8GB 800MHZ DDR2 Ecc Fb Dimm

by Kingston

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0013NQKFM
• Item model number: KVR800D2D4F5K2/8G
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

8GB (2 x 4GB) - 800MHz DDR2-800/PC2-6400 - ECC - DDR2 SDRAM - 240-pin DIMM

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent performance, stellar warranty, August 18, 2009

By 

C. H. Gonzalez "Caffeine Fiend" (San Antonio, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 8GB 800MHZ DDR2 Ecc Fb Dimm (Personal Computers)

I'll begin by saying that I have 24GB of Kingston Value Ram memory installed on my workstation as it routinely uses 35-50% or more of that for compute intensive tasks and serious multi-tasking. I initially purchased the Value Ram because it was the cheapest quality ram available. My workstation is also used for gaming and I have not noticed any memory bottlenecks due to the ECC FB-DIMMs. While memory is only part of the equation, performance in games is stable almost to a fault in COD4, Medieval Total War, COD5, and Eve Online. Frame rates and load times are very consistent - my only complaint would be that the FSB is tied to the multiplier and does not like frequency modifications as I overclock, but then again server components aren't really meant for overclocking, are they?

As I've used and been very satisfied with Kingston products in the past, I knew these Dimms were backed by a solid warranty. This was an issue because I've had a couple of defective Kingston FB-DIMM 800 memory modules. Both of them had sloppily applied thermal interface material that was under or on the gold pins. These modules were also from different lots. I had not overclocked this lot when the DIMMS failed, as I was breaking the system in. I am uncertain what caused the failure, but it was almost certainly a quality control issue. Normally I would knock them down a few stars, but as Kingston backs these products with a lifetime warranty, other than being slightly inconvenienced, I will not complain.

The Dimms were simply a steal when I ordered them direct from the Kingston website, and were honestly, cheaper than they were on Amazon during November, 2008. I plan to order another set of 8 GB for a project build later this year and highly recommend them to any with a 5400 chipset, just have a couple of back-ups on hand!