Corsair vs. OCZ

From what I have read, both are excellent brands but OCZ is priced a bit more competitively and is a Canadian company based in Markham which makes RMAs very convenient. However, there have also been reports of bootup problems with OCZ. Am I missing anything?

These are the sticks I've been looking at:

Corsair http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180BD5443
OCZ http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=13220BD7505

OCZ sure is beautiful though!

Long time OCZ user here, and its pretty much all I buy.. As you said, the RMA process is awesome and super-fast, and they come backed with a great lifetime warranty.. My reccomendation is definitely OCZ

Originally Posted by duckdown

Long time OCZ user here, and its pretty much all I buy.. As you said, the RMA process is awesome and super-fast, and they come backed with a great lifetime warranty.. My reccomendation is definitely OCZ

+1

Definitely OCZ

I've used both OCZ and Corsair and find that Corsair memory is more compatible with the motherboards then OCZ. The RMA process is not an issue for me because Corsair does have a Mississauga office for RMA when I did call them to ask about it (never needed it).

I'd prefer Corsair since I have one less issue to worry about when building systems - incompatible memory and the hassles of exchanges with stores/suppliers, etc.

Although I am running Corsair memory in my rig, between the two links you have there, I would go with the OCZ.

IMO, they're great brands, both of them.

if it's corsair vs OCZ in general, i would say it's pretty much equal
but if it's Value Select PC2-5300 vs XTC PC2-6400, then XTC PC2-6400 hands down

Originally Posted by importpsycho

if it's corsair vs OCZ in general, i would say it's pretty much equal
but if it's Value Select PC2-5300 vs XTC PC2-6400, then XTC PC2-6400 hands down

What he said.

Thanks guys, for your opinions. Which Corsair would be the equivalent to the OCZ I posted in the first post?

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=13220BD7505

(I only linked that particular Corsair because it was recommended by a friend. I am a total n00b in computer parts.)

I'm not to sure about OCZ quality - but their RMA process is one of the best. I purchased some OCZ years ago (no Canada office at that time), when a stick went bad they shipped the replacement before I had to send the defective stick back.

Recent motherboards with DDR2 (Asus) seem to be picky about the voltage of the memory of which OCZ (at least as of a few months ago) was too high for many boards.

I have the corsair PC2-5300 DDR2-667 memory in my Asus P5B and have no problems with it, seems to over-clock well to.

they had a dual OcZ 219.99 after MIR but u missed it... and i pick OCZ since its pretty good and it doesn't screw up... used it for like 4 years now

Recent motherboards with DDR2 (Asus) seem to be picky about the voltage of the memory of which OCZ (at least as of a few months ago) was too high for many boards.

I have the corsair PC2-5300 DDR2-667 memory in my Asus P5B and have no problems with it, seems to over-clock well to.


I think it was only the 6400/800 OCZs that Asus boards had problems with.

Originally Posted by rabbit

Recent motherboards with DDR2 (Asus) seem to be picky about the voltage of the memory of which OCZ (at least as of a few months ago) was too high for many boards.

I have the corsair PC2-5300 DDR2-667 memory in my Asus P5B and have no problems with it, seems to over-clock well to.


I think it was only the 6400/800 OCZs that Asus boards had problems with.

didnt they fix that with new bios versions on their mobos?

Originally Posted by smuncky

didnt they fix that with new bios versions on their mobos?

yea... i think they did... ur first deal addict post!

So what everyone is saying is that I no longer have to worry about the OCZ problems with booting up, etc.?

Originally Posted by Gigi

So what everyone is saying is that I no longer have to worry about the OCZ problems with booting up, etc.?

Only problems they ever had was compatibility issues with certain motherboards. As long as you do research, you should be fine. In case you're wondering, post the motherboard model and we'll tell you if OCZ can't run on it.

With the ASUS boards, however, I'ver heard that sometime ago ASUS released a new BIOS to fix that, can someone confirm?