Ocz vs Geil 2x1GB DDR2 kits

rainbow6six · 27 Mar 2007 at 11:35

I am in the process of building a new machine and have decided that the E6600 is my choice of CPU. I'm undecided on the MB but I can't decide between the GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 or the OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC ???

Both get good reviews and they are both on offer so which is it to be!?

Anyone use either and can recommend?

RaiderX · 27 Mar 2007 at 11:39

the OCZ

masslac · 27 Mar 2007 at 11:40

rainbow6six · 27 Mar 2007 at 11:43

Thats one each? Any reason why?

hmmmm · 27 Mar 2007 at 14:26

I would say the ocz.
I had the geil before but it arrived with memtest errors, and many other people seemed to be having problems with later batches. They didnt clock very well either never got them past 450mhz, but this could be due to the memtest errors.

I got rid of the geil and bought the OCZ after, which has been working fine without any problems so far, + they look really nice.

Cob · 27 Mar 2007 at 16:52

Toss a coin.

But the OCZ is the better option atm cos it's a fiver cheaper.

kingo15 · 28 Mar 2007 at 08:12

i have 2 pc's with the geil in and both are running over 900 mhz each one on a amd x2 and the other on a e6300 and they have never missed a beat so far.

jbloggs · 28 Mar 2007 at 22:50

Have run a 2GB Geil PC6400C4 ULL kit for a few months, never had any issues with it, decent bit of hardware for the price.

rainbow6six · 29 Mar 2007 at 15:34

Cheers for the replies, have gone for the Ocz which should arrive tomorrow so will see how it goes! (the £5 cheaper part won it for me!)

esoteric · 31 Mar 2007 at 00:29

hmmmm said:
+ they look really nice.

Buried deep inside your case where nobody can see them ^_^

kingo15 · 31 Mar 2007 at 08:52

surely depends on the case?

quantumisation · 31 Mar 2007 at 16:31

like many other things i dont think there is any real life noticable difference. People will just say whatever brand they chose and try to find a good reason for it