Best Quality Ram Brand?

niko084 · Oct 18, 2007

3991vhtes said:
you get what u pay for w/ cheap ass memory

You mean the 800 wont do 1200 @ 2.2 4-4-4-12 like mine?
That would be the exact problem though, the cheaper ram will not clock as well and stay stable.

3991vhtes · Oct 18, 2007

I'm a strong believer in that saying.

PVTCaboose1337 · Oct 18, 2007

I like G.Skill, but know Crucial is high quality... I voted G.Skill.

Sasqui · Oct 18, 2007

If GeiL was on the list I would have voted that. I have Corsair now, it's solid as a rock, so I vote

T-Frost · Oct 22, 2007

Corsair

Corsair runs problem free.. 2 X 512 XMS Pro pc3200 ddr

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=244891

p_o_s_pc · Oct 22, 2007

You didn't put Geil on the list.

mitsirfishi · Oct 22, 2007

i use to have some geil stuff which use to run ddr550 at 2.5-3-3-6 it was rapid ram in the day cost a arm and a leg but seriously quick with my 939 setup

p_o_s_pc · Oct 22, 2007

not only is there ram good but there customer service is also good

mitsirfishi · Oct 22, 2007

yes crucial's rma service is pukka and meny other companys are so

Fox34 · Oct 23, 2007

I always just deal with neweggs customer service which is incredible

vexen · Oct 23, 2007

mushkin for the DDR500 redline, for DDR2 i'm not sure

Zedicus · Oct 23, 2007

OCZ, period.
i find it hard to believe peeple r putting g.skill up there with the likes of ocz,crucial,corsair, and mushkin. ive had more g.skill arrive dead, or die after hours of use then all other brands of memory combined. i would take house brand memory over g.skill, and prefer things like patriot, and a-data if its for a budget computer.

Wile E · Oct 24, 2007

Zedicus said:
OCZ, period.
i find it hard to believe peeple r putting g.skill up there with the likes of ocz,crucial,corsair, and mushkin. ive had more g.skill arrive dead, or die after hours of use then all other brands of memory combined. i would take house brand memory over g.skill, and prefer things like patriot, and a-data if its for a budget computer.

Well, people pick G.Skill because they are a good brand. You're problems only account for one person's experience (obviously). That's not a very large sample set.

Personally, OCZ and Corsair have given me more problems that any other memory I've ever used (and I've used a lot. I have an upgrade addiction. lol) I'll never buy another set of OCZ or Corsair ever again.

Zedicus · Oct 24, 2007

actually im a pc and laptop repair tech, if you go through, test and install 100 pieces of ram a yr i would b suprised. we go through 1000 or so a yr. not to mention i run an after hours shop too.

imperialreign · Oct 25, 2007

I just have to say, out of all the different brands I've used over the years (until a coupla of months ago it was all DDR and older types), the DDR2 I bought when I got my new mobo I've been very, very happy with. Contrary to what many people claim, I've never had any problems with PNY equipment, and this 2GB set of DDR2 is no different.

Maybe it's just their upper end components that don't seem to have problems (that's all I've tended to buy from PNY). But, the PNY XLR8 has been very good to me so far . . . I haven't had any problems with any timings I've thrown at it, speeds, or voltages. I've run the sticks stable at the tightest settings possible of 3-3-3-4-2 @ 1.9v, although I keep them at 4-4-4-12-5 @ 1.95v. These sticks seem to prefer higher BUS speeds, though, over tighter timings.

. . . but, all that being said, I'm not going to cast a vote for PNY, simply because it seems that there are too many people out there that have had problems with their hardware, and without the poll specifying the PNY XLR8s . . . otherwise, for $150, IMO they very decent sticks.

Wile E · Oct 25, 2007

Zedicus said:
actually im a pc and laptop repair tech, if you go through, test and install 100 pieces of ram a yr i would b suprised. we go through 1000 or so a yr. not to mention i run an after hours shop too.

Well, you got me beat there. I've probably made my way thru about a dozen kits in the past 2 years, plus a few instances of working on friends and family PCs.

So far, only OCZ and Corsair problems on this end. Had good luck with Kingston, too, but I find it a little overpriced, imo.

But either way, I doubt G.Skill would have made such a name for itself if it wasn't a quality brand.

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Best Quality Ram Brand?

Best Quality Ram Brand?

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Mushkin

OCZ

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Kingmax

PNY

Super Talent

A-DATA

Patriot Memory

PQI

Rosewill

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