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[karl1103]

CPU: Intel Q8400 2.66ghz *not OC'ed)
MOBO: Gigabyte EP45-UD3R
RAM: Kingston value Ram 667
(any good recommended ram i want 1066 ^_^)thanks!
HSF: Cooler Master V8
HDD: Western Digital 640GB
PSU: Hec Cougar CM 700W
GPU: Powercolor 4770 ddr5 512mb
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932
OS: Windows 7

i need some help w/my RAM i not so sure w/c one is better G.skill ddr2 1066 trident or Corsair dominator 10066 (both 2x2gb)

 

[jimmysmitty]

As a personal preference, I prefer the Corsair. I have 4GB (4x1GB) of the XMS (same as dominator minus the fan) thats 5-5-5-18 1066MHz and I was able to clock it to 4-4-4-12 1333MHz.

Corsair just tends to be a tad better.

 

[crazy359]

Intel e5200
Sapphire HD 3870
Cooler Master 310 Elite
Kingston 4gb DDR2 800
WD 320GB HDD
Gigabyte GA-P43-ES3G
And some case fans......and neons

Crysis and MW2 on maxx

 

[xupaguy]

ive only had ocz and corsair, but ive heard the gskill and be tempermental with overclocking.
hope it helps

 

[warmon6]

CPU: Intel P4 SL7PL (2.8 ghz HT)
MOBO: Gigabyte -8IPE1000 Pro2 motherboard
RAM: super talent ddr1 200 MHz (2gb)
HSF: Stock. (this was when HSF were square. :lol: )
HDD: WD 180 GB (sata 1), Seagate 80 GB (IDE)
PSU: 400 watts. 430 peak. (forget name)
GPU: EVGA 256MB GF6200 ddr2 AGP
Case: been forgotten over time
OS: Windows xp pro 32 bit

Both are good brands although Corsair ram is a little better.

 

[Raidur]

+1 Corsair, even though I use G.skill.

Like they all say, both are great. Corsair is just a well known and more respected brand (somewhat).

 

[Bluescreendeath]

P2D E5300 OCed to 3.0GHz (formerly C2D E6300 OCed to 2.4GHz)
Cheap Thermaltake HSF
Biostar TP43 775 motherboard
4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM
ATI Radeon HD4830 512mb (formerly ATI 4650)
OCZ Silencer 500watt
Cooler Master Elite 320

i7 920 @ stock
Scythe Mugen 2 HSF
Intel DDX58SO x58 1366 motherboard
6GB OCZ Gold 1066-1333MHz DDR3 RAM
ATI Radeon HD4870 1GB (formerly GTX260 216)
Zalman Modular 750watt
Apevia Sniper G

 

[jsc]

I use mostly Crucial, but I have a system with Patriot RAM in it and two with OCZ in them.

 

[welshmousepk]

from the benchmarks ive read id say the corsair is better (especially when OCing)

i use OCZ ram though, i wouldnt recomend my stuff (titanium) as it doesnt overclock well. (i was talkde into buying it over the dominator by a pc store manager. mistake)

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

It depends, the new G.Skill series, Trident, Black PI, Perfect Storm, and Ripjaw series are great for overclocking, I've gotten great results from all but the Perfect Storm series, since I've never used them, but I hear good things. The reason G.Skill is the best is simple, as long you don't rip off the heatspreaders, G.Skill will bend over backwards to help you in case of failures, something Corsair won't I've found. Of course that only really helps if you REALLY want to overclock, like I do. Examples:

2x2GB DDR2 Black PI
stock: 800 MHz 4-4-4-12
OC'd: 1010 MHz 4-4-4-12

That is MASSIVE

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

Another example, the Ripjaw series:

Stock: 1333 MHz 7-7-7-21
OC'd: 1630 MHz 7-6-6-20

Not bad huh?

The point is, memory overclocking roundups are useless because RAM's overclockability can vary greatly between seemingly identical kits.

 

[jimmysmitty]

It depends, the new G.Skill series, Trident, Black PI, Perfect Storm, and Ripjaw series are great for overclocking, I've gotten great results from all but the Perfect Storm series, since I've never used them, but I hear good things. The reason G.Skill is the best is simple, as long you don't rip off the heatspreaders, G.Skill will bend over backwards to help you in case of failures, something Corsair won't I've found. Of course that only really helps if you REALLY want to overclock, like I do. Examples:

2x2GB DDR2 Black PI
stock: 800 MHz 4-4-4-12
OC'd: 1010 MHz 4-4-4-12

That is MASSIVE

IDK. I had a problem in my old system a while ago that my fiance uses when it was about 5 years old. Had some Corsair XMS DDR 400 in it and it was failing.

Went to the Corsair website, put in a claim (this was lifetime memory) and they sent me 4GB of new stuff free and I sent them back the old sticks. Was suprised that they so easily sent me new DDR sticks since DDR was pretty much gone in stores.

Just depends on a case by case I guess.

 

[welshmousepk]

yeah ive heard alot about the ripjaw stuff, tbh i didnt even realise it was gskill.

but the buzz is that ripjaw is some of the best budget/enthusiast ram out there.