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Weird pricing on memoryc.ie

  • 31-03-2008 01:59PM
    #1
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭


    Ok I was looking into upgrading my RAM to some PC2-8500 stuff. So I was having a look around on memoryc.ie and wanted to see what I could sell my current 4GB Mushkin for.

    Now the 4GB PC-8500 kit i'm looking at costs: €154 inc vat

    4GB G.Skill DDR2 PC2-8500

    But my current 4GB mushkin kit of XP2-6400 ram costs: €510.62 inc vat :eek:

    4GB DDR2 XP2-6400

    I know the timings are very low, but come on. How can the cost difference be so drastic?

    Also, I didn't even buy these sticks, I bought a 4GB kit of higher timing stuff from HWV but I needed to RMA them and HWV sent me out this kit as they didn't have the other stuff in stock any more.


Comments

  • #2
    blackgold>>
    Closed Accounts Posts: 852 ✭✭✭blackgold>>


    There just chancing their arms waitting for some "fool" to buy it .:)


  • #3
    DanGerMus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭DanGerMus


    surely your kit will clock very high and still have tight timings? maybe beyond pc8500. have you tried?


  • #4
    dazftw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭dazftw


    they were selling I think 8400gs on komplett a little while ago for 3 grand I was thinking about getting them for tri sli :rolleyes:

    Network with your people: https://www.builtinireland.ie/



  • #5
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    mushkin has always been very expensive. I really wouldnt bother with 8500 if i were you, your 6400 will go to 9200 and above i would imagine.


  • #6
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    Anti wrote: »
    mushkin has always been very expensive. I really wouldnt bother with 8500 if i were you, your 6400 will go to 9200 and above i would imagine.

    bah... i'm thinking about just selling the whole system and starting fresh. I've tried overclocking the RAM, it will stay 8 hours stable up till 950Mhz, but anything higher than that causes errors. I don't think i'll get any where close to 1150Mhz with these sticks. I looked around on the Mushkin forums and the average is around 950 to 1000Mhz at best.


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  • #7
    RoyalMarine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭RoyalMarine


    i bought 2 x 1gb sticks of mushkin redline xp2 8500.
    bought a second pair from chosen on adverts.

    they clock nicely, but not to the extreme i was hoping for.


  • #8
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    You should have picked the geil black dragons. Some people have had them at 130-1400mhz. Granted the timings were as loose as Awhir's sister!

    :p


  • #9
    RoyalMarine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭RoyalMarine


    Anti wrote: »
    Granted the timings were as loose as Awhir's sister!

    :p

    :p +10 and rep for life


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