Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Loads of problems

...I came across OCZ RAM products after purchasing a new PC from a UK web based company called PC-DEPOT.CO.UK. During the initial set-up of the PC, and installing of software, the PC often rejected the installation throwing up VxD errors and System crashes. Eventually the PC became a working unit. After just a few days I was forever getting system crashes and freezes. So I contacted the suppliers, who in turn sent a small program by email to test the fitted RAM. This program proved that the OCZ (elixir) RAM PC2700 256mb was in fact the fault. They agreed that if I removed it myself and sent it back they would replace it (foc). Before I could do this the PC crashed beyond recovery. SO I purchased replacement RAM from a local supplier of a totally different make. Having had to format the HARD DRIVE, and start from scratch loading WINDOWS... Read review

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Advantages: A quality brand name you can trust
Disadvantages: not the fastest memory timings

...When it comes to adding ram to a system, many people choose whatever their local PC shop has or whatever is cheapest. Ok, similar ram sticks may theoretically have the same overall speed ratings, but manufacturers like Crucial produce higher quality memory. It's not only the memory chip that matters on a stick of ram, but also the electrical design of the wafer stick it sits on, and the level of quality control. Many PC crashing problems can be related directly back to low quality ram. As there usually isn't a massive price difference between Crucial ram and no-name generic ram, why risk an unstable system? Crucial have a comprehensive online website along with a good help guide that can select exactly which sticks of ram your PC will take. Delivery is usually within a couple of days, and the sticks come in an individual box, well... Read review

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Advantages: Good Make, Good Value
Disadvantages: None, Its memory.

...At the end of the day memory is memory, whether it is a generic brand or Kingston or Crucial isn't really going to affect things that much. However when choosing your memory be aware of what kind of memory it is you are choosing. The first thing is MB - MegaByte. This could be 128, 256, 512 and so on the more Megabyte you have the quicker your system should run. As this is 256MB you have a good size for running normal everyday tools such as Outlook, Internet and Word. However if you are into CAD drawing, using your PC as server or intense games you might want to look at 512MB. The next thing is memory speed. In this case it is 333mhz (PC2700). It could be 266mhz or 400mhz. Obviouslt the higher the better. However in order to really utilise this you need to have a processor that has a front side bus of the same or faster... Read review

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Advantages: Reliable, Good value
Disadvantages: Not the fastest memory avaible

...to buy direct from Crucial, by doing this you get free postage and easy RMA's if there should be a problem – and Crucial do have a good reputation. I have always found Crucial to have excellent service and have received this RAM and other orders from them in as little at 16 hours (and that it free postage). In conclusion I would recommend Crucial to anybody looking to upgrade a system or building a new system. It may be worth paying the extra for PC 3200 RAM if you have a motherboard which will support this speed or are intending to get one as the difference in price is minimal. Guide to acronyms: RAM - Random Access Memory (the temporary storage on your computer) DDR- Double Data Rate (the ram effectively has double the data rate (except its not actually double in practice)) FSB- Front side Bus (The speed of the interface between your... Read review

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Advantages: Fastest 266mhz Athlon
Disadvantages: Not upgradable

...I used this chip to upgrade my AthlonXP 1700. The performance numbers would suggest a simple 40% speed increase, but for some applications, such as loading windows, my system obviously suffered from other bottlenecks. As for games, Knights of the Old Republic enjoyed a marked increase in frame rates, which is always nice. With some decent borrowed ram, I've managed to run this with a FSB of 190 mhz, which brings the performance up to roughly AthlonXP 2800 levels. I wouldn't want to try this without PC2700 or better memory though. Bear in mind I have a fairly chunky heatsink attached. At normal speeds, the bios reports the CPU to run at around 38C after some intensive use. So far I've had no stability problems, though in my experience it tends to come from the Ram anyway. The processor has a thermal output of around 68 watts, so make... Read review

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Advantages: overclockability,price,
Disadvantages: agp x4 and no pci-e, only two dimm slot

...i realy like this board not only is it stable its compact dont get me wrong it cant be considered the fastest board around but i can handle some of the newest games it also runs vista fine but i had a 2.8ghz p4 533/512 and 2gigs of ram.quite cheep to i paid 9pounds for mine and i think its a bargain for the newest to computing any serious gamer wouldnt go near it but i like it and another thing i had pc2700 ddr ram but the boards specs sayit cant take that much defo one of the most value for money boards out there also had it running with a x8 agp card it was for those who are interested geforce 5600 fx i loved it it also got some resonable 3dmark scores oviously not going to break any record but it wasnt made to.serious over-clockability i had my 2.8 p4 running at 3.6gh which isnt that bad all in all i thought it was a very good... Read review

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