Re: RAM Backward compatible?


Newb wrote:

"old man" <dl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:UPffi.2944$_14.2421@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: www.crucial.com
: www.corsair.com
: www.kingston.com
: all have memory configerators for guaranteed compatibility

Thanks, I know the above companies are great but the prices are a little high. I wont be doing any OC so that's not important.

Any idea on this budget likely generic memory from USR: http://tinyurl.com/36besc or http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3157063&CatId=1354 ?



Price out a pair from OCZ Technology ---

http://www.ocz.com/

As for "generic" memory, they could be OK but there are not going to
many testimonials about them. One takes one's chances with "unknowns".
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