Okay, not to defend the article, I too agree that it didn't really say anything new, but... The point of most article like this is to be some sort of a buying guide for someone build a quiet system. While the memory doesn't make any noise one still needs to buy some, and I for one always recommend crucial, I have had problems with every companies RAM at some point (micron, corsair, etc.) except for crucial. In any event that's just my opinion, your results my vary
Actually the use of crucial ram can be very important. With an Asus A7V for example using other memory only works about 20% of the time. Crucial uses the same chips as micron, but the have a much better PCB. Also crucial has a very good refund policy. If you look at many forums (e.g. amdmb.com) there are many stories of instability/no boot problems being resolved by using crucial RAM.
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Okay, not to defend the article, I too agree that it didn't really say anything new, but... The point of most article like this is to be some sort of a buying guide for someone build a quiet system. While the memory doesn't make any noise one still needs to buy some, and I for one always recommend crucial, I have had problems with every companies RAM at some point (micron, corsair, etc.) except for crucial. In any event that's just my opinion, your results my vary
Actually the use of crucial ram can be very important. With an Asus A7V for example using other memory only works about 20% of the time. Crucial uses the same chips as micron, but the have a much better PCB. Also crucial has a very good refund policy. If you look at many forums (e.g. amdmb.com) there are many stories of instability/no boot problems being resolved by using crucial RAM.