OCZ or G Skill?

[brencat]

Originally posted by: Cheex

Originally posted by: ryderOCZ

Originally posted by: sutahz
I was an OCZ fanboy. Its unfortunatly that Ryder <shook his head>. Facts are facts. My G.Skill performed better then the OCZ I ordered and paid 50% more for.
Its ram, and if it operates at the same timings/freq/voltage, they are identical to the computer. XTC heat spreaders look nice, but are not req'd.
I kept my G.Skill kit, bought another at a great price (The $85 DDR2-800 kit from NewEgg) and sold my OCZ for a $35 loss.

I do not understand...I shook my head so now you are not an OCZ fanboy?

Nah.

He just got superior performance from a G.SKILL product after having a bad experience with OCZ.

ROFL Cheex :laugh: :thumbsup:

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: Cheex

Originally posted by: ryderOCZ

Originally posted by: sutahz
I was an OCZ fanboy. Its unfortunatly that Ryder <shook his head>. Facts are facts. My G.Skill performed better then the OCZ I ordered and paid 50% more for.
Its ram, and if it operates at the same timings/freq/voltage, they are identical to the computer. XTC heat spreaders look nice, but are not req'd.
I kept my G.Skill kit, bought another at a great price (The $85 DDR2-800 kit from NewEgg) and sold my OCZ for a $35 loss.

I do not understand...I shook my head so now you are not an OCZ fanboy?

Nah.

He just got superior performance from a G.SKILL product after having a bad experience with OCZ.

I had a similar issue but I switched to Buffalo Firestix from OCZ.

 

[Mondoman]

I agree with Ryder's head shake -- fanboyz need to grow up to be men. :laugh:

 

[JustaGeek]

Originally posted by: Mondoman
I agree with Ryder's head shake -- fanboyz need to grow up to be men. :laugh:

...and go buy different brand memory...?

Happy bunch is a happy bunch, any way you slice it (I know, I've said that before )

 

[Cheex]

I'm VERY happy with my G.SKILL doing 860 easy on 1.8V and 1000 on 2.0V.......and that's not even pushing it yet.

With the OCZ XTC Memory Cooler on it, I should be able to take it easily to 1066, and MAYBE even 1100.


Note: I am NOT a fanboy, I just acknowledge good products when I come across them.

 

[pugh]

up for the Gskill!

 

[KenAF]

Are there any deals or discounts on G.Skill this weekend?

 

[Cheex]

 

[crownjules]

Out of curiosity, which G.Skill RAM have you gone with? I'm looking over the 2x1GB modules and they have about 6 different offerings. Price ranges from $47 to $120. Even for the fastest CAS modules, there's one listed at $120 and another at $70.

What makes for the extreme difference in price? Seems as though both have heat spreaders and the same warranty.

 

[pcgamer321]

I myself prefer Crucial, but since you already have OCZ, there is no point in buying new ram.

 

[gingerstewart55]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd
Crucial uses the same D9 IC as GSkill and is constantly on sale/rebates or just cheaper.

Actually, what you should have said is that GSkill sometimes uses the same IC's as Crucial if it's the D9's you're talking about.

Crucial is the retail arm of Micron, you know....the company that manufacturers the D9 IC chips that OC'ers just love. GSkill is buying the IC's from Micron, among others, and getting them stuck on whatever pcb they happen to be buying....while Crucial always uses Micron D9's in their Ballistix sticks. (Why wouldn't they....Crucial is Micron.)

 

[gingerstewart55]

Originally posted by: Cheex

Originally posted by: MegaWorks1

Originally posted by: Cheex
G.SKILL all the way!!!

OCZ is too much of a convoluted brand. So is Corsair.
I don't like them much because of that.

And what so special about G.Skill again?

4) No revision this, revision that or edition this, edition that (like OCZ and Corsair)

7) Do I need to go on?
8) Do I really need to go on?
9) Huh?
10) Huh?...Didn't think so.

Well, actually, yes you do.

I don't know how the heck you can bash either OCZ or Corsair for having a few different sets of RAM in the same speed ratings (OK....OCZ has a ton of them, granted, but Corsair has only a few per speed rating) when G-Skill themselves has a terribly convoluted selection.

Take their DDR2-800 RAM selection......in a 1GB strip size, I count no less than five (5) different strips. You have NQ, LR, PK, HK, and HZ. Think that "variety" in that speed just about equals and is just as convoluted as anything Corsair has......though, admittedly, OCZ is much, much worse. I counted at least 15 different DDR2-800 1GB strips from OCZ....and most of them are probably just the same memory over and over in different "clothes."


And at least Corsair lets you know when they change the IC brand on their RAM....that's why they have revisions of their RAM......unlike other brands that change IC brands and you never know it's been done...like G-Skill does.

 

[n7]

D9 doesn't mean much these days.

D9GMH or D9GKX, sure, those are awesome.

Anything else, & it's not going to clock very well. There are a lot of different types of "D9", & the majority don't OC well at all.

 

[gingerstewart55]

Obviously, when D9's are mentioned, D9GMH or GKX are fairly well understood that those are the IC's being talked about......why would anyone even bother speaking about anything else? Thank goodness Ballistix are still GMH, at least the last two sets I bought last month were.......and both sets of Buffalo Firestix I have are also GMH......one set bought two weeks ago, the other set 6 months old.

 

[n7]

I guess i'm thinking in 2 GB dimm terms, where there's no such thing as D9GMH, & Powerchips rules the roost, sorta...

Those still running 1 GB dimms, then yes, that's the way to go

Been so long since i had 2x1 GB, i kinda forget those good old days (Team Xtreem D9GMH user back then ).

 

[Cheex]

Originally posted by: gingerstewart55

Originally posted by: Cheex

Originally posted by: MegaWorks1

Originally posted by: Cheex
G.SKILL all the way!!!

OCZ is too much of a convoluted brand. So is Corsair.
I don't like them much because of that.

And what so special about G.Skill again?

4) No revision this, revision that or edition this, edition that (like OCZ and Corsair)

7) Do I need to go on?
8) Do I really need to go on?
9) Huh?
10) Huh?...Didn't think so.

Well, actually, yes you do.

I don't know how the heck you can bash either OCZ or Corsair for having a few different sets of RAM in the same speed ratings (OK....OCZ has a ton of them, granted, but Corsair has only a few per speed rating) when G-Skill themselves has a terribly convoluted selection.

Take their DDR2-800 RAM selection......in a 1GB strip size, I count no less than five (5) different strips. You have NQ, LR, PK, HK, and HZ. Think that "variety" in that speed just about equals and is just as convoluted as anything Corsair has......though, admittedly, OCZ is much, much worse. I counted at least 15 different DDR2-800 1GB strips from OCZ....and most of them are probably just the same memory over and over in different "clothes."


And at least Corsair lets you know when they change the IC brand on their RAM....that's why they have revisions of their RAM......unlike other brands that change IC brands and you never know it's been done...like G-Skill does.

Disclaimer:
I'm not bashing anybody!!

All I was referring to, is exactly what you describe.

OCZ has all sorts of stuff going on there...no need to get into that.

Corsair now...has several revisions of their RAM (not that it is bad to do so) but it really CAN get confusing, especially for any novices seeking to buy memory.

Here is G.SKILL's nomenclature:
G.SKILL

 

[ryderOCZ]

<shakes head>

Yep another one.....gone off the deep end this one has... heh

 

[sutahz]

Do tell Ryder... do tell, actually add something of value to this thread.
Explain in detail the differences in these 15 different DDR2-800's
"I counted at least 15 different DDR2-800 1GB strips from OCZ" if memory serves me correctly there's a "Vista upgrade essentials ed." which is nothing more then marketing (using the word Vista) to hock your product. Nothing wrong w/ that if its sold at a fair price, but if the price is elevated simply due to the word Vista... well we all know how that faired.
To gingerstewart55 my only comment is RAM is the least important hardware in your computer, and in my opinion it doesn't matter what chip you use (AMD/Intel), but thats just my opinion.
My RAM recommendation is {(Price+Speed[you need])/(Price+brand name you trust)}
Looking at absolute cheapest DDR2 on newegg right now (512MB DDR2-533 Wintec is the cheapest at $9.99)
Wintec, I'd maybe trust if rock bottom price was the top priority.
Super Talent, see above, but i'll give super talent a little more credit.
Team equal to super talent.
PQi, same as Wintec
PNY I hate (oddly) on principle alone (probley because the first time I saw them was on Tigerdirect and Best Buy). But if i was building a budget system, and the price was right, i'd go w/ them.
Transcent equal w/ Wintec
That seems to be about all the off brands.

Why would we think your posts would be related to your job when your name is ryderOCZ and your signature identifies you as OCZ's suport manager and your in a thread called 'OCZ or G Skill?' What right do we have to assume your talking on behalf of OCZ?? We must be total retards... or maybe I'm the only retard.
You still have yet to add something of value.

 

[ryderOCZ]

No, I do not have anything constructive to add, nor do I need to.

It just happened again, the same thing that happens all the time. You construed my post to be somehow related to my job at OCZ. No way possible that it could just be my personal opinion about something, right? or since I represent OCZ, I must always consider my posts will be taken as such, thus never post my personal opinion because it may cause a situation just like this, where I suddenly have to defend the company or my position?

The OP of this thread has not replied to it since 12/17...so that is over 1 month of discussion in this thread about things that have nothing to do with the OP's request about whether to keep what he had or buy new. He received the answer he wanted and some suggestions about future purchases...no problems.
Since then the thread has changed topics at least twice...maybe 3 times. Now its about part numbers and how lousy some are over another.

Maybe I should put some kind of warning that "this post has nothing to do with my job" or some such or only post in Off Topic when I want to give my opinion??

Yep...the thread just changed directions again and I have taken it further off the deep end.

 

[Magusigne]

From a Noobs perspective on these memory types-

I've been pretty much bedazzled since the start on all these RAM types and brands since I started building my computer. Eventually I chose a G.Skill kit. I almost bought a Corsair XMS2 kit.

Being a complete novice and knowing next to nothing about RAM I was instantly turned off by the OCZ brand because of the of bombardment of the drastically different designed heat spreaders and unconventional look. Plus the Brand name to me just seems kind of Fanboy like, I really can't explain it.

G.skill to me seemed like the silent giant when I was doing some research on it. Corsair was strictly a novelty brand it seemed.

In the end it really is all about preference, some people like either or. I might get my G.skill RAM and not be able to do anything at all with them.

Just my Two Cents

 

[Cheex]

Originally posted by: Powernick50
From a Noobs perspective on these memory types-

I've been pretty much bedazzled since the start on all these RAM types and brands since I started building my computer. Eventually I chose a G.Skill kit. I almost bought a Corsair XMS2 kit.

Being a complete novice and knowing next to nothing about RAM I was instantly turned off by the OCZ brand because of the of bombardment of the drastically different designed heat spreaders and unconventional look. Plus the Brand name to me just seems kind of Fanboy like, I really can't explain it.

G.skill to me seemed like the silent giant when I was doing some research on it. Corsair was strictly a novelty brand it seemed.

In the end it really is all about preference, some people like either or. I might get my G.skill RAM and not be able to do anything at all with them.

Just my Two Cents

That kinda makes our 4 cents.

Again, I'm not bashing anybody but it is just an opinion that is shared but many people.

 

[n7]

This has indeed turned into a G.Skill fanboi/OCZ bashing thread :laugh:

I'll add to it, though i shouldn't i'm sure.

I dislike Corsair as well due to their ridiculously frequent IC switching, & the fact that unless you buy their [overpriced] highest end, you are basically guaranteed to get RAM that doesn't OC well at all, due to their overly rigorous binning.

OCZ, i know has excellent customer service...well sometimes at least.
But i do also hate the retarded number of basically identical kits that get shoved into the market.
There's so many out there, it's silliness, since there's little to no difference between them all.
Kinda seems like a strategy of the more we put out, the more chance a n00bies will just buy one of the zillions, since he gets tired of scrolling thru the many kits on his fave etailer's site.

That said, there are some great deals on good OCZ kits out there; i wouldn't hesitate to buy one if it was the right option for me.
That doesn't usually tend to happen though thanx to MIRs on basically every one though, which i steer away from.
Simplicity is a great thing, one thing OCZ could work on to improve IMO.

As for G.Skill, they're not bad IMO, but i'm a bit scared of dealing with them for an RMA, as their customer service isn't the best from what i've heard.

Then there's Mushkin.
Easily the best choice for all
Great customer service, great cheap overclockable kits, great high end kits, & easy to understand categorization of their kits.

/fanboi mode off

 

[Dadofamunky]

VERY happy with my G.Skill kit, plan to buy another v. shortly

 

[taal24]

For all the very happy G.SKILL users out there I have a question.
Which of these would you recommend:

http://www.ncix.com/products/i...PK&manufacture=G.SKILL
Timing: 4-4-4-12
Voltage: 2.0V - 2.1V

OR
http://www.ncix.com/products/i...PQ&manufacture=G.SKILL
Timing: 5-5-5-15
Voltage: 1.8~1.9 Volts.

Ignore price.
Simply based on out of the box performance? (I plan on getting 8gigs).

Actually, if anyone has a better recommendation then the above let me know (DDR2 800MHz).

Thanks!.