Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PV38G160C9KRD

Pros: Great price for the speed and size.

Cons: One of the cards was DOA but the other one worked great

Other Thoughts: For the price, I thought this was a steal. But when I booted up my computer with this RAM in it, it wouldn't work. If it wasn't for Memtest, I would've been lost as to what the problem was.

Pros: Looks great!

Cons: First set, One stick DOA, returned. Second set both were DOA. 3 out 4 DOA is terrible!

Other Thoughts: I really wished these would of worked, because i think they look great, but it ended in a FAIL! Thankfully newegg's return process is super easy.

Manufacturer Response:

Hello,

I'm sorry to hear you had some unusual bad luck with our memory. Please e-mail me: support@patriotmem.com and I'll be glad to assist you in the matter.

Kind Regards,
John
Patriot Memory Customer Care

Pros: Looks good!

Cons: Should last longer than 4 days. Seems this is a common problem with either DOA or goes out quickly.

Pros: None

Cons: Both sticks came completely dead. Popped in a new stick from Best Buy and it started right up. Hopefully the replacements will work better...

Pros: Does exactly what it's supposed to do while looking sexy in my case.

Cons: 1 stick came DOA, caused hours of frustration when installing Windows because I didn't know 1 stick was faulty. Guess I'll have to request RMA.

Pros: Great RAM, Cheap and powerful. Be careful if you dont have an ATX motherboard and you buy a micro atx like i did because if bought a cooler master 212 evo and with the micro atx build it didnt fit the cooler at all and i had to bend 2 heatsink "plates" or whatever they are called. But not taking an egg because of that.

Cons: None so far.

Pros: It was on sale.

Cons: Neither stick worked with my Asus m5a97.

Other Thoughts: For the sticker price it should work with every board.

It seems that these have problems with Amd boards.

Manufacturer Response:

Hello,

I'm sorry to hear that you had some issues with getting the memory to work. I'll be glad to assist you with some setup timings. Please e-mail me: support@patriotmem.com.

Best Regards,
Dave
Patriot Memory Customer Care

Pros: cool looking package

Cons: Wasted 2 hours trying to figure out why my new machine wouldn't boot. Turned out one of the 2 memory sticks was bad. <sigh>. Maybe next weekend I'll be able to get the new machine up and running.

Other Thoughts: Save yourself some grief and buy another brand.

Manufacturer Response:

Hello,

I'm sorry to hear that you had some issues with your Viper 3. Please send us an e-mail: Support@Patriotmem.com and I'll be glad to assist you in the matter.

Thank you for choosing Patriot Memory!

Regards,
Darren
Patriot Memory Customer Care

Pros: Works great, looks great. Part of a quick and trouble-free build. Rated 7.6 on Win 7 experience.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: Bought at local retailer for $32 - $10 rebate = $22. DVDRW, Mobo, and HD from NewEgg.

Antec Sonata Proto
Antec 750W True Power
Asus 24X DVDRW
AMD Phenom II 965
Gigabyte GA-75LMT-USB3
Patriot Viper 3 8GB 1600MHZ
WD VelociRaptor 500GB

Pros: Fast

Cons: High failure rate. One our of four failed within a week of installation. Annoying failure too. Not a hard fail. Lots of system freezes and spontaneous reboots until I pulled the Patriot Viper 3.

Other Thoughts: Save yourself some headaches and get better RAM. On the plus side, Newegg's return policies rock!

Manufacturer Response:

Hello,

We're sorry to hear that you had some errors with our Viper 3. Please send us an e-mail: Support@Patriotmem.com and I'll be glad to assist you in the matter. Rest assured that our memory is backed by a lifetime warranty.

Thank you for choosing Patriot Memory!

Regards,
Ben E.
Patriot Memory Customer Care