I wonder why this RAM module failed

[c_hegge]

The sticker explains it all

[Gabriel]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

Hehe I remember Veritech, first saw them in 2005-2006 and have replaced a lot of them.

[pfrcom]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

I've found Veritech DDR1 to be one of the more reliable brands to acquire second-hand

[RJARRRPCGP]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

I've found Veritech DDR1 to be one of the more reliable brands to acquire second-hand

Think it's the same kind of crap as what folks report with Micron?
At least with the DDR2 (and maybe DDR3?) D9 chips.

I never heard of Micron DDR1 failing, but there's been reports flooding in of DDR2 (and maybe DDR3) D9s failing.

[Uranium-235]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

now a days I tend to find gskill to be the best ddr3 for price/failure/performance factors

[larrymoencurly]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

"At these prices, they won't last" doesn't mean product longevity is limited due to low price.

I thought a "limited" warranty simply meant it didn't guarantee a cash refund.

[momaka]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

"Limited Lifetime"

Whoever wrote/designed that sticker actually knew a lot about the product they were selling.

[kc8adu]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

i have deployed more gskill than anything else and so far only 1 bad stick.
thats about 1200 kits of 2 or 4.
about a dozen bad out of 250 with corsair.similar with ocz.
those tables could turn at any time though.

now a days I tend to find gskill to be the best ddr3 for price/failure/performance factors

[c_hegge]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

I normally use Kingston RAM. It seldom gives me trouble. Corsair, on the other hand, seldom works. I've had better luck with no-name RAM than Corsair.

[Pentium4]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

I prefer Kingston too...

I made the mistake of seeing how far no name RAM sticks can overclock....short answer: not very far at all

[Gariarto]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

I'm with kc8adu on Gskill. I used to be a big Crucial customer until I was getting failures. They always made good though. Then I went for stocking Corsair, I think I've had one failure from their products. Now I'm a Gskill fan.. I've used hundreds of their stuff in both laptop and desktop applications.. No failures yet and the price is right.

Did anyone else take advantage of the micron/crucial class action suit a few years ago ? I got quite a few letters from the court case offering small restitution claims.

[larrymoencurly]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

now a days I tend to find gskill to be the best ddr3 for price/failure/performance factors

G.Skill, the company that used to say it was OK to ship a module even if it showed up to 2 bad bits during final testing? Also like almost all makers of retail modules, they take chips rated 1333 MHz and overclock them by 30% - 100%.

Unless Samsung modules come back on the market, I think the only way to be guaranteed of not getting overclocked or junk chips is by choosing no-heatsink Crucial.

[cheapie]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

G.Skill, the company that used to say it was OK to ship a module even if it showed up to 2 bad bits during final testing?

Linux can work around that.

[Fast Alpha]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

I bought Crucial Tactical Ballistic DDR3 ram, is that alright.
Yeah use Memtest to test your ram, that's the best to check.

[mockingbird]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

What's up with RAM prices??? $60-$70 for an 8GB kit... Used to be $40-$50... Are they starting DDR4? Better get your DDR3 now, before it ends up in the same price bracket as DDR2...

Only Crucial for me thank you...

[Uranium-235]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

What's up with RAM prices??? $60-$70 for an 8GB kit... Used to be $40-$50... Are they starting DDR4? Better get your DDR3 now, before it ends up in the same price bracket as DDR2...

Only Crucial for me thank you...

doubtful. AMD's next planned chips are DDR3-1866, and I just found this out, fusion chips are going to have separate memory buses for 128-bit GDDR5 for the graphics on the CPU. Wow

Intels Haswell is planned for DDR3-1600

if they are going to tout DDR4, they sure aren't making any hardware for at least a year to take it

[cheapie]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

Better get your DDR3 now, before it ends up in the same price bracket as DDR2...

*checks DDR(1) prices* Ouch. I guess I'm not going to be upgrading my computer anytime soon. 1 GB is plenty for me though.

[mockingbird]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

DDR1 is peanuts... There's plenty of surplus.

[c_hegge]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

^
Not around here. DDR3 is far cheaper.

[joshnz]

Re: I wonder why this RAM module failed

^
Not around here. DDR3 is far cheaper.

Same for here $12 1gb ddr3 and $40 1gb ddr