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Review on πŸ’Ύ 16GB Kit (2x8GB) Timetec DDR3L/DDR3 1600MHz Memory RAM Upgrade - Non-ECC Unbuffered, Low Voltage, Dual Rank, 240 Pin UDIMM for Desktop PC Computer by Sheppard Priest

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Failed after 1 year

is exactly 1 year and 7 days from the date of purchase, the chipset has failed. PC does not boot, reports memory error. I pulled out 2 chips, left 2 more from another manufacturer, the machine boots normally. I took out 2 chips from another manufacturer, put 2 chips back in Timetec, one mistake. I've been building/modifying computers for over 30 years and have dabbled with a lot of memory chips. I usually pay a little more and buy King@@@n or Cru@@al memory but a year ago it was an urgent order and Timetec delivery was available within 2 days. I'm not saying Hynix is bad, I've used it a lot and you can find Hynix chips in a lot of computers. That was just my experience in this particular case.

Pros
  • Excellent, I have
Cons
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