Google: Computer memory flakier than expected

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:06 pm

Something I've always suspected.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10370026-264.html

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:52 pm

of course, if it's Mac memory, then it's ok.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:48 am

I not only suspected as much, but knew as much. With PC100/133, I rarely if ever had memory problems with computers. With DDR, I started to see occasional ones. Now, with DDR2 & 3, it seems that is one of the first things I suspect when there are random crashes. Sadly, it usually is the case. I even go through the trouble of getting higher end well reviewed stuff for my own personal computer & still have issues.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:48 am

That's why the industry should have stuck with RDRam, otherwise known as Rambus. (shortb)

Really though, I am currently running 2GB of RDRam on my personal desktop.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:40 pm

You have any idea how much that RDRam is worth? You can't buy that stuff for ANY price right now. It's like gold. Breaks my heart when a client with a perfectly good early P4 system asks me if I can upgrade his memory and I have to tell him it's hopeless.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:50 pm

Yeah, sticks over 256mb are near impossible to find & if you do, they are more than DDR3. RDRAM fought a losing battle from the beginning. Even when it was still being produced, it was double the price of DDR.