Kingston PC4200 512MB for $67 shipped-will it be fine in T43

[BoostedA4]

I have a 2668-88U T43. I would like to upgrade another 512MB of RAM. Doing some searching, I came across the following deal:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820144182

Kingston PC4200 200-pin SO-DIMM for less than $67 after shipping costs.

Will this be compatible with my current memory and allow for dual channel operation? Anyone have any experience with this memory brand?

Thanks...

[Navck]

Actually I have, I had their "Value Select" line in my old Pentium 4 desktop for RDRAM, it was quite stable, it overclocked great (Except I didn't lock my PCI/IDE clock, boom bye bye harddrive)
They're pretty good

[slagmi]

yes it will work just fine!

[chbone]

That is a good news, I have gotten that "value ram", but it is from Transcend. The item specially for IBM is too expensive!

[verktyg]

I have a 2668-88U T43. I would like to upgrade another 512MB of RAM.

Kingston PC4200 200-pin SO-DIMM for less than $67 after shipping costs.

Anyone have any experience with this memory brand?

This is Kingston's ValueRam line designed for mass marketing retail outlets like Office Depot, OfficeMax, CompUSA and so on. See the VRM in the beginning of the part number.

It is second line stuff that doesn't undergo the testing and QC of their premium memory - info direct from an engineer at Kingston!

I don't know whether they still fabricate a premium line of memory but it was good quality in the past.

Most memory makers just "fabricate" memory modules using memory chips produced by about 22 different makers. They solder the memory chips and other components onto printed circuit boards with automated equipment. The chips come in varying quality levels. Cheap memory uses cheap chips. the best memory uses matched chips and undergoes a battery of tests to ensure quality.

I got a great deal on a bunch of Kingston ValueRam a few years ago. I wanted to upgrade some older non-critical PCs. I had problems with 1/2 dozen ValueRam modules, either they were just plain defective as tested in several different PC with Memtest386 and DocMem or because of density configuration they didn't work in systems they were supposed to. Kingston replaced all of the memory but it was an expensive waste of MY time!

What I can't understand why someone who just spent a king's ransom on a new PC would want to save a few bucks on one of the most important components in the system!!! Most memory problems are intermittent and they can cause a lot of issues with Windows stability!

Spend a few dollars more and buy premium quality memory!

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