Which memory manufacturer do you choose if price isn't a factor?

[bgc99]

My current system is 5+ years old and runs OCZ. Just wondering what I should use the next time.

Thanks,
BGC

 

[theAnimal]

I have had nothing but good experiences with Mushkin, and I will not buy OCZ again.

 

[Rifter]

Corsair

i wouldnt take OCZ ram as a gift let alone pay for it.

 

[Soulkeeper]

I used to like mushkin
gskill has equal or better quality in most cases for cheaper (my new favorite)

I don't think you can go wrong with one of them

this is really a brand loyalty question imo
you're likely to get various responses

 

[LokutusofBorg]

I used to buy GSkill. Now I only buy Crucial @ JEDEC spec.

 

[smakme7757]

Kingston or Corsair are the brands i always use.

 

[nanaki333]

i like me some A-DATA for budget builds. never had a bad DIMM with that stuff. for my home i prefer corsair. servers i get kingston, since those are the easiest to mate with server chipsets, that and it's not too pricey

 

[E6700]

G skill

 

[SunnyD]

Mushkin or GSkill.

 

[n7]

Mushkin.

Sadly, price is usually a factor, as well as availability.

 

[Burner27]

Mushkin, Crucial or Corsair.

Corsair is what i currently use in all of my machines.

 

[bryanl]

Samsung or Crucial, but Crucial sells some "performance" memory rated for higher than normal voltages, 1.65V (DDR3) or 2.0V (DDR2), and performance memory should be avoided, regardless of brand. Few people realize that Samsung memory modules are available on the retail market.

The other companies mentioned do not make chips and typically use lower grade ones and do not test them very strictly. If cost were no factor, I would do everything to stay away from those minor manufactures, which include Crucial, Kingston, GSkill, Geil, Mushkin, A-Data, and Patriot.

 

[Spikesoldier]

Kingston
Crucial
Samsung Original

 

[VirtualLarry]

GSkill, Kingston, Crucial, Corsair. Not in any particular order. A-data too, I guess.

I've got some HP "Smart Option" DDR2 in my rigs currently. Only a one-year warranty, so I don't recommend buying that, but they were $30 and $35 a stick for 2GB sticks, back when DDR2 was $50 for a 2GB stick at Newegg. Of course, after I purchased it, a few months later prices came back down to sanity.

 

[CurseTheSky]

Corsair, with Crucial as a second. Lately I just buy whatever happens to be cheap, though I do tend to avoid OCZ. My last three kits have been G.Skill (twice), and Mushkin.

 

[exar333]

Corsair or PNY; always works at advertised voltage and speeds (and then some) and no bad modules.

Used to love OCZ back in the Plat Rev 2 days (nf4/AMD builds) but they have been nothing but fussy for me since and I will never buy their stuff again.

Lots of people like G-Skill, but I have had the worst luck with them and will not buy them again either. I am 50/50 with bad kits from them. Not worth my time anymore.

 

[Snakecharmed]

Back when PC133 was the rage, I bought nothing but Crucial. I must have gone through 5-6 PC133 sticks for two computers. Since then, I've purchased Mushkin DDR 400 and DDR2 800, PQI DDR 400, G.Skill DDR 400, and now my latest build has Patriot DDR3 1600. The Mushkin DDR 400 was defective and the G.Skill DDR 400 had a heat problem running at slower than default settings in an enclosed case.

If cost isn't a factor, I would always go with Corsair or Crucial. Since I don't usually overclock RAM, I just go with the RAM with the best reviews for the best price on Newegg regardless of brand.

 

[razel]

Kingston
Crucial
Samsung Original

+1. It's hard to find Samsung at retail. I've only seen it in Dell and HP laptops. Nice to see Adata and Gskill being recommended. I always thought them to be budget RAM like OCZ back in 2004. I've noticed Adata usb flash and portable drive products have very good build quality.

 

[ensign_lee]

G Skill Ripjaws X. Every time. Wonderfully reliable and SOOOO sexy looking.

 

[BTA]

Mushkin
Kingston

 

[IGemini]

You guys realize that OCZ scrapped their RAM production, right? Saying "I'll never buy OCZ RAM again" is kinda moot.

I use primarily Corsair and Patriot. Wouldn't mind Kingston, GSkill or Crucial. A-Data for budget upgrades.

 

[Kenmitch]

Currently I like Corsair. But have bought Kingston and g.skill in the past without any issues. I kinda look around for problems when looking for CPU/MB combo and tend to avoid sticks others are having issues with. Most of the time Corsair isn't involved. G.skill seems to have some comparability issues with some sandy bridge boards although they do make some nice ram. OCZ ram I tend to avoid although I've never has issues with them in the past

 

[mmaestro]

G.Skill and Corsair. I've had bad Samsung, OCZ, Crucial sets. But in the end, I don't think my sample size is big enough to make any firm conclusions: it seems like most folks just go with what's worked for them well in the past, and that's certainly my strategy, too.

 

[kmmatney]

I have had nothing but good experiences with Mushkin, and I will not buy OCZ again.

Another vote for Mushkin. One a weird note, I have a cheapo single core Athlon II processor in my home server, which would never let me unlock the core. I was using a crucial memory at the time. I put in a set of Mushkin sticks 2 days ago, and the second core unlcoked no problem. The other other sticks back in - no dice. I can't explain why, but the Mushkin sticks gave me another solid and stable core.

 

[hectorsm]

Corsair.

I had problems with OCZ and Patriot in the past.