[mythtv-users] RAM differences, was: will this system cut it ?

[David Brodbeck]

Steven Adeff wrote:
> I actually encountered a stick of RAM go bad on a machine, it was a
> few years old and the machine was built 5-6yrs before that. I have no
> idea why *one* of the sticks went bad after all that time, all I can
> think is heat? That was it, I've never seen another stick go bad after
> a decent amount of time in operation working fine, amongst my or any
> friends computers.

I've had it happen two or three times.  At least one of those was with 
"name-brand" RAM (Kingston), so I don't think quality was a factor.

I've gotten generic RAM that was bad out of the box on one or two 
occasions.  I test *all* RAM after installing it as a matter of course. 
  Because of this, and because it can be so hard to be sure that I'm 
ordering the right kind of RAM for a particular system, I try to only 
buy RAM from vendors with good RMA policies.