Which is the better 4GB DDR2 RAM?

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Hi All,

As the title says, which of the following is a better all rounder for highest overclocking: speed, stablility, issues with certain M/B's, RMA if faulty etc? Money tight (friend's PC - Vista Ultimate 64, Q6600, Gigabyte P45 M/B), max budget £40 delivered, so my usual suggestions are out:-

Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-136-CS

or

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-086-OC

Really a future proof purchase should he upgrade his processor at a later date.

I had a quick search on the forums but couldn't find anything concrete.

Hoping to purchase Monday evening (tomorrow)

Thanks in advance
Goot :)
 
The Corsair is renowned for being extremelly compatible with Gigabyte boards.

I have 4Gb of the Corsair C4 and it clocks to 1000Mhz easily. I do have an 80mm fan blowing on the sticks also.
 
Found someone had posted the same thread on AV Forums with the majority conclusion to those on here.... go for the Corsair, so I did. Tempted to get myself some now!

Cheers all!
Goot :)
 
OCZ have awesome support, but they don't have the reputation for compatibility that Corsair have, so I'd go for them. I installed that same kit in a PC a few weeks ago and had no problems.
 
I have 8GB of that Corsair on a Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3R and indeed, it is very compatible and so far have no problems at all. Granted that I am only running my Q6600 at a standard 3.2Ghz 8x400FSB, so not exactly pushing it far, but setting it up in the BIOS was extremely simple.
 
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