ot: the best online computer parts store?

[Jane Lee]

On 9/13/07, Cody <churst35 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Forgot to mention i went to the memory section and I am not in any way
> paying over $200 for a ddr2 800 stick of ram when I can get it elsewhere for
> $35 or $50. That is pricy. Saw nothing below $90 for the type of ram I
> needed.

Got any idea as to how much you want, with which timings, et cetera?
All you're giving are cost, nothing in regards to specs.  For all I
know, you could be grabbing the cheapest product from one and the most
expensive from the other.  That's no comparison.

Straight comparisons of the cheap generic ram to quality
mushkin/ocz/crucial etc. aren't that fantastic because they differ so
much in specs although they might functionally be the same RAM on the
surface.  And I assure you that Newegg is not expensive when it comes
to memory.

You want cheap ddr2 800?
cheapo 512mb, $19.99 - buy 4 and be under your $90 limit:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820141063

512mb from ocz, 43.99, two of which are still under your $90 limit:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227125

cheapo 1gb, 32.99, again, two of these would be under $90, or buy
three to go over it just a bit:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211062

decent 1gb from mushkin, 44.99, hey will you look at that, two is
still under $90:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146117

Now, what's actually over $200?  The 2gb dual channel kits are
$200-300 - 2 sticks of 2gb ram for a total of 4gb.  Which is entirely
reasonable, given that 1gb is about $30-50.  Newegg doesn't sell any
single sticks for $200.  Not even close.

Now, cody, honestly, if you can find any retailer that will sell you
4gb of ddr2 800 ram for $35, or even $90, please link it.  That's
almost too cheap to be true.  Preferably from a good manufacturer,
too.

And you want to know the kicker about this whole thing?  outletpc
doesn't even have ddr2 800 ram.

cheers,
jane