GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10660) Desktop Memory Model GB316GB1333C9DC

Pros: Looks good, fair price, GeIL. Probable about to order another set to finish out the 32gb

Cons: There was one bsod. Ran a diagnostic... no errors came back. havent had the problem since.

Other Thoughts: Rig specs if anyone might have an idea on my bsod:
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black
2 x 8gb GeIL Memory
Samsung 2TB HD204UI
WD 1 tb WD10EADS-65M2B0
Samsung 320gb HD321KJ
Samsung 120gb SSD 840series
Sound Blaster Z Audio
LG BluRay UH12NS29

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Customer,

Thank you for your feed back. Please don't hesitate to contact us should any issues arise with your RAM kit, we will always be glad to assist, thank you for choosing GeIL!


Blessings,
GeIL TECH
Email: tech@geil.com.tw

External Link(s):

GeIL RMA Request Form|

Pros: For the price, this RAM is fantastic. The cheesy gold dragon on it made me laugh too. Bought four sets and all worked very well. Had to install windows 1st before putting all the RAM in because of a windows 7 glitch.

Cons: Regular price of 114.99 would make it less desireable, but the sale brings it down to about 70.00, nullifying my only quarrel.

Other Thoughts: Awesome buy for those not looking for anything too fancy, and a lot of it.

Pros: windows 7 rating 7.9 nice red lights easy to overclock on my motherboard but there id no need for that highly recommend

Cons: none

Pros: none so far

Cons: Had these a couple of days and was wondering why I was having such a hard time doing a fresh install of windows 7 or 8 kept crashing. I ran memtest and got all kinds of errors this is my first time using GeIL, 16GB of memory was hoping for some nice performance but not this first round! Now will be about 2 weeks for RMA turn around and NEED my computer! Was going to get a second set of 16GB sticks to max out at 32GB but not sure if I should, Unless GeIL wants to send the other 2 sticks for my greif! HOPE the replacements work if not will get some others! NOT a very good FIRST impession as title says.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Customer,

Very sorry about the inconveiences that this has caused you. Please kindly send us a feed back regarding your replacement and let us know how everything turned out, it will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for choosing GeIL.


Blessings,
GeIL TECH
Email: tech@geil.com.tw

External Link(s):

GeIL RMA Request Form|

Pros: Cheap during Newegg Egg Shocker Special, 2 kits of 32GB RAM is cheap.

Cons: BSOD in less than 2 hours of running the PC, unstable, ran Prime95 for only 4 hours straight before another BSOD.

Other Thoughts: Unfortunately, what you pay is what you get. I saw this on the front page as an Egg Shocker Special and found it compatible with the new PC I was building. I bought two kits. Installed both kits. Computer booted up fine. BSOD came up an hour after. Rebooted the PC. Tested with Prime95. Another BSOD after 4 hours. The errors were found quick enough for me to return this item to Newegg and purchase 2 kits of Kingston HyperX RAM. No BSODs with the HyperX RAM. The GeIL RAM is NOT STABLE at all. I do not recommend this RAM at all. Buyer Beware.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Customer,

We're sorry to hear about the issues you had with this RAM kit. Please note that memory IC's are quite fragile, there's many variables which may easily damage the IC's such as static, shock and micro-waves, and no one can really guarantee that a memory module won't fail. To that end GeIL has a limited Life-Time warranty that protects your investment, we have quick turn-around time or advanced-RMA option for your conveniences. Should you have any other concerns/questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact us, thank you.

Blessings,
GeIL TECH
Email: tech@geil.com.tw

External Link(s):

GeIL RMA Request Form|

Pros: Look good! Plus has wire ports to help with wire management.

Cons: Come short on motherboard screws, thank goodness I had some. Plus the manual was extremely basic.

Other Thoughts: Overall great case, but however don't get a tall CPU cooler you may not have enough clearance. I had to remove the fan because it was to tall.

Pros: Installed in my ECS IC780M-A2 board with an AMD Phenom II X4 965 CPU. Runs great

Cons: None

Pros: 32 GB (4x8)

Cons: 24 bits failed so far, and diags have a ways to go. A bluescreen after only a few hours of running the OS tipped me off. Memtest has already revealed multiple failures and the diags just started... I hate returning things, it takes so much time. The ram has red LED's on them, some people may like that, I would have prefered blue.

Other Thoughts: The sticks also failed PCCheck.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Customer,

We're sorry to hear about the issues you had. If you haven't contacted our Tech Support Team, please send an email to the address below and let us get you a brand new replacement. Memory IC's are rather fragile, but this is why we have a limited life-time warranty to protect your investment against such unfortunate event. Let us make it right for you. Thank you for choosing GeIL.

Blessings,
GeIL TECH
Email: tech@geil.com.tw

External Link(s):

GeIL RMA Request Form|

Pros: Cheap, worked reliably out of the box

Cons: The whole dragon and LED thing is a bit gimmicky

Pros: used 4 x 2 gigs of this ram for over two years now and I can say I have never had a problem with them. my pc's stay on 24/7 and I have never had a memory problem with them. am now ordering 2x sets of 16 gigs for a new build with amd phenom ll with a gigabyte 990mobo and three 240 gig ssd's. expect excellence with win 8 pro

Cons: absolutely none

Other Thoughts: need no more thoughts. just love them ......they are reliable