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Update: Corsair turned my RAM around in one business day. I have no issues or complaints.
I bought a Corsair XMS2 2x2GB DDR2 kit from Fry's, good deal after mail-in rebate. I received it Friday and installed it yesterday. One stick is good (stable in Windows; 0 errors in 3 passes of Memtest86+ v4.20), and the other is bad (fails to boot half the time; Explorer crashes constantly; 1 clean pass, then 5000+ errors in the next pass).
I'm going to RMA the kit, but the question is to where. Opinions on Corsair's RMA process seem pretty favorable, e.g., [thread=2216354]this thread[/thread]. I'm leaning toward Fry's due to the rebate requiring the original UPC and documentation, which I might need for the RMA also. I'm using my old RAM, and I can absorb the cost of two kits (there's a new rebate) until Fry's processes the refund.
Edit: I found the Corsair Rebate Center FAQ. According to the relevant answer, it should be possible to RMA after submitting the rebate. (Of course it should be possible, but I'm worried that it might be more difficult.)
I bought a Corsair XMS2 2x2GB DDR2 kit from Fry's, good deal after mail-in rebate. I received it Friday and installed it yesterday. One stick is good (stable in Windows; 0 errors in 3 passes of Memtest86+ v4.20), and the other is bad (fails to boot half the time; Explorer crashes constantly; 1 clean pass, then 5000+ errors in the next pass).
I'm going to RMA the kit, but the question is to where. Opinions on Corsair's RMA process seem pretty favorable, e.g., [thread=2216354]this thread[/thread]. I'm leaning toward Fry's due to the rebate requiring the original UPC and documentation, which I might need for the RMA also. I'm using my old RAM, and I can absorb the cost of two kits (there's a new rebate) until Fry's processes the refund.
Edit: I found the Corsair Rebate Center FAQ. According to the relevant answer, it should be possible to RMA after submitting the rebate. (Of course it should be possible, but I'm worried that it might be more difficult.)
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