Computer Memory......I'm an idiot.

[Cliffio]

ok, i need more memory, but this is all i know

RD Ram
800 speed

something about RIMM and 184 pin

also, what is ECC and non-ECC?
do i want retail or OEM?

crucial doesnt seem to carry rd ram, or not that i can see, so i was hoping that someone here would take pity on me and show me the cheapest place to find this mess.

looking for i think at least 2 128 sticks, altho 2 256 would be better i imagine.

if it helps i have a pentium 4 gateway.

right now ive got two sticks of 64 in and a 40g hard drive, i just bought a new 80g hard drive and i need to know if i should buy 2 128's or 2 256's, turns out theres a bigger difference in price than i thought, now of course 2 256's is going to be alot of memory, but do i REALLY need that? i mean ive gotten by this far (since 2001) on 128 so tripling my memory cant be bad if i just get 2 more 128's
thanks

Cliff

[sharpshooter1286]

just take ur computer to ur local store, no need for all the hassle and worry of breaking ur computer

[Cliffio]

pffffff forget that mess, i called gateway to see about memory prices, 400 bucks for a pair of 256 is not how ill be spending my money, im not going to be installing it, i just want a cheap place to buy it, i work at best buy, and when they install my new hard drive, im gonna have em to my memory as well.....however best buy doesnt carry RD ram

[Krazy Ivan]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?catalog=147&DEPA=0&submit=property&mfrcode=0&propertycode=&propertycodevalue=4153,2984

Starts at 50 bucks per

Here's a 512 stick, for 240

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=20-153-001&depa=0

NOTE: You need to buy a pair of the exact same RAM.

Just thought I'd be nice.

You'd be hard up to find RIMM's in stores, I currently just got a job at CompUSA, I know I know.... and they don't usually even carry it.

[Cliffio]

thats not rd 800

is it?


cliff

[Krazy Ivan]

2nd and third, look for it to say PC800..

[Cliffio]

right, which are 115 bucks not 50


but yeah, i saw those


anybody know anything about this?

http://www.starmicro.net/detail.aspx?ID=402

[Krazy Ivan]

Originally posted by Cliffio
right, which are 115 bucks not 50


but yeah, i saw those


anybody know anything about this?
http://www.starmicro.net/detail.aspx?ID=402

Yeah that was my bad, but hey that's the RAM you need that they list on starmicro.net, I have never done business with them tho, and 110 bucks is a hell of a lot cheaper than 400

Newegg.com I have done business with and it's always great, super fast shipping.

[Cliffio]

up for me, anybody else have an opinion?

[Blennidae]

I can also recommend newegg. I just built a new pc buying the parts from there. 90% of them qualified for the supersaver free shipping. All parts arrived fast, and I was able to track them the entire way.

Sorry I can't help with your memory question though.

[Cliffio]

thats what the techs at BB told me as well, so i know newegg is a good place, however i was a little worried about the website that i posted, seems kinda shady after reading some reviews, so ive decided to go with tigerdirect.com which seems like a much better website.

Cliff

[Dryden]

Well, for future reference, I'll throw in my hat for newegg.com as well. Whether it's a five dollar cable or a five-thousand dollar switch, I've never waited longer than two days to get something from newegg, and that's not ordering rush either. They're just blazing fast and typically in the lower tier when it comes to pricing.

Absolutely buried buy.com once I found out about them.

[Cliffio]

well, turns out im not ordering from there, the rebate they had was one per household
so im still looking

[xmetal2001]

While I've never ordered their myself, I've heard countless horror stories about tigerdirect.com

Go with Newegg, certainly the best online store I have ever dealt with.

[Krazy Ivan]

I got a CD-burner drive near the first year after they came out from Tiger-direct and it came to me defective, tiger-direct wouldn't hear anything of it, so I had to send it to the manufacturer to get a new one

Not a fan of Tiger-direct myself. Plus they annoyingly send you countless catalogues after you order one thing. I finally stopped getting catalogues this year.

It's like 888-paintball with the catalogues, only 888 at least shows me random stuff I didn't know existed that I MAY actually want to know about.