Cheaper AND Faster? Whats the catch?

[mcbath]

Im buying a DFI LanParty UT X58-T3eH8, X58 motherboard and i7-920. and I was looking for 6gb of memory for it and my local online store is selling the following :

1) OCZ Platinum XTC DDR3 1600MHz 6GB KIT - 3x Platinum Z3 XTC 2GB, CL7-7-7-24, 1.65 Volts, 240pin (costs 1590 kr)
2) Corsair Dominator DHX+ DDR3 1600MHz 6GB - Kit w/3x 2GB XMS3 modules, CL8-8-8-24, for Core i7 (costs 1949 kr)

.... so what am I missing here?

btw, both those options will work on that motherboard right? I find the memory compatability specs on the DFI site to be a little confusing tbh.

 

[JDocs]

Competition...

 

[mcbath]

Competition...

My problem is I don't see much competition is one is faster AND cheaper Which is why I am worried ........

 

[Helloworld_98]

No More like because Dominator's are overpriced.

 

[mcbath]

Well thats a relief then because I bought the OCZ now

 

[jitpublisher]

You are paying for the name "Corsair" and "Dominator".
So if you want to brag about having expensive Dominator memory in your PC that is actually no better than a lot of cheaper memory, buy the Corsair.
If you want faster, less expensive memory, but will not have the name Corsair or Dominator on it, buy the OCZ.

You made a good choice.

To be fair though, Corsair does have a reputation of making good memory. (or at least they have very strick quality control) You seldom have problems with it, or get a bad stick. I have never had to return Corsair memory (yet), I have had to return at one time or another just about every other brand I can think of.