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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 358813" data-attributes="member: 24160">Sorry, I have to respectfully disagree here.&nbsp; While I would in no way suggest not saving money by buying RAM from a major manufacturer like Crucial, Corsair, maybe Kingston vs. buying it from Apple,&nbsp; would never recommend saving $10-$20 buying an off-brand.&nbsp; You are correct that the off-brand companies do indeed buy their RAM from the same manufacturers, only you never know which product nor who the real manufacturer is.&nbsp; They offer the lowest prices because they shop the manufacturers and purchase the cheapest memory they can find irregardless of who the manufacturer is.&nbsp; As a long time gamer, hardware enthusiast, 2 years doing tech support for both Dell and MS, spending much time on both Abit and Asus forums, the 2 biggest mistakes people make when building their own rigs is trying to skimp on 1) power supply - a big mistake here and 2) off-brand RAM.&nbsp; These 2 items account for more issues than I care to count.&nbsp; I will say that for those not trying to squeeze the last bit of perfromance out of their rig, there is no use buying the top of the line memory.&nbsp; While they are not going to be the cheapest, Corsair and the other big boys in the game produce value RAM at very reasonable prices.&nbsp; Much of the RAM from these 3rd party suppliers is produced by the big boys either especially for them (this of course depending on the quantity of their purchase and this may be some good and decent RAM) or it is memory that &quot;works&quot; but does not pass muster for one reason or another and the big boys are not willing to put their name on it.&nbsp; Which one did you get with that 3rd party name.&nbsp; Afraid none of us consumers know.&nbsp; And yes it may work, but I can't advocate taking the chance with one of the primary pieces of hardware in your system.&nbsp; If your memory fails, so does your computer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 358813, member: 24160"] Sorry, I have to respectfully disagree here. While I would in no way suggest not saving money by buying RAM from a major manufacturer like Crucial, Corsair, maybe Kingston vs. buying it from Apple, would never recommend saving $10-$20 buying an off-brand. You are correct that the off-brand companies do indeed buy their RAM from the same manufacturers, only you never know which product nor who the real manufacturer is. They offer the lowest prices because they shop the manufacturers and purchase the cheapest memory they can find irregardless of who the manufacturer is. As a long time gamer, hardware enthusiast, 2 years doing tech support for both Dell and MS, spending much time on both Abit and Asus forums, the 2 biggest mistakes people make when building their own rigs is trying to skimp on 1) power supply - a big mistake here and 2) off-brand RAM. These 2 items account for more issues than I care to count. I will say that for those not trying to squeeze the last bit of perfromance out of their rig, there is no use buying the top of the line memory. While they are not going to be the cheapest, Corsair and the other big boys in the game produce value RAM at very reasonable prices. Much of the RAM from these 3rd party suppliers is produced by the big boys either especially for them (this of course depending on the quantity of their purchase and this may be some good and decent RAM) or it is memory that "works" but does not pass muster for one reason or another and the big boys are not willing to put their name on it. Which one did you get with that 3rd party name. Afraid none of us consumers know. And yes it may work, but I can't advocate taking the chance with one of the primary pieces of hardware in your system. If your memory fails, so does your computer. [/QUOTE]

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