Kingston or OCZ?

The Seventh One · 1 Jul 2009 at 14:35

Hey guys, I'm currently looking at getting either one of these sticks of RAM:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-039-KS

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-149-OC

Simply which one would be the better? (I do not plan on OC'ing)

Many Thanks in advance.

setter · 1 Jul 2009 at 18:35

Either would be fine tbh, though the timings on the ocz gold are a wee bit slower than the kingston, another alternative is the ocz reaper pc8500 kit.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-110-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817

Same price as the ocz gold but better timings.

Kennysevenfold · 1 Jul 2009 at 18:44

I would go Kingston, OCZ can be a bit fussy about the boards they are used on

setter · 1 Jul 2009 at 18:49

Kennysevenfold said:
OCZ can be a bit fussy about the boards they are used on

I remember this being a very annoying issue on asus s939 boards, does it still happen as much with current s775 boards, curious as ive ran 3 different sets of ocz ram in my current p5q dlx and thankfully theyve all ran fine?

Kennysevenfold · 1 Jul 2009 at 19:19

setter said:
I remember this being a very annoying issue on asus s939 boards, does it still happen as much with current s775 boards, curious as ive ran 3 different sets of ocz ram in my current p5q dlx and thankfully theyve all ran fine?

It is more rare with the newer boards, but it could still happen, happened to me twice with my 680i strike extreme, with the 8500 platinum and reaper versions.

might be fine for his board but you cant really go wrong with Kingston IMO

The Seventh One · 2 Jul 2009 at 10:38

I have ordered the Kingston RAM along with some other new bits

+ It's in 'TWO' which is always a good thing.

Thanks for the advise.