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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
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Jan 20th, 2007 09:13 AM #1Deal Addict
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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!
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Jan 20th, 2007 10:03 AM #3Deal Addict
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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
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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. Reply With Quote
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Jan 20th, 2007 10:10 AM #5Deal Addict
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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._______________
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Jan 20th, 2007 10:12 AM #6Deal Addict
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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 Reply With Quote
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Jan 20th, 2007 10:18 AM #7Deal Fanatic
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What he said. Originally Posted by importpsycho
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Jan 20th, 2007 11:05 AM #8Deal Addict
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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.) Reply With Quote
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Jan 20th, 2007 12:21 PM #9Deal Addict
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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.Last edited by rilles; Jan 20th, 2007 at 12:23 PM.
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Jan 20th, 2007 12:29 PM #10Permanently Banned
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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
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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. Reply With Quote
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Jan 20th, 2007 06:17 PM #12Deal Addict
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didnt they fix that with new bios versions on their mobos? Originally Posted by rabbit
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Jan 20th, 2007 06:18 PM #13Permanently Banned
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yea... i think they did... ur first deal addict post! Originally Posted by smuncky
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So what everyone is saying is that I no longer have to worry about the OCZ problems with booting up, etc.?
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Jan 20th, 2007 08:00 PM #15Deal Guru
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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. Originally Posted by Gigi
With the ASUS boards, however, I'ver heard that sometime ago ASUS released a new BIOS to fix that, can someone confirm?_______________-->> pick up a cheap all in one! <<--
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