I was wondering if anyone has an opinion/review on Crucial Rendition Memory. I would like to purchase 1GB DDR PC3200 for 79.99 CDN which is quite the deal. It is brand new. Kingson RAM is about 15 CDN more. Is there really a big difference in quality or speed? Duke

03-17-2007, 04:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,695 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Ram Brands Hi Duke, Crucial and Kingston both make good quality RAM. If they are both the same speed, look at the timings. If you don't know what they are, post them here, and we can tell which is faster. Remember to make sure that your RAM is compatible with your motherboard. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

03-17-2007, 04:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
dukebauer Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 39 OS: Windows XP Home	Re: Ram Brands Hello. The Kingston ram is Actually 28 more than the crucial at the same speed. The specs of the Crucial 512 DDR PC3200 ram are not available on the site. I wonder why.... It's simply a business tactic! You are paying for name brand in Kingston and I bet the speeds are almost the same. By the way I currently have 512MB DDR PC3200 Kingston on my board. The kingston Ram details are as follows: http://canadacomputers.com/index.php...70&cid=RAM.178 THANKS! Id rather buy the Kingston ram off of ebay brand new because it is cheaper with warranty aswell. Duke

03-17-2007, 04:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 14,174 OS: XP Professional	Re: Ram Brands Hi Duke, TheMatt is spot on as usual. Both are excellent ram manufacturers. __________________ ----------

03-18-2007, 06:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
PanamaGal Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Panama Posts: 1,240 OS: WinXP Pro SP2; Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista Ultimate; Vista Business	Re: Ram Brands Between the two, over the years, we have had better luck with Crucial. For what it's worth, I cast my vote with them. __________________ It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

03-18-2007, 08:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
Kalim Roaming To Help Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,609 OS: Many	Re: Ram Brands They are both CAS3 and rated at 2.6V and I know that the Crucial one runs at 3-3-3-8 2T. I don't see a difference between them but for size. You have 512MB Kingston already in, so I would say go with Kingston to dodge any incompatibility issues which do occur. You linked a Crucial MU of 512MB but linked a Kingston MU of 1GB Did you mean the Kingston 512MB like here?

03-18-2007, 10:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
twajetmech Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: LGA, NYC Posts: 2,381 OS: XP-Pro Sp2 & XP-Pro Sp2 Tablet Edition, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Ram Brands I would also mention that buying memory off of ebay may lead to the impression the warenty is intact....unless you are the original owner/purcheser from an authorized retailer they may not honor the lifetime warenty __________________ PSU Selection/Info // Bench test // Thermal Paste // Memory Selection // Bios Beep Codes // CPU-Z// Posting System Specs