Question regarding RAM.

Astral Fridge Magnet · Tue Jan 07, 2003 5:41 pm

I've just bought a PC with 512MB of RAM (DDR 333 type). I originally wanted to use Kingston, due to the fact that it is well known and supposedly has a good reputation. Unfortunately the shop where I got my PC made up didn't have any more in stock. Instead they gave me two 256 MB of DDR 333 by Viking which apparently uses a Nayama chipset. I've never heard of them but was assured they are just as good as Kingston. Is this true because if not I still may be able to change to Kingston when they are in stock. Are the Vikings OK?

Thanks in advance for your response

Post by **garyb** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 8:28 pm

i'm not the ultimate authority,but i have heard of viking as reputable and it should be o.k. does it work?

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 9:17 pm

I'm no authority either (how do you get to be a "RAM guru" ?) but I wouldn't be too concerned. I got a 512Mb stick of generic noname RAM and its worked fine. Sometimes I suspect this RAM brandname business is a bit like the old English tea trick: you just rebrand the same product with a better label and the words "premiuim quality" and people will pay more.

Willingly to be immediately corrected on this . . .

jbraner · Post by **jbraner** » Mon Jan 13, 2003 5:50 am

It's just that the "name brand" sticks are sometimes highr spec ie CAS 2 rather than CAS 2.5.

If you didn't know what CAS settings were, you wouldn't care, but if you're trying to squeeze a little extra perfomance out of your PC - you would be interested in this.

Having said that - with the new > 2GHz P4s (and Athlon equivalents), this is probably becoming less and less important.

John Braner

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