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HomeElectronicsCorsair XMS2 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) PC2-6400 800 MHz 240-PIN DDR2 Dual-Channel Memory Kit - TWIN2X4096-6400C5 |
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25 of 28 found the following review helpful:
 Beware what revision you get for OC May 16, 2007
By Nima S. Panahi
This ram comes in flavors from revision 1 to I believe revision 6 (the latest revision I heard about..). I believe after revision 3 or 4 they started using Promo or other crappy memory chips instead of the really good Micron chips. The cheaper ram chips run OK most of the time but the real draw back is that they have shorter life and most importantly DO NOT overclock well at all. So, unless you know you are getting an early revision of these sticks, don't bother. If you really want a memory from Corsair that just runs at stock speeds, then you are better off with the slightly more expensive CL4 versions anyway since they are so much faster.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Beware of incorrect information on this page! Nov 07, 2008
By David S. Winokur
"Photographer, Luthier"
This is perfectly good ram. It works perfectly. However, it is NOT 5-5-5-12 timing! The actualy timing, as printed on the module, is 5-5-5-18! Be aware of this before you order from this page.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 good RAM at good price Oct 28, 2008
By A. Grigg
After shopping around, this seems to be the most affordable RAM per GB. I have purchased 2 of the two packs, and both arrived in good working order. I have been running them for a couple of weeks now, and all are stable. Note: I can't vouch for any overclocked performance, have only been running stock.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
GOOD DDR2 800 mhz Jun 15, 2008
By F. Rodriguez
This product has good quality and good price.
Note: The temperature is a bit high.
13 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Giving me bad memories Apr 01, 2008
By OverTheMoon
I will probably be stuck with 2 Corsair RAM after these two bad RAM are replaced and returned to me, but if I had a choice I would not get them again, even though they do look cool.
I wouldn't mind if one, or even both RAMs were DOA, but the situation is worse. The RAM comes with two metal panels on each side for grip (and possibly cooling). Not only was one RAM bad (memtest spotted that one) but the other RAM broke when pulled out of the motherboard. One of the two metal panels just snapped off. It was shocking given how these are supposed to be above average RAM.
I could get some heat sink thermal compound and put it back on but I decided not too because the other bad RAM must go back anyway.
Corsair gets good reviews but this is far from solid, stable RAM. Poor quality control coupled with hardware that part in your hand didn't bold well for me. I ended up going down to the local computer store and buying a set of average common looking 2GB 800 mhz RAM, for less, which worked. Before Corsair can sell their image as a leading brand name they need to up quality control and provide working hardware first, then much better robustness and after that we can talk cool looks.
When I do get the RAM back my system will be 4 GB of memory in total but this RAM experience set me back. I can't comment on performance, as I would have liked to, but to be honest it isn't all about the performance and as you can see not even getting things off the ground result in bad reviews. I will keep you updated on what happens next.
*Update 16th July 2008*
I went through 5 sticks in total to get 2 working ones. That is a 60% failure rate. I would just spend on regular RAM in the future and forget about splashing out for fancy RAM.
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