This video is total nonsense, counterfeiters have the ability to print anything on the chips just the same as the OEMs. They'll even counterfeit the packaging if it means they can make a profit. The only way to be sure is to buy from accredited suppliers.
Indigo Elan no dude you are wrong... Every copy in this world will have something into it to get detected. The main reason behind it is the patented design name and the logo... Hence duplicate ram makers can easily get caught and they might have to close down their company for this... So they will never make a absolute copy...
This is inaccurate, wrong, misinformation. The company who produces the memory board is not necessarily the same manufacturer of the RAM. In 2013 at least Kingston often used Hynix RAM modules because they did not, and still don't, have their own semiconductor fabrication. Kingston still buys the memory modules that meets their specifications for the boards they design and produce. Finding memory modules from Micron and Hynix on RAM sticks of other brands is still extremely common. Also note that Crucial is simply consumer brand of Micron. The same occurs for NMVE drives today -- phison produces more and more the nvme controller and Sandisk still often produces the flash modules. To spot fakes, more investigation would be necessary, such as checking the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) for the manfacturer and other details. "Lazy Reviews Support" wrote below that "In command prompt (admin) type wmic memorychip list full, and see if the manufacturer name and other details are correctly listed." However, I just read from other comments and confirmed that the SPD information can be reflashed, and I have additional no information on how to spot discrepancies in the SPD. Running full memory diagnostic tests is another way to verify that memory runs to specification as stated.
Where I live, it doesn't matter the brand, if it's old or new, fake or original, most of them, even at the stores, they're sold in those boxes 2:06 - Once I was trying to find a Ramaxel RAM, because, a relative's laptop used that, after years one of those 2 RAMs just started to fail till it cannot properly work, to avoid compatibility issues and not spending a lot on her now temporary laptop, we just decided to look for the same brand and model, I found some people trying to sell those locally on internet, those who were honest, they said it was used, 2 others tried to make it pass as brand new and in all cases, they used those boxes on their personal photos for the product, except for 1, that only put a not so well ripped paper under it and he said it was new, so lazy. I know they all have to be used, because Ramaxel was never locally available, the people who has these here, it's because, they received those laptops in a special batch that was brought for them years ago, some laptops had Samsung others Ramaxel, the stores only import Samsung, SK Hynix and Kingston usually, and sometimes Crucial is brought by people selling those individually by themselves on internet. Just by looking at that dead RAM, you could think it's brand new, on the surface it doesn't look old at all, once put on a computer, it doesn't work at all.
Thanks buddy. You saved me. I got fake RAM from Amazon from a seller. after watching your video, I have initiated return process. Thanks for saving my money.
It is not that easy to spot fake RAM. The boxes shown in the video are also used in remarketing, when used RAM is sold. There is nothing wrong in buying or selling preowned RAM, but some sellers on popular marketplaces do not label them as such. Fakers today even fake the ID chip (SPD) on modules, so reading the manufacturer by wmic/CPU-Z will not tell. One good way if you bought a kit, check the SN of the modules. If they are identical, it's fake - an a grade manufacturer won't give two modules the same SN (Hynix, Samsung, Elpida, Micron, Crucial, Kingston, Nanya, Ramaxel, PNY, Transcend). Also check the timings if they match the specs of original product. However I would not say that faked RAM is by default worse than original RAM. One should verify anyway for the RAM to run on the best available clock/timings and to not produce errors. If the product meets those requirements, you can stop worrying.
which channel host doesn't seem to understand how manufacturing is done and how companies outsource their manufacturing process if you open up an apple Macintosh you will find some chips by Samsung and some other chips by some other manufacturers, this video is complete nonsense
The quickest way is to do the following: 1.Open Start. 2. Type Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option. 3.Type the following command to check the memory manufacturer name and press Enter the following: wmic memorychip get devicelocator, manufacturer. And it will show you what you are looking for. A fake Ram would never show a fake name on that window.
Here's another way, in cpu-z check the part number on google and hopefully your typed number appeared on the search, it would lead to a benchmark site. Scenario: I bought a hyperx 12800 8gb, everything shows fine, but in practice the damn thing is slower in certain games than my non-hyperx 4gb. I typed the part number in google and the result was on a benchmark of a 10600 8gb ram.
Hhaha I like it how 2 people disliked this video.. probably fake ram sellers.. Even on amazon and snapdead 99% of the rams being sold r fake good job mate!
Buying counterfeit products is game of fortune. Be aware you could buy just a no name product that might be even cheaper. Also, what for would you buy something you know being fake - you could just trick others to think it is genuine. Buying fake makes no sense, has various negative effects, from dumping prices (killing the production of original) to support of organized crime. Please don't support forgery. Just go noname. If you discover having a counterfeit product and it works as expectet, this might be OK to you. But there are fakes that will not perform like the original product. Those are bad for the brands and for the whole market. Brands depend on the trust we give them, the trust they earned. If this trust is damaged by faked products, both the brand and the consumers lose.
I read your other comment and not necessarily your RAM is fake, from what I see, Transcend RAM sticks use SK Hynix chips, which is a memory chipmaker company, so, it could just be that Transcend buy, are still buying or bought SK Hynix technology to make their own RAM products.
Just gotta say, SK Hynix just opened through the years manufacturing sites in other countries, that one from China it's also owned by SK Hynix, so, like with other products, a non-Chinese company produce and/or manufactures their items in China, like Samsung and several other companies.
I am here because I think I have fake RAM modules. I have purchased many years ago 4 sticks of 2 Gb CORSAIR DDR3 at 1600 MHz. Until now I did not checked the REAL specifications, but now I have checked them in Windows using CPU-Z and HWINFO64 (my system is on 64 bit, if the case then use HWINFO32) and I can see that my RAM modules are in reality at 1066 MHz (533 x 2 = 1066) and NOT at 1600 MHz. I have checked also in Ubuntu using terminal, same results 1066 MHz. And my modules have aluminium heatsinks on them so I cannot see what is written on the black modules ... if is is written or not CORSAIR. When I have purchased them they were very expensive. And now many of the RAM memory have heatsinks on them, so you cannot tell if is fake or real ...
Yes, but I prefer not to do that. I have seen that CPU-Z are listing the modules as CORSAIR. So the real frequency is not 1600 MHz but 1066 MHz. That's all.
Just because your RAM module is capable of running at 1600 MHz does not mean your systems FSB (Front Side Bus) supports that speed, it's perfectly feasible to fit a higher speed 1600 MHz ram module into a system with a 1066 MHz FSB as many (but not all) RAM modules are backwardly compatible and able to run at a lower FSB speed.
Elpida and SK Hynix are A Grade brands. They come in devices by HP, Lenovo, Apple... however, Elpida was sold to Micron. But Google could have told you that, too.
@@kajuexdee That doesn't matter. I would suggest you to download CPUZ. It's a small open source application. After installing go to SPD tab. And see module manufacturer name. I have a Kingston ram too and it shows kingston name there.
I try to only buy from companies that produce their own chips such as Samsung, Hynix, Micron/Crucial. No matter what it says on the label, if it is a quality product, the chips were likely made from raw materials by one of those three companies.
it's been decades since fake parts have become an issue and RAM is no exception. I tend t agree with user indigo Elan below. Apart from stickers and seals it might be helpful to check what's stored in the SPD.
Bro....there are Samsung rams that the Samsung logo is not there in the black chip but there is a sticker in that ram ....,(made in Phillipines...) how can I know that it is fake or original
How about a much better way...use RAMMon to get all the SPD info. If no serial number...CRAP. If no-name RAM possibly genuine but nothing I would trust.
This is what i think...
Original 4GB RAM is better then Fake 8GB RAM....
Hahaha Funny
Very Funny indeed
Absolutely
Not unless the memory speed, capacity, and other specification differ from what is on the chip.
😂😂how?
If the system detects as 8gb?
This video is total nonsense, counterfeiters have the ability to print anything on the chips just the same as the OEMs. They'll even counterfeit the packaging if it means they can make a profit. The only way to be sure is to buy from accredited suppliers.
Indigo Elan no dude you are wrong... Every copy in this world will have something into it to get detected. The main reason behind it is the patented design name and the logo... Hence duplicate ram makers can easily get caught and they might have to close down their company for this... So they will never make a absolute copy...
Yes NOW Fake CPU are sold in some places,
In command prompt (admin) type wmic memorychip list full, and see if the manufacturer name and other details are correctly listed.
@@aseladaskon85 good that I was of some help to you 😇
This is what you have to type in:
wmic memorychip get devicelocator, manufacturer.
This comment is more helpful than any video.
It have been good comparison if you take same company ram ,with same specs and then tell the difference between original and fake.
This is inaccurate, wrong, misinformation. The company who produces the memory board is not necessarily the same manufacturer of the RAM. In 2013 at least Kingston often used Hynix RAM modules because they did not, and still don't, have their own semiconductor fabrication. Kingston still buys the memory modules that meets their specifications for the boards they design and produce. Finding memory modules from Micron and Hynix on RAM sticks of other brands is still extremely common. Also note that Crucial is simply consumer brand of Micron. The same occurs for NMVE drives today -- phison produces more and more the nvme controller and Sandisk still often produces the flash modules.
To spot fakes, more investigation would be necessary, such as checking the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) for the manfacturer and other details. "Lazy Reviews Support" wrote below that "In command prompt (admin) type wmic memorychip list full, and see if the manufacturer name and other details are correctly listed." However, I just read from other comments and confirmed that the SPD information can be reflashed, and I have additional no information on how to spot discrepancies in the SPD. Running full memory diagnostic tests is another way to verify that memory runs to specification as stated.
Where I live, it doesn't matter the brand, if it's old or new, fake or original, most of them, even at the stores, they're sold in those boxes 2:06 - Once I was trying to find a Ramaxel RAM, because, a relative's laptop used that, after years one of those 2 RAMs just started to fail till it cannot properly work, to avoid compatibility issues and not spending a lot on her now temporary laptop, we just decided to look for the same brand and model, I found some people trying to sell those locally on internet, those who were honest, they said it was used, 2 others tried to make it pass as brand new and in all cases, they used those boxes on their personal photos for the product, except for 1, that only put a not so well ripped paper under it and he said it was new, so lazy.
I know they all have to be used, because Ramaxel was never locally available, the people who has these here, it's because, they received those laptops in a special batch that was brought for them years ago, some laptops had Samsung others Ramaxel, the stores only import Samsung, SK Hynix and Kingston usually, and sometimes Crucial is brought by people selling those individually by themselves on internet. Just by looking at that dead RAM, you could think it's brand new, on the surface it doesn't look old at all, once put on a computer, it doesn't work at all.
Thanks buddy. You saved me. I got fake RAM from Amazon from a seller. after watching your video, I have initiated return process. Thanks for saving my money.
was the seller M/S COMPU WORLD? I got fake RAM too but could not return within timeline
It is not that easy to spot fake RAM. The boxes shown in the video are also used in remarketing, when used RAM is sold. There is nothing wrong in buying or selling preowned RAM, but some sellers on popular marketplaces do not label them as such. Fakers today even fake the ID chip (SPD) on modules, so reading the manufacturer by wmic/CPU-Z will not tell. One good way if you bought a kit, check the SN of the modules. If they are identical, it's fake - an a grade manufacturer won't give two modules the same SN (Hynix, Samsung, Elpida, Micron, Crucial, Kingston, Nanya, Ramaxel, PNY, Transcend). Also check the timings if they match the specs of original product. However I would not say that faked RAM is by default worse than original RAM. One should verify anyway for the RAM to run on the best available clock/timings and to not produce errors. If the product meets those requirements, you can stop worrying.
only visual verification? really?
Important notice. Kingston uses non proprietary ram chips. Maybe that Kingston ram is not fake.
The key is that there was a blank space where there is usually a name, so looks like maybe erased but need to look closer.
which channel host doesn't seem to understand how manufacturing is done and how companies outsource their manufacturing process if you open up an apple Macintosh you will find some chips by Samsung and some other chips by some other manufacturers, this video is complete nonsense
The quickest way is to do the following:
1.Open Start.
2. Type Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
3.Type the following command to check the memory manufacturer name and press Enter the following:
wmic memorychip get devicelocator, manufacturer.
And it will show you what you are looking for. A fake Ram would never show a fake name on that window.
Hey bro mine is showing micron technology it means it is original
@@onlyonly7612 yeah
there are less than half a dozen ram chip manufacturers yet dozens of ram stick brands.... misinformation is cancer!!!
Several years ago I bought an FTDI interface with all the original markings on the chip but it was a fake device. Your checks make almost no sense.
I bought 1 4gb Kingston RAM and got a fake one, but at that time I did not know about these things and its too late now to return
ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE AT ALL. Kingston often use Samsung chips which do not say any brand name on them. Please stop spreading false information.
Here's another way, in cpu-z check the part number on google and hopefully your typed number appeared on the search, it would lead to a benchmark site.
Scenario: I bought a hyperx 12800 8gb, everything shows fine, but in practice the damn thing is slower in certain games than my non-hyperx 4gb. I typed the part number in google and the result was on a benchmark of a 10600 8gb ram.
Good video but you should have placed higher quality images to see those details you mentioned. I could not appreciate them.
Even in my RAM that was pre-installed in my laptop no manufacturer name was written on the chips.
@Gyan Prabhakar So do you know how to actually identify a fake one?
@@RRD97 Use/Download CPUZ and click on SPD tab. Don't forget to notify me what you found.
Just check the warranty in the website using the serial number.. this will help you out.. this video is non sense..
All memory in this world made by samsung, even apple using memory from samsung.
I hope those chips were already non-working..
thanks man really needed this
I bought Hynix 4 GB ram but stikar place on ram is Hynix and write on the chip is Samsung it is original please reply
Yes its Original...
Hhaha I like it how 2 people disliked this video.. probably fake ram sellers.. Even on amazon and snapdead 99% of the rams being sold r fake good job mate!
If it's cheaper and working fine, why shouldn't I buy it?
Ikr
Buying counterfeit products is game of fortune. Be aware you could buy just a no name product that might be even cheaper. Also, what for would you buy something you know being fake - you could just trick others to think it is genuine. Buying fake makes no sense, has various negative effects, from dumping prices (killing the production of original) to support of organized crime. Please don't support forgery. Just go noname. If you discover having a counterfeit product and it works as expectet, this might be OK to you. But there are fakes that will not perform like the original product. Those are bad for the brands and for the whole market. Brands depend on the trust we give them, the trust they earned. If this trust is damaged by faked products, both the brand and the consumers lose.
best informative video
ram pr serial number se online kese check kre ki wo original h ya fir fake..
thank you for helping me to find out the ram I bought is fake
I read your other comment and not necessarily your RAM is fake, from what I see, Transcend RAM sticks use SK Hynix chips, which is a memory chipmaker company, so, it could just be that Transcend buy, are still buying or bought SK Hynix technology to make their own RAM products.
@@dounin8876 mine r not even the same, one is from Korea and the other from China but yet, both dont even function...
how to guess for samsung ram?
i'v seen ram with stickers and seal products but it's still fake. better way to make sure is to plug it in and ckeck it on CPU-z
And how to check that in cpu-z?
pretty vague regarding the kingston.. talk about the label, etc...
Wis there any difference bw hynix Korea and hynix China
Just gotta say, SK Hynix just opened through the years manufacturing sites in other countries, that one from China it's also owned by SK Hynix, so, like with other products, a non-Chinese company produce and/or manufactures their items in China, like Samsung and several other companies.
I am here because I think I have fake RAM modules. I have purchased many years ago 4 sticks of 2 Gb CORSAIR DDR3 at 1600 MHz. Until now I did not checked the REAL specifications, but now I have checked them in Windows using CPU-Z and HWINFO64 (my system is on 64 bit, if the case then use HWINFO32) and I can see that my RAM modules are in reality at 1066 MHz (533 x 2 = 1066) and NOT at 1600 MHz. I have checked also in Ubuntu using terminal, same results 1066 MHz. And my modules have aluminium heatsinks on them so I cannot see what is written on the black modules ... if is is written or not CORSAIR. When I have purchased them they were very expensive. And now many of the RAM memory have heatsinks on them, so you cannot tell if is fake or real ...
you can remove the heatsinks
Yes, but I prefer not to do that. I have seen that CPU-Z are listing the modules as CORSAIR. So the real frequency is not 1600 MHz but 1066 MHz. That's all.
Just because your RAM module is capable of running at 1600 MHz does not mean your systems FSB (Front Side Bus) supports that speed, it's perfectly feasible to fit a higher speed 1600 MHz ram module into a system with a 1066 MHz FSB as many (but not all) RAM modules are backwardly compatible and able to run at a lower FSB speed.
I bought a transcend ram but the chips have SK Hynix on it......is it fake?
Thankyou so much i am waiting for my ram delivery tomorrow ddr3 2gb
I bought a fake ram, it is working great 😂
Crucial is best or not
How about Elpida? Is it a good Ram?? Can you make anything on buying branded Rams or can we go with unknown brands like Elpida and Hynix
Hynix unknown? If you don't know that doesn't mean it's unknown 🤦♂️
elpida and hynix are good ...i have seen in old apple macbook pro
Elpida and SK Hynix are A Grade brands. They come in devices by HP, Lenovo, Apple... however, Elpida was sold to Micron. But Google could have told you that, too.
the kingston one seem like samsung chipset, can you zoom bigger??
Thanks for info
I cringed, watching him manhandle the gold contacts...😖😖😖
Desinformation, it's a lot of brands using others ICs.
my kingston has hynix written on the back ic, is that okay?
You have been given chea ram instead if Kingston.
@@AK-tf3fc thanks but i checked Kingston gets their DRAMS made by other companies.
@@kajuexdee That doesn't matter. I would suggest you to download CPUZ. It's a small open source application. After installing go to SPD tab. And see module manufacturer name. I have a Kingston ram too and it shows kingston name there.
@@AK-tf3fc yeah module is kingston, dram is hynix
@@kajuexdee It's OK then. Be careful while buying Ram in future. Lots of cheap rams are disguised as good ones.
Thank you man i bought the ram online its fake luckily it havent deliever to me i managed to cancel it
What brand ram is good? Samsung ,hynix, Kingston or?????
All are good as long as its genuine
I try to only buy from companies that produce their own chips such as Samsung, Hynix, Micron/Crucial. No matter what it says on the label, if it is a quality product, the chips were likely made from raw materials by one of those three companies.
Bro all are best u can buy any ram...but Samsung is in 1st place and Hynix is in second place ...u can also search Hynix Wikipedia
Samsung, Kingston, Crucial
Hynix is all right too, but very often you can see 3rd-party modules with Hynix chips on it (which I would not buy)
it's been decades since fake parts have become an issue and RAM is no exception.
I tend t agree with user indigo Elan below. Apart from stickers and seals it might be helpful to check what's stored in the SPD.
Even cpu-z can't tell the truth.
Cmd comes to rescue.
Bro....there are Samsung rams that the Samsung logo is not there in the black chip but there is a sticker in that ram ....,(made in Phillipines...) how can I know that it is fake or original
Many a time u may get RAM with Samsung sticker and written Elpida consider that ORIGINAL as Samsung do let 3rd party make a RAM under there name,.
Kk thanks bhai
I brought hp got hynix manufactured in 2010 should I return?
hynix is good. i use it in my desktop.
complete nonsense. take a look at crucial rams they don't print name on chips. and it doesnt make big deal for chinese to print name.
How about a much better way...use RAMMon to get all the SPD info. If no serial number...CRAP. If no-name RAM possibly genuine but nothing I would trust.
Is ramaxel a bad brand of ram?
No, Ramaxel is an OEM brand usually found in Lenovo computers. Ramaxel modules can be considered high quality if genuine.
thanx man
You're welcome!
Thanks
Good job man !!!thanx !!
Why should I trust you?
Thank you very much
Hi. Are there fake Crucial RAMs? Thank you. God bless, Proverbs 31
There may be but so far i have not come across....Crucial Rocks
Yes there are also fake ram of crucial and Samsung because I have fake and also original crucial ram
@@abhisheksolanki442 How did you identify the false crucial ram memory? can you send me images
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That helps brother
im glad !
good job
This was really helpful bud!
Nonsense
AahhahahahaH funny india guy xD