Choose between Corsair or G.Skill

jmandc03

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i want to upgrade my ram to 16G
currently i have Corsair Dominator 8GB (4G x 2) Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Kit (CMP8GX3M2A1600C9) (which works perfectly).
so after some research i found two candidates:
1- Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHZ (CMD16GX3M2A186​6C9)
2- G.Skill DDR3 PC3-14900 1866MHz TridentX Series CL8 (F3-1866C8D-16GTX)

i read some review about the Corsair Dominator Platinum that say if you further upgrade your PC to 32GB with even another Dominator Platinum exact set of 16GB you will face instability issues.
so will i face the same problem with the G.skill set.
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and another thing
will i get compatibility problems my motherboard (because it is not on the memory supported list)?


core i5-750 @4.00 Ghz
GA-P55A-UD4P (Socket LGA 1156) <maximum 16GB of memory>
Corsair Dominator 8GB (4G x 2)
 

aramisathei

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Between the Corsair and G. Skill sets I've used, G. Skill has won hands down every time.

Haven't received one bad DIMM, never had any instability.

Honestly though, they're both great sets, so should do well either way.