Crucial says no more 2 gig balistix will be sold.

[xgman]

They are gone from Crucials web site and they just told me that only RMA replacement supplies will be available of the 2 gig sets or 1 gig sticks..

[Repoman]

Jesus Christ that's bad news.. I was under the impression that they fixed them, or at least well on their way, this makes me believe that they haven't fixed them and my new sticks are going to die soon.

I think I'll call newegg and get my HZ changed to replacement instead of refund..

[palehorse]

They are gone from Crucials web site and they just told me that only RMA replacement supplies will be available of the 2 gig sets or 1 gig sticks..

any links to anything official for this?

[pcdoc1]

any links to anything official for this?

Who cares? They told xgman that directly.....

[Capt_Caveman]

Wow. I just RMA'd my Mushkin Redlines to Newegg to only get a refund b/c they're supposed to be discontinued. Now, I'm certain the Ballistix I'm currently using will die.

[ozzimark]

that's most interesting. i'll be willing to bet that our constant RMA'ing has finally driven them insane.

the part i don't get.. why not switch to a new ic. 5b D isn't the only chip micron makes that they can put in the 1gb sticks

[irev210]

What to do, what to do... I can return and get a refund, or return and get another set. Mine were bad out of the box.


It is such a bummer, when the memory works, it rocks.


Edit: Decided to go for a refund. I need a stable computer most importantly.

[RafaDel]

WTF! They should provide some viable alternatives to us. I'm ready for another RMA, should I wait and get a refund from Newegg?

[Lood007]

My ballistix are crapping out. I was actually expecting them to fix whatever problem it is they are having, and I guess they did... stop making them!

I wonder if this is for the time being, until a better IC comes along from Micron, or if they are out of the game for good.

More importantly, will they give me a refund, or will I get punk'd?

[REBEL900]

Ohh man, i just got these from RMA last month and so far they rock..But for how long? And then what, RMA after RMA? This bad news

[goreblast]

To be honest it doenst surprise me. They are a mass market generic memory maker who decided to dip their toe into the enthuasiast market. Hasnt worked out for them so saying goodbye.

[ozzimark]

To be honest it doenst surprise me. They are a mass market generic memory maker who decided to dip their toe into the enthuasiast market. Hasnt worked out for them so saying goodbye.

heh, i'd venture that having the fastest 1gb ddr sticks in the market is a far cry from not working out

lood, i'm hoping this is just an intermission. there's no reason for it not to be

[ReD.SkY]

its too bad, because all ive heard is good things (in terms of overclocking) about the ones that DO WORK.

[Eldonko]

When something seems too good to be true, it probably is lol.

[situman]

Dont they use these chips in some of their value series? Also, Some of Mushies 2gig value sticks use these chips i think in PC3200 flavor. I hope they come out with something else that rocks and nowhere near as fragile. Anyways, I guess this is what they call the curse of the Rambus.

[Coroner Kyle]

So just to confirm both L503 (Tracers) and Z503

I just got mine last week. I guess I should of gone with OCZ's EB, but they are never in stock.

[Drago]

Crucial is too large and capable to just get out of the 2g sdram. Im thinking that they will release some updated version under a different name or something. On the other hand, since it seems Sdram is on its way out with AMD going for ddram with their new cpu's that they really will just discontinue it. Ouch, I havent even fired mine up yet

[TheMeatFrog]

Not what I wanted to hear I've got a set headed my way as we speak.

[ozzimark]

Not what I wanted to hear I've got a set headed my way as we speak.

i fail to see the difference it makes, as they're keeping some for RMA's (hopefully enough.. hahaha)

[Coroner Kyle]

i fail to see the difference it makes, as they're keeping some for RMA's (hopefully enough.. hahaha)

Exactly what I was thinking and hopefully it's not a batch of really crappy ones because if they are I should just flush these down the toilet.

[Ferry82]

Got mine today good for 300mhz :smile:

[Coroner Kyle]

Got mine today good for 300mhz :smile:

Post your settings. I would like to see. I was having trouble around 275.

[largon]

- - since it seems Sdram is on its way out with AMD going for ddram with their new cpu's that they really will just discontinue it. Ouch, I havent even fired mine up yet

SDR-SDRAM ((Single Data Rate) Synchoronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) was dumped ages ago.
AMD will "soon" move from DDR1-SDRAM to DDR2-SDRAM (Double Data Rate-Synchoronous Dynamic Random Access Memory).

[Lood007]

Its always like that at first.

They are stable for a month or two then crap out.

Mine are no longer 3d stable at anything above 240!
I would RMA, but whats the point right now unless they are going to refund me the full purchase price that I paid ($390 when they came out)?

I should ask the crucial guy on dfi-street.

[Repoman]

i fail to see the difference it makes, as they're keeping some for RMA's (hopefully enough.. hahaha)

Who wants to have RAM that they believe will crap out in a month? Then have to wait for RMA, and repeat..

That's exactly why I just called newegg and got my HZ changed to a replacement.. right at the last minute too, they arrived a few hours after my call Now to sell these ballistix..