Customer Reviews

Kingston ValueRAM 1 GB 400MHz PC3200 DDR DIMM Desktop Memory (KVR400X64C3A/1G)

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I have a Dell Dimension 2400 and it had (dare I admit it?) only 256 MB of RAM. When I bought it a couple of years ago, the speed seemed great; but it began to seem sluggish compared to my "work" computers. When I realized how little RAM I had, I went looking for a RAM upgrade. By using a large commercial search engine whose name begins with "G," I found out what types would fit my computer with 2 clicks (including the one on "G" telling it to "go.")

I had never done anything "under the hood" of a computer before (even though I am an engineer -- mechanical type!). Putting in the memory board was a snap. When I plugged the computer back in and started it up, no action was required -- it just recognized and began using the additional RAM. The difference in speed was immediate and dramatic. Programs run much faster, it's very noticeable.

No problem with shipping. Shipped from Amazon, came quickly, no damage.

I couldn't be happier with this product.

[Update on 2-Sep-2009:] I just bought a second one of these memory boards to fill the second memory slot on my computer (the previous board was 256MB.) It also works perfectly. The difference in speed is not as dramatic as the first one (258MB to 1.25GB) but it's noticeably faster. Great product.

I was concerned that my computer would work after adding 1Gb of memory due to it having 512MB of memory on board. It came configured with two Kingston 256MB sticks of ValueRam memory. I removed the stick of 256MB out of slot one and placed it into slot three and put the 1GB stick into slot one. My computer booted-up perfectly and it is running much better. It wasn't the cheapest memory I found but, I want to avoid any conflicts due to mixing brands(caused by differences in timing). When your case is open it would be an excellent time to clean the dust out of it. I clean my case every six months, it's surprising how much dust accumulates inside a computer.

I have an eMachines T3104 and decided to upgrade to Windows Vista Premium. I had already changed the CPU to a full AMD Athlon, got a AGP eGeforce 6200 LE graphic card, 1 GB Ram (Kingston), a 480 watt power supply but after the upgrade my memory usage was 1.1 GB. This caused some lag on some tasks. I decided to max out the Ram and got the 2GB. I'm glad I did. This budget machine now has fast boot up and runs Windows Vista with Aeros with no issues. It maybe overkill to upgrade instead of waiting and buying a preinstalled new system but I don't want a new system until the Quad cores are established and Windows Vista 64-bit is more mature. Had the memory in place for over a month and it's still going.UPDATE: 7/03/2007--Still going strong without any problems!!! Still recommend this product.

This item was originally working correctly, but then became defective after a couple weeks of use. It must be returned.

That's what I needed to full run Vista on my 2yr old HP desktop. My PC was on 3Ghz and 512 mb RAM (NOW 1.5 GB!!!!).

The installation was very easy: Only open the case and place on empty slot.

i recently upgraded from 1GB Geil PC3500 ram to this 2GB of Kingston PC3200 RAM and its a world of difference.

no more timing issues, computer never reboots under high load anymore, plus this ram should work fin eif i ever upgraded to another DDR motherboard

RAM chip quality is one of the key components that contributes to stable system performance. Kingston has always offered the highest-quality RAM components -- I won't use anything else.

I used to work in a lab where RAM upgrades were routine. One of the managers thought he would save his project team some money by using much cheaper memory chips (by Crucial). All of a sudden most of the machines started getting the blue screen of death. I performed some testing, performing the exact same operations on the same machine using A) Crucial memory and B) Kingston memory. In all tests when using Crucial memory, the system got the blue screen. In all tests when using Kingston memory, the system was stable.

I trust Kingston and won't use anything else.

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As a retired hardware designer, I have to take issue with the review which takes a gratuitous swipe at Crucial, lest some avoid buying from an excellent vendor. In general, Crucial (Micron) is well regarded as a quality provider of memory devices. Crucial is not who I think of when I look for a "least cost source". In fact, I was just pricing this same memory at Crucial for my home Apple G5 Xserve - and while I haven't yet made a close check of the specs, the Crucial price was almost double the price of the Kingston. In the case of the "lab" the reviewer worked for trying to cut costs, it seems more likely that the cost differential (i.e. the Crucial price being lower) was a result of an error in selecting the correct memory for the system in use, than that it was a result of Crucial being a price leader. The fact that ALL of the Crucial parts generated a "blue screen" outcome borders on demonstrative proof of an error in specifying the part. It is unfortunate that we do not have all of the facts in hand so that we could validate this reported issue, but until something persuades me otherwise I will continue to look at Crucial as a provider of choice. I believe that you will find many others with significant expertise in this area share this view. Unfortunately, many consumers mis-understand some of the specs, or make other errors that cause them problems, and then blame the vendor. Even many who consider themselves "technical" know less about the topic than they might imagine, and to be fair to them, it can be a fairly complex body of information. To the commenter who asked about Corsair, they are not a memory manufacturer like Crucial/Micron, they are a wholesaler/branding company. IIRC, they purchase primarily from Micron (i.e. Crucial) and Samsung. Since their target demographic seems to be the "performance" crowd, I would expect their products would be fine, and I believe I may even have some of their memory in a couple of my personal systems. I hope this information is helpful to you. As a final observation regarding Crucial, I have a number of servers running with 16 gb each of Crucial ram running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and I have no complaints with the product. I have also used Kingston from time to time when that was what was readily available and have had no complaints with them, but I still have a preference for Crucial in mission critical applications. YMMV.

This purchase was long overdue. My computer was running slow but it wasn't so bad that it bothered me much. Then I installed Office 2007... That was a big whack on memory usage, and it brought my computer to it's knees. Add to that the 3 IP security cameras, big honking digital images, iPod, and everything else we expect from our computers, and I was sitting staring at a cursor for minutes at a time.

I bought 4 1-GB cards. They came in two days. I cracked open my computer, snapped out the measley 512MB (two cards) and snapped in these four bad-boys.

No kidding, I closed the box, reconnected the power cord and booted it. The only thing that was different was the quick message that I had 4GB of memory, and the machine was up and running many times faster than before.

Where my hard drive used to sound like a washing machine (and take about as long as a large load) now it's mostly silent and my computer screams by comparision to before. I should have done this years ago!

Great Price - Easy Upgrade - Painless!

This was a great buy, and you can't really go wrong with a name like Kingston! I am very pleased with this purchase.