A few days ago, I got a 1GB Stick of Patriot
DDR400 Memory, it was not my first choice of memory, as I am an A-Data fan boy, but due to the fact that they were sold out, I had to go with Patriot (my second choice of memory). The extra memory gave Windows Vista breathing space, bringing life to my
Sempron PC. However, it will not run at
DDR400, either a motherboard problem, or memory problem. I will test it on a Socket 939 PC and report its speed after testing it on there tomorrow. After 24 hours of none stop memory testing, it came through with 0 errors, which is on the positive note. It also, comes without heat sinks. If you have an old
DDR PC, it is recommended to get these memory sticks before they become obsolete.
After testing the memory, I have come to the conclusion that the memory needs exact same sticks or to run by itself to run at full PC3200 speed.
Here is the
Pro's & Con's list
Pro's- Cheap in DDR pricing
- 1GB
- Gives Vista room to breath
- Patriot Branding
- Stable
Con's
- Price vs DDR2
- No Heat sinks
- Requires to be matching pairs for it to run at PC3200 speed.
The RAM can be purchased from www.newegg.com at a price of $38.99 with $4.99 shipping.
Image in the shot is CPU-Z 1.44.1 which can be downloaded at http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
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