Col Deadmarsh Posted March 11, 2001 Share Posted March 11, 2001 Who knows of a good dealer or better, a site which lists the cheapest RAM deals on the net? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Weiss Posted March 11, 2001 Share Posted March 11, 2001 You want the cheapest, or do you want RAM that won't cause system faults? The cheapest is at the migrant computer shows. They got bags full of the stuff and go digging around in there with hot dog grease and mustard on their hands. Or, you could pay a little more and go to Kingston or Crucial, and get some RAM that is very dependable. ------------------ "Gentlemen, you may be sure that of the three courses open to the enemy, he will always choose the fourth." -Field Marshal Count Helmuth von Moltke, (1848-1916) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wwb_99 Posted March 11, 2001 Share Posted March 11, 2001 Hi Mom! But the best way to get rediculously cheap RAM is to go to www.pricewatch.com. Look for PC133 SDRAM. Prices are in the $50s for 256MB. They list alot of vendors, but credit cards cover you pretty well, and I have never had an intractable problem. WWB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeo Posted March 11, 2001 Share Posted March 11, 2001 Nothing personal, but the best way to get cheap ram is post somewhere that deals with that specific topic. Hi Auntie Mary!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted March 11, 2001 Share Posted March 11, 2001 What kind of system do you have? If 1 Ghz+ go with DDR RAM. 256 MB of 200 MHz DDR RAM is about $100 on Pricewatch.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civdiv Posted March 11, 2001 Share Posted March 11, 2001 Try www.pricegrabber.com. If you get it from Crucial or some other known company, it's guaranteed for life, so you can sell it when you upgrade. In regards to the speed, it depends on your motherboard. PC133 is the morm these days, with PC200 and PC200 DDR becoming more and more maintstream. Find that cpu junkie in your circle of friends and he will tell you which to buy. As this forum is devoted to CM, and it's requirements aren't that high, you could (I'm guessing here), get PC100 SDRAM and save a bit. I would have to know your system specifics to give an informative answer. civdiv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Deadmarsh Posted March 11, 2001 Author Share Posted March 11, 2001 My system is AMD-500 Mhz with 256 MB of RAM-133 already installed so I think that I can only get the 133 stuff. My local PC club computer outlet was selling 256mb-133 RAM for $89 bucks. Pricewatch has a lot of Generic stuff I see...some name brands but I'm still skeptical about buying from some no-name dealer. ------------------ Youth is wasted on the young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civdiv Posted March 15, 2001 Share Posted March 15, 2001 $89 is pretty good, on Pricegrabber I found a couple $10-15 cheaper. I'd considor 128mb. IMO, 256 megs is too much for an 500mhz cpu and when you upograde in a year, everything will be pc200 at least. For $42 you could get plenty for your system, and save a bit. civdiv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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