Best place to get cheap ram?

**The Bad Guy** · 01-16-2006, 02:59 PM

I need to upgrade from 512 and wanted to know what sites were the best place to get cheap ram?

Any help is appreciated.

SLAG · 01-16-2006, 03:28 PM

www.tigerdirect.com

I have never had any problems with any of the RAM i have got from them

quick cheap and easy!

**Baby Lee** · 01-16-2006, 03:28 PM

If you need 512 of PC2700, I have one to spare. Got a deal after X-mas and bought two because I had two remaining open slots. Only it turns out that my 2 and 3 slot share a bus and will only accept single sided memory [if both slots are used]. So it's only been out of the box long enough to see that I couldn't put DIMMs in both slots and still have the machine boot up. But since I opened it, and had already sent off the UPC for rebate, I couldn't return it. Feel free to come up with a figure and see if I can't beat it.

**The Bad Guy** · 01-16-2006, 04:03 PM

Here is what I got off Dell's website

Quote:

1 GB DDR SDRAM, PC3200 / 400 MHz, Non-Parity, Unbuffered

There's no way I'm paying 180 though. Because they only have 2 slots on my PC, i have to replace the 2 256's in there now so I'm going to need 2 512's.

Baby, can my system use the ram you have? I'm not real familiar with this - as you can tell.

Thanks in advance.

Hammock Parties · 01-16-2006, 04:09 PM

Newegg.com is cheapest.

Do you have DDR RAM? If so, what speed? You can download sisoft sandra to tell you:

http://download.guru3d.com/sandra/

Hammock Parties · 01-16-2006, 04:13 PM

Here's newegg's fine selection of RAM:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ubmit=Property

**The Bad Guy** · 01-16-2006, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gopeeking

Newegg.com is cheapest.

Do you have DDR RAM? If so, what speed? You can download sisoft sandra to tell you:

http://download.guru3d.com/sandra/

I do have DDR Ram.

I went on Newegg and put in what I needed, but nothing came up.

What application do I download on the link above?

Does this tell you what I need:

Quote:

DDR SDRAM, PC3200 / 400 MHz, Non-Parity, Unbuffered

Thanks Go.

**Baby Lee** · 01-16-2006, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Here is what I got off Dell's website

There's no way I'm paying 180 though. Because they only have 2 slots on my PC, i have to replace the 2 256's in there now so I'm going to need 2 512's.

Baby, can my system use the ram you have? I'm not real familiar with this - as you can tell.

Thanks in advance.

If your system calls for PC3200, it'll be compatible with the PC2700, just not at the highest possible speed. It's the next previous bus speed. They are physically identical. PC3200 is 400 MHz bus, data transfer at 3.2 Gigabits per second. PC2700 is 333 MHz bus, 2.7 Gigabits per second.
Oh, and case it makes a difference, it is Kingston branded, not generic.

**The Bad Guy** · 01-16-2006, 04:28 PM

Here's the one I'm looking at..

Will this work with my specs?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220037

Hammock Parties · 01-16-2006, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Here's the one I'm looking at..

Will this work with my specs?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220037

Yep, grab it.

**alnorth** · 01-16-2006, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Best place to get cheap ram?

Newegg

Best place to get cheap (insert computer-related part or equipment here).

Again, newegg.

**Rausch** · 01-18-2006, 03:07 PM

MacMall/PcMall.com is also a good place...

**The Bad Guy** · 01-18-2006, 09:56 PM

I ordered the Patriot 1 gig of ram off Newegg late Monday night and it arrived this afternoon.

That is fast as hell service for 4 dollars shipping.

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Baby Lee Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $8028275	If you need 512 of PC2700, I have one to spare. Got a deal after X-mas and bought two because I had two remaining open slots. Only it turns out that my 2 and 3 slot share a bus and will only accept single sided memory [if both slots are used]. So it's only been out of the box long enough to see that I couldn't put DIMMs in both slots and still have the machine boot up. But since I opened it, and had already sent off the UPC for rebate, I couldn't return it. Feel free to come up with a figure and see if I can't beat it. __________________ We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics - E.W.
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01-18-2006, 09:56 PM	#13
The Bad Guy Scott Pioli Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The Copacobana Casino cash: $9283645	I ordered the Patriot 1 gig of ram off Newegg late Monday night and it arrived this afternoon. That is fast as hell service for 4 dollars shipping. __________________
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