Memory prices are increasing but OcUK have bargains on PC8500 Memory

Gibbo · 28 Jun 2007 at 13:10

Hi there

Some absolute bargains on PC8500 memory for you guys to take a look at:-

OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit

OcUK is proud to announced DDR2 1066MHz, PC6400 800MHz supports CAS 5-5-5-15 with 1GB and 2GB Dual Channel Kits. These modules are sourced from Elixir to ensure maximum compatibility, reliability and performance.

- PC8500 1066MHz CAS 5-5-5-15
- 240pin, Non-ECC, Un-buffered DDR2 SDRAM DIMM
- 6 Layers Ultra Low Noises Shielded PCB
- 1yr Warranty
- 2.0V-2.3V Power Supply

£59.99+VAT (£70.49 inc VAT)

BUY NOW!!

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2N1066SR2GK)

New OCZ PC2-8500 Memory Modules are NVIDIA nForce SLI Certified resulting in better performance with select NVIDIA nForce motherboards. The new OCZ PC2-8500 SLI-Ready Series is equipped with NVIDIA Enhanced Performance Profiles (EPP) to optimize the modules’ performance on nForce® 590 SLI-based motherboards. OCZ exclusively engineered select high-performance modules with advanced SPD (Serial Presence Detect) settings to allow compatible motherboards to recognize and utilize the added information, ultimately increasing the performance potential of the entire platform. OCZ SLI-Ready memory modules are programmed to boot at 1066MHz DDR2 with supremely fast timings of 5-5-5. Only motherboards equipped with the custom-designed BIOS, such as those designed for NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCPs, can detect the optimized SPD profiles and ensure the memory functions under the best possible conditions. The exclusive OCZ SPD specifications take out the guesswork and provide enthusiasts and gamers with significant overclocked performance with no manual adjustment or compatibility issues. Each OCZ SLI-Ready module comes equipped with an exclusive NVIDIA XTC heatspreaders for the most efficient heat dissipation and a look that stands out like its performance. Additionally, all SLI-Ready memory is backed with toll-free technical support, the exclusive EVP (Extended Voltage Protection) coverage, and an industry leading Lifetime Warranty. With the fusion of the sophisticated EPP memory specification and cutting-edge, high-speed OCZ DDR2 architecture, the PC2-8500 edition is the ultimate breakthrough for advanced SLI platform performance.

- 1066MHz DDR2
- EPP 5-5-5-15 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS)
- Unbuffered
- SLI-Ready XTC Heatspreader*
- Lifetime Warranty
- 2.1 Volts
- 240 Pin DIMM
- NVIDIA® SLI™ certified
- 2.4V EVP**

£79.99+VAT (£93.99 inc VAT)

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Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT12864AA1065)

The Ballistix line is specifically built for performance enthusiasts who want to push the performance envelope without worrying about data loss or corruption, mysterious intermittent errors and display problems, or worse — the dreaded BSOD! The Ballistix line of high-performance memory modules features advanced speed grades, low latencies, and integrated aluminum heat spreaders.

- Module Size: 2GB kit (1GBx2)
- Package: 240-pin DIMM
- Feature: DDR2 PC2-8500
- DIMM Type: UNBUFFERED
- Speed: DDR2-1066
- Voltage: 2.2V
- Memory Timings: CL=5
- Warranty: Lifetime

- For warranty support and RMA replacement call Crucial Direct on 0800 013 0330 or 01355 586 100 who will replace your faulty memory within 48 hours.

£89.99+VAT (£105.74 inc VAT)

BUY NOW!!

Memory prices are increasing and July is speculated as seeing lots of price increases. Obviously this is not concrete but my re-supply cost on several lines has gone by as much as $10-$20, so based on current re-stock prices these are some great deals and now is a good and safe time to buy memory.

Emlyn_Dewar · 28 Jun 2007 at 15:34

Nice prices there, I'm still happy with the extra Geil Ultra I got when the crazy price drops started.
Is this a sort of, buy now or miss out moment?

melbourne720 · 28 Jun 2007 at 16:06

Gibbo,

Any chance you could squeeze down the price of the OCZ 6400 Platinum Rev 2? Thinking of going 4GB in preparation for Vista 64 but it is still a bit too expensive, certainly compared to this super cheap 8500!

Gibbo · 28 Jun 2007 at 16:45

melbourne720 said:
Gibbo,

Any chance you could squeeze down the price of the OCZ 6400 Platinum Rev 2? Thinking of going 4GB in preparation for Vista 64 but it is still a bit too expensive, certainly compared to this super cheap 8500!

HI there

Nope as OCZ pricing to now restock on this product is higher than were actually selling it for.

It would be stupid of us to put prices down when restock pricing is much higher irrelevant of what our stock cost us.

melbourne720 · 28 Jun 2007 at 16:53

Fair enough, thanks for the response.

sulli · 28 Jun 2007 at 18:11

very tempting !!!
Quickly pulls hand away from credit card, must resist

Type_R · 28 Jun 2007 at 18:57

Ive just got myself another 2x1 gb of Crucial 8500. Should go well with my OCZ 9200 reaper

TommoUK79 · 29 Jun 2007 at 06:35

Oh no!!! I can't believe it i ordered another 2GB of the OCZ 8500 yesterday morning for £111.61 inc. VAT and 7 hours later the price drops

Rezident · 29 Jun 2007 at 11:04

Great prices.

I was planning on getting PC2-8500 memory when I go quad-core in August, but someone said Quadro's all use 266FSB which only needs 266mhz ram, which is DDR2 533 so basically 8500 memory would be wasted on it - is that true?

I though faster memory would be, um, faster.

Gibbo · 29 Jun 2007 at 11:13

Rezident said:
Great prices.

I was planning on getting PC2-8500 memory when I go quad-core in August, but someone said Quadro's all use 266FSB which only needs 266mhz ram, which is DDR2 533 so basically 8500 memory would be wasted on it - is that true?

I though faster memory would be, um, faster.

Hi there

Nope because you set in your BIOS what the memory runs at speed wise. You don't have to run your memory in sync, running it async at higher speeds improves performance. Alternatively if you overclock your CPU then you can also push your memory higher too. All increases bandwidth performance.

Slayer · 29 Jun 2007 at 11:40

easy (ish) question

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh What timing I was thinking of building a new machine in August while my wife’s away so it will be a nice surprise upon her return (not)

. I was looking at using a Asus P5N32-E SLi nForce 680 as the MB (unless you chaps tell me different).

So as the price seems very reasonable for both the OCZ and the Crucial which one would you recommend in the above board and is the SLI-ready moniker really make a difference?

Sorry if it sounds a bit of a noob question. Thanks for taking the time to read this.

melbourne720 · 29 Jun 2007 at 11:48

TommoUK79 said:
Oh no!!! I can't believe it i ordered another 2GB of the OCZ 8500 yesterday morning for £111.61 inc. VAT and 7 hours later the price drops

Send Gibbo an e-mail and he might refund/credit note you for the difference. They're nice like that.

melbourne720 · 29 Jun 2007 at 11:50

Slayer said:
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh What timing I was thinking of building a new machine in August while my wife’s away so it will be a nice surprise upon her return (not) . I was looking at using a Asus P5N32-E SLi nForce 680 as the MB (unless you chaps tell me different).

Yeah, it's overpriced. Get a P35 motherboard.

Slayer said:
So as the price seems very reasonable for both the OCZ and the Crucial which one would you recommend in the above board and is the SLI-ready moniker really make a difference?

I tried it and found it quite annoying, it messed with my overclock no end. If I was building from scratch I would use a GB DS3 motherboard and put 4GB of that generic 8500 RAM in, and run it at stock.

233 · 29 Jun 2007 at 11:54

damn you gibbo

stop trying to tempt me into an upgrade with cheap C2d's and bargain DDR2

Rezident · 29 Jun 2007 at 16:13

Gibbo said:
Hi there

Nope because you set in your BIOS what the memory runs at speed wise. You don't have to run your memory in sync, running it async at higher speeds improves performance. Alternatively if you overclock your CPU then you can also push your memory higher too. All increases bandwidth performance.

Oh ok, so the faster memory would not be overkill. Nice one.

Cheers.

melbourne720 · 10 Jul 2007 at 09:10

Gibbo said:
HI there

Nope as OCZ pricing to now restock on this product is higher than were actually selling it for.

It would be stupid of us to put prices down when restock pricing is much higher irrelevant of what our stock cost us.

Nice to see you have dropped the price anyway, might have to get some now

stoofa · 10 Jul 2007 at 10:34

Gibbo said:
Hi there

Nope because you set in your BIOS what the memory runs at speed wise. You don't have to run your memory in sync, running it async at higher speeds improves performance. Alternatively if you overclock your CPU then you can also push your memory higher too. All increases bandwidth performance.

From an overclocking point of view then yes - go for it, the higher specification memory the better.
However from a general performance point of view, there really isn't that much point running the memory out of sync on an Intel system.
The bottleneck appears elsewhere in the system.
It's similar to taking your car and driving it as fast as you can down an empty two lane motorway with nothing in your way.
Now drive that same car down an empty four lane motorway with nothing in your way.
You won't get any better performance on one over the other as either allows you to drive as hard and as fast as you like.