Question How long does rams is supposed to last these days?

[Lifeisgood456]

hello i just found my friend have the same type of my ram and i wanted to buy it from him but he told me that he have this ram for 5 years now so is it worth to take it or no ?

 

[Barty1884]

Unless your friends memory has been overvolted, or otherwise run outside of spec.... it should last 'forever'*.

*Where forever = beyond it's functional, useable lifespan.

 

[Lifeisgood456]

Unless your friends memory has been overvolted, or otherwise run outside of spec.... it should last 'forever'*.

*Where forever = beyond it's functional, useable lifespan.

Thank you

 

[lmacmil]

hello i just found my friend have the same type of my ram and i wanted to buy it from him but he told me that he have this ram for 5 years now so is it worth to take it or no ?

I recently had a 3 year old Kingston HyperX DIMM fail. I was able to get it replaced under their lifetime warranty since I had my original receipt. This is the first time I ever had a RAM failure but it does happen. Unless it's substantially cheaper than new RAM, I wouldn't do it.

 

[Barty1884]

I recently had a 3 year old Kingston HyperX DIMM fail. I was able to get it replaced under their lifetime warranty since I had my original receipt. This is the first time I ever had a RAM failure but it does happen. Unless it's substantially cheaper than new RAM, I wouldn't do it.

I have never seen RAM "fail", in all honesty. Typically, it's DOA or it's fine for years/decades. Much like anything though, there is a slight risk - much like CPUs etc.

 

[geofelt]

Ram sold these days will have a lifetime warranty.
Any name brand should be ok.

 

[lmacmil]

I have never seen RAM "fail", in all honesty. Typically, it's DOA or it's fine for years/decades. Much like anything though, there is a slight risk - much like CPUs etc.

My DIMM was no longer recognized by my motherboard. When I swapped slots with the other DIMM, it wasn't recognized in the different slot either. That's what I meant when I said "fail." First time for everything!

 

[gskill support]

It is completely random so there's no telling, each can speak from their experience.

As long as the memory is error free, it is considered good.