Kingston 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800

[Rajahal]

RAM is so cheap now-a-days, we don't give much thought to it (especially for low-intensity application like unRAID).  This Kingston 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 has quickly become my favorite unRAID/budget RAM, as it is so dang cheap, and quite reliable.  Plus, Newegg keeps putting it on sale!  I've seen it anywhere from $20 - $26, currently its on sale for $24.  Note that the Newegg picture is wrong, the RAM is half-height (not full height as shown), leaving plenty of room for large CPU coolers or just slightly better airflow to the CPU heatsink.  So if you are looking for a quick, easy RAM upgrade for your server, consider this.

 

Also, scope my Newegg review reppin' unRAID 

[cj0r]

I usually won't buy ram unless it's 4GB for under $30... I'd have a hard time only getting 2GB for $25 but it seems to be very reliable and I like the lifetime warranty.

 

Long gone at this point (last deal was $15 in between thanksgiving/christmas)... but I've always been a HUGE fan of the Crucial ram that used to go on sale regularly from Frys. $10-20AR for 4GB of 6400 1.8v memory. I bought at least 6 sets of it at different points in time to different addresses and still currently have 3 sets and all 3 I have had for over a year. 2 of the sets have been used in servers that have practically been running 24/7 the entire time. 1 of them being my UnRaid build, the 2nd being my Server 08 torrent/encode box (currently down since I'm upgrading to a better quad). If that stuff pops up again I highly recommend it to all for any build.

[jimwhite]

Funny how experiences can differ... I have requested SO many RMA's from Crucial on their Ballistix DDR2-800 Cas4 ram that I've lost count - and tossed all of the many sticks in the trash... and before you get into the performance ram issues and increased Vdimm required, I was running all of this stuff per the Type1 Jedec SPD ratings: DDr2-667 at 1.8V stock.  Lately I've switched to PNY sticks and never looked back.

[cj0r]

Those were the border line fraudulent Ballistix though... Crucial completely shafted customers after all the reviews were out not to mention a lot of them shipping from Micron D9 chips. They switched to a 3rd party chip shortly after all those reviews and major sales came in which lead to the onslaught of failures you see all over the place now. A lot of companies do this and it's really hard to avoid it. You were just one of the many that fell into the consumer trap .

 

The ram I was referring to has been consistently the same since I first began buying it. It's clear as day since there's no heatspreaders on the sticks or anything.

[jimwhite]

Whatever... no more Crucial for me.... don't need companies like that...