Besttechie Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 I just purchased the RAM below, it's a pretty decent deal:mushkin 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)I was also looking at some OCZ but in the end went with the mushkin. I've never used mushkin RAM before, however, I have heard many good things. I do not game though and from what I read they're geared towards gamers. Anyone have an experience with mushkin? The reviews on the page look good, so I'm hoping for the best. B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 I tend to place a lot weight on customer reviews. I think it is a good choice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 I tend to place a lot weight on customer reviews. I think it is a good choice.As do I. I think I'll be recieving it tomorrow - not bad. I ordered it yesterday and it was shipped out today from New Jersey. Newegg rocks! B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubba Bob Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 B, ive used their ram. No problems. Although, Ive never really had any problems with ram.Congrats on the purchase, may it serve you well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JSKY Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Sounds like a good choice to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Thanks for input guys! It's out for delivery, so it's supposed to arrive today! I'll let everyone know how it goes. B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honda_Boy Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 (edited) looks to be good and certainly a better price than what I paid for my Corsair XMS2 4GB PC6400. I picked what I got cause it was on my list for compatible RAM and it was also the recommended memory for the board by ASUS. I paid about $120 for mine. Edited March 11, 2008 by Honda_Boy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Well, certainly, my streak of bad luck hasn't run dry yet. So I put the RAM in, PC boots, sees the RAM and everything is working fine. I go to sleep, wake up (for no reason) at 3:30AM, look at my PC and see a blue screen and I think to myself, "heh...it can't be a BSOD" I then proceed to hop out of bed and look, sure enough it is. It was a 0X0000001A error code, I go look it up found some stuff on Windows 2000 and early releases of Vista. I'm not really too sure, I tried resetting the RAM - it didn't like that either, tried two different slots - no go. Put my old RAM back in everything has been fine. Any ideas before I return the RAM? B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Just for kicks, I would try and memtest it. It won't help solve your problem, but I would be curious to know if it fails. Even if it passes, that does not mean their is not a problem with the ram. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Just curious could it cause by an incompatiblity with the RAM? Either with the system or the operating system (Vista Ultimate SP1 - final release) or would it most likely be bad RAM? Just odd, I mean, it booted, recognized the RAM and worked perfectly fine for a good few hours (at least while I was awake - then poof just BSOD) This happened the same night I put it in the system. B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Your motherboard may not be compatible or it's bad RAM. Try one stick at a time and in different slots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 as already said, it just may be some weird incompatibility with your mother board. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Double checking the info the RAM should work no problems. I'll mess with testing each stick tonight or tomorrow. B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JSKY Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I would say if your motherboard supports pc2 6400 Ram and is compatible with the type. Then it most likely is a problem with one or both sticks of RAM. The OS (XP, Vista, Linux) doesn't care what RAM you use, that's more in the hardware side of things. It could be a bad resistor or capacitor on the memory board that is lower grade and just failed. Or you just overworked the poor things to death right off the start by playing to much with all that power and just burnt the poor things out. No really.. I would say if your old sticks work A-OK. Then something is wrong with compatibility or the RAM it'self Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rv56 Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Hey Jeff I'm using Mushkin Ram 2 sticks at 1GB ea. also with an Asus board, Vista Home Premium and so far have had no problems.Mushkin Ram I'm using: http://www.mushkin.com/doc/products/memory_detail.asp?id=373Mother Board: http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&...amp;modelmenu=2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted March 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I got the RMA - I'm just going to return it and buy new, maybe Corsair.B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honda_Boy Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 If you have an ASUS board, you can't go wrong with Corsair. I'm glad I got the RAM I did now. There's a promo code from Newegg right now that makes the 2GB (2x 1GB) RAM $48.here's what I have:4GB Corsair XMS2 PC2 6400and here's what the promo code is for2GB Corsair XMS2 PC2 6400 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Alright, got the RAM today, installed it. No problems so far...hopefully it will remain that way.B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Well, it lasted over night this time. Maybe I'm in the clear... B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honda_Boy Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 did you get an exchange for the same kind or did you get a different brand? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 I went with Corsair and got an RMA on the mushkin which I sent back yesterday.B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honda_Boy Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Sweet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Yep, loving it.B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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