Opinion on ShikaRAM kti?

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plucky duck · #1 Post by **plucky duck** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 10:01 pm

The chips say kti on them and I got a pair of the 512mb DDR333 @ Office Depot today for the same price I would've ordered through Crucial.com minus the wait time.

Will using generic ram affect overall stability of the system and is IBM picky when it comes to which ram it takes?

mpcook · #2 Post by **mpcook** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 9:52 am

I can't speak to your specific ram, but I bought mine from Kingston, and the first 512 card I bought created instability. I called them, they had me read numbers off the RAM and sent me a different "version" of the RAM, which has worked fine for several months now (in fact, I ended up getting two of them). So I would say that there could be some PC2700 RAM that might cause instability. Just be aware of the return policy when you buy. I found Kingston to be very knowledgable and helpful, no problem to exchange the RAM at their expense.

plucky duck · #3 Post by **plucky duck** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 10:41 am

One thing I did notice was how hot the bottom of the laptop did get after the upgrade, right where the memory is directly located.

mpcook · #4 Post by **mpcook** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:20 am

Mine gets very hot with 1gig of RAM in it. So far, no problems. However, I monitor it with a temperature program, DTEMP.

budder · #5 Post by **budder** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:27 am

You're passing electricity through electrical components. Of course it's going to get hot

Too bad we can't ignore thermo.

mpcook, do you know what the different version is? I stuck a 512 Corsair (my favorite brand. I think they're the best in terms of stability and ability to overclock) chip in with no problems.

mpcook · #6 Post by **mpcook** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:40 am

No I did not keep track of the id's on the RAM, other than it was the PC2700 their website recommended for my model number.

brosen · #7 Post by **brosen** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:31 pm

mpcook wrote:Mine gets very hot with 1gig of RAM in it. So far, no problems. However, I monitor it with a temperature program, DTEMP.

MPCook the monitor program you are using works with CPU and other components temperature ?, it works within Windows XP ?, could you provide me with the link to their web site, thanks

mpcook · #8 Post by **mpcook** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:42 pm

Try http://private.peterlink.ru/tochinov/

brosen · #9 Post by **brosen** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:55 pm

mpcook wrote:Mine gets very hot with 1gig of RAM in it. So far, no problems. However, I monitor it with a temperature program, DTEMP.

Mpcook you said you were monitoring the Memory Temperature, and the DTemp tool only monitors HD ?, please your help, thanks

mpcook · #10 Post by **mpcook** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 1:02 pm

Yes I only monitor the HD temp at this time. I am not worried about the RAM.

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