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PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Model number: D22GX53OPT | SKU: 8221453

This pair of 1GB memory modules boosts your computer's speed and features an aluminum heat spreader for increased heat dissipation and enhanced reliability.

Average Customer Rating: 4.556 4.6 out of 5 (27 Reviews)
25 of 27 (93%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Review 1 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
1
1.0 5
 
PNY yet again proves itself as unworthy   08/19/2009
By tehdrizzle from St. Joseph, Michigan
Value for Price
1
1.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Performance
1
1.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: Nothing
What's not so great: Does not work

"I’ve used PNY products before and have never been pleased with the performance. They use cheap materials which fail easily or plain out don’t work. A prime example is their RAM, I run my own PC repair business and I have customers bringing in this type of memory because it’s on sale at Best Buy, Staples, etc, etc. I do my part and install the memory but I have only had 1 set of PNY memory work in a PC and it was actually slower after the upgrade. I have helped spread the word in my area that PNY is NOT a reliable brand and to stay away from the PNY brand in general. Stay with the brands that work such as Crucial which is a great memory."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: No
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Review 2 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
PNY Memory upgrade   08/12/2009
By Michaelnwo from Parma, Ohio
Value for Price
4
4.0 5
 
Ease of Use
4
4.0 5
 
Performance
4
4.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
4
4.0 5
 

What's great about it: The price
What's not so great: Don't know yet

"I had a little trouble installing these at first but then all was well. For the price you can't really complain too much about the performance. I had 2 gigs Ram to start with on 32 Bit Vista Home Premium. This memory upgrade bumped me up to 4 gigs although it's really only 3.5 or whatever. I haven't noticed my computer running any faster, I know about 32 bit and 64 bit windows how 64 can utilize more ram than 32 bit. But for the price, it's an easy upgrade for anyone that needs more speed."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 3 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
great boost   06/05/2009
By gt4130bmx from Green Bay, WI
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Performance
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: simple ram upgrade. great price for a 2 in one package
What's not so great: nothingi can think of

"computer ran with an incredible boost in speed immediately after installed"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 4 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
A worthwhile upgrade   02/04/2009
By HiFiGary from St Louis, MO
Value for Price
4
4.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Performance
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: easy to install.
What's not so great: Didn't get it at sale price, other then that would have gave it a 5.

"PC is noticeably faster on start up and loading programs. Upgrade went in w/o a hitch."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 5 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Can't beat the sale price!   01/02/2009
By MidWestComputerGuy from Chicago, IL
Value for Price
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Use
5
5.0 5
 
Performance
5
5.0 5
 
Ease of Installation
5
5.0 5
 

What's great about it: Picked up 2GB for $40 on sale
What's not so great: nothing to report

"Installation was a snap and bumped up an older machine to the max 2GB and more than doubled the performance."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 6 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
Great when on sale!!!!!!   08/27/2008
By spinetap

What's great about it: Paid $49.99!!!!! bought 2!!!!
What's not so great: None at sale price.

"Vista's performance was improved going from 2GB to 4GB!! Also went from 32-bit to 64-bit because of having the 4GB of ram!!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great memory for the money   08/25/2008
By rsoxman from VA

What's great about it: 50.00 need I say more?
What's not so great: NONE

"I got this last week for 50.00! Great deal for 2 GB, and original price of 200.00. Work was too cheap to upgrade my memory so I did it myself. Call me crazy but a slow PC at work isn't fun to deal with all day! WORKS GREAT."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 8 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Excellent Purchase   03/14/2008
By BigDan from Bethlehem, Pa

What's great about it: Instant speed...
What's not so great: None so far

"It took about 3 minutes to install the memory and Once I powered up my PC there was an INSTANT noticeable difference. I put it in an Inspiron 531s with Vista that I bought for the kids, I was not happy with the PC at all, so I tried MORE RAM, and suprisingly enough, it solved the problem. I am very pleased with the results!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 9 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

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Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Get it on sale!!!   03/01/2008
By REDDHEAD from SOCAL

What's great about it: Cost when on sale
What's not so great: none

"Bought this to upgrade my memory for vista.. Great deal when on sale...otherwise its just memory.. nothing more.... nothing less"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 10 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Great Purchase   02/29/2008
By AlienTermite from Hammond, LA

What's great about it: Lots of memory for cheap price.
What's not so great: None so far...

"What a great deal, almost 75% off! Don't know anything about PNY though, could be a cheap-o company but hey... I couldn't pass this up! So far works great, definitely recommend to others looking for a memory upgrade for their PCs."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 11 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

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Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
A must do   02/17/2008
By viditech from Denver, CO

What's great about it: more more more

"More is always better, and with games and even operating systems getting hungrier for memory these are a must. I bought 2 sets of these (a total of 4 gig) for my machine and love every moment its turned on. The computer boots faster, accesses programs faster, and can run more programs at the same time without bogging my machine down. A must have...."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Very good choice   02/10/2008
By FriendComputerUser from PA

What's great about it: inexpensive, great deal, lots more speed using programs
What's not so great: ...

"This is an incredible deal. You can't pass it up. I installed them in my Dell Dimension 5150 and they work great. The speed of my programs and even opening windows is so much faster. I love it!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 13 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
good product   02/10/2008
By bruin78

What's great about it: boosted speed as I had hoped
What's not so great: product is not as depicted on website-no heat spreaders

"I doubled my memory with this purchase, and now my programs are opening and closing faster, especially the security programs."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
Great Purchase   02/10/2008
By Martian626 from Cincinnati, OH

What's great about it: Better Performance
What's not so great: None at this time

"Purchased this memory about 1 month ago, and performance has increased slightly, but I also need to clean up the rest of my system as the hard drive is about 80% full, and will probably run better when I remove about 40% of the files I can remove. Need to get a 2nd Hard drive, so i can simply move them. Great price, paid $60.00 and was a great investment. Increased my current system to 3Gig, it supports 4Gig."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 15 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Excellent Product   01/01/2008
By Remix from Ohio

What's great about it: Cheap and very useful
What's not so great: None

"This purchase was one of my top purchases in the past. The cheapness and the quality made this a must have. My computer has no problems at all at the moment, and runs three times faster than it used to. I recommend this to anyone looking to boost their computer's performance speed."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 16 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
best purchase price ever   12/07/2007
By ilikebestbuy from st. peters mo

What's great about it: price
What's not so great: none so far

"i found this set at my best buy for $59.00 thanksgiving weekend, i couldnt pass it up. i thought it was an error on the pricing but it rang up for $59.00, i would have bought everyone they had for that price but i only found 1 in the pile of picked over memory. very good memory for the price, i havent overclocked it yet but i will soon. i also like the heat sink they put on it."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 17 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
Nice addition   12/06/2007
By Rodger from Minneapolis, MN

What's great about it: Simple installation and setup, good performance boost
What's not so great: Price

"Another good memory product from PNY. Works well as expected but is a little pricey. No issues now since 3 months."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 18 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

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Customer Rating
4
4.0 5
 
Good product but one DOA...   12/03/2007
By majorgeek from O'Fallon IL

What's great about it: Heat spreaders, boosts PC speed, great price
What's not so great: Had to bring one DOA back...

"Bought a pair for our church multimedia box and got a great price on sale. Machine would not boot, I was able to narrow it down to one bad stick from this pair (only reason I didn't give 5 stars)

Customer service was great about exchanging it, no hassles. Next stick worked flawlessly, and we are back up and running with no problems at all!
"


Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 19 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
3
3.0 5
 
WAY BETTER DEAL THEN WHAT DELL WOULD GIVE YOU   11/04/2007
By Bojaxx from Derry, PA

What's great about it: BETTER SPEED FOR THE GERERAL NEEDS OF YOUR COMPUTER
What's not so great: NONE

"THIS 2 GB MEMORY UPGRADE MAXED OUT MY DELL OPTIPLEX 210 L DESKTOP WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. BIG IMPROVEMENT IN THE GENERAL PERFORMANCE OF THIS COMPUTER WHEN YOU RUN ANTIVIRUS / SPYWARE SCANS, SURFING THE INTERNET, AND CHATTING WITH FRIENDS ON YAHOO, MSN OR PALTALK. WHEN UPGRADING THE BASIC MEMORY OF YOUR COMPUTER IT A GOOD IDEA TO UPGRADE THE BASIC HARD DRIVE AS WELL. THIS MEMORY UPGRADE NOT BAD FOR $80 BUT IF I HAD MORE THAN THE BASIC 80 GB HARD DRIVE I WOULD HAVE SAID THIS WAS A DEAL MADE IN HEAVEN BUT IS BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT A WAY BETTER DEAL THEN YOU'LL GET FROM DELL."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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Review 20 for PNY Optima 2-Pack 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM Memory

Customer Rating
5
5.0 5
 
best ram i've had yet   10/20/2007
By masterschief from Logan, Utah

What's great about it: Super fast
What's not so great: none my mobo said it shouldn't work but it does.

"it's the most fast ram i've owned yet. with the price i got it for made it the choice for me."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes
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