Well, there's cheap RAM and then there's cheap RAM :) Geil is cheap but isn't in anyway an "economy" brand, they make quality components, just at the cheaper end of the quality branded RAM range and seem to offer a lot of bang for your buck.
There is no reason at all why OCZ RAM should have issues but 2 different types of their DDR2-800 RAM has had issues in 2 of my motherboards, limiting the maximum FSB I could reach (topping out WELL below the memorys rated speed) when populated with 4 sticks. Switching to 4 sticks of another RAM solved the issues and the OCZ will work at full speed in other boards......Just oddities like that which leave me thinking "never again". So far Geil has worked like a charm, I have also built many systems recently with the Corsair XMS2 RAM, the corsair commands a much higher fee here in the UK though. Regards, Jason Tozer Database Analyst London Ext 1131 - 3SC.5 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: 11 January 2008 15:27 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] DDR2 RAM So in general, is it less risky to buy cheap RAM these days. In the past I have always bought the best because RAM issues are difficult to diagnose. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 7:20 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] DDR2 RAM Not sure how vista works it scores but both my DDR2 machines score 5.9 in memory test. Albeit, both are running 400FSB+ (DDR2-800+) Regards, Jason Tozer Database Analyst London Ext 1131 - 3SC.5 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 January 2008 14:10 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] DDR2 RAM Here's what's funny. The most demanded ram we ship is corsair dominator series. Which (make of it what you will) pulls about a 5.3 in the vista scores when combined with a qx9650. But if I use cheap g.skill ddr2, in the exact same setup, 5.5, 5.6 is common. So far memory is the only thing that I've ever seen only 1 5.9, and that was with ddr3. Sent via BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:02:21 To:<hardware@hardwaregroup.com> Subject: Re: [H] DDR2 RAM Used OCZ a few times, a bit hit and miss for me. I normally find Geil to be cheaper, better performing and more compatible. Regards, Jason Tozer Database Analyst London Ext 1131 - 3SC.5 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: 11 January 2008 13:44 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] DDR2 RAM Hi, Does anyone have experience with OCZ RAM. 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