GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model GB28GB6400C4QC

Pros: Geil ist einfach geil. That is German for "Geil is simply awesome." Their name has everything to do with awesomenes, nothing to do with German. The RAM is the best DDR2-800 RAM you can get for voltage, latency, and looks. I couldn't imagine an 8gb set that was cheap and had 4-4-4-12 timings that work as advertised. I have not overclocked these guys, and I will never. They are plenty fast and the amount of RAM is worth it. Don't you dare decide 4gb. For gaming 8gb may be excessive, but you will love what you gain with a quad core and 8gb of RAM. Vista runs like it was dreamed to, and you can run games, chat programs, movie downloads, and encode a DVD at the same time while having room to run a virtual PC session. And I am serious. This RAM was built right. They do not have heatsinks on them and do not need them. They utilize technology well enough not to require excessive cooling like their competitors. They run cool. And they look cool. That shiny dragon is Geil!

Cons: None. I forgot to "combo" for my lanyard that I could have gotten. :( I want my lanyard... I have pride in this RAM. Seriously. Ich hab stolz auf Geil.

Overall Review: They are even nice enough to sticker your RAM for voltages, timings, and all specs. You will appreciate that if you have this computer 3 years down the road. I am thinking this is the best RAM I have bought. It ties with Crucial Ballistix. Both are great. However, 8gb of RAM was something I desired. Man, I am spoiled now. And yes... by the way... it takes 8gb of RAM for me to say "Windows Vista runs awesome." So in that case, Vista isn't so bad after all now that 8gb is well priced.

Pros: Four matching sticks at a reasonable price means I don't have to mix and match sets and hope they all play nice. Low cas latency provides faster overall response times. All 8GB recognized in Ubuntu and Vista. 1 hour running memtest86+ on all 8GB = 0 errors. I was intrigued by the fact that these sticks don't come with heat spreaders and that Geil was bold enough to add bling bling LED dragon eyes to the graphic on the sides. I thought this might be a cheap sales trick to get me to buy them so they could just burn a hole in my MOBO. However, this was completely not the case. These sticks don't have heat spreaders because they honestly don't need them at 2.0v. Overclocking may require additional cooling but that should be expected.

Cons: Doesn't breathe fire.

Overall Review: Ended up using two of these sticks in an older machine which does not support memory speeds higher than 800MHz. If you know you're going to need 8GB and aren't ready to jump to DDR3, this is a great choice. Ask yourself if it is really worth it to pay an extra 10 - 20 bucks for DDR2 1066 RAM that you may have to underclock anyway just to be compatible with your older CPU or MOBO once you switch it out for DDR3 in your new machine. Another good idea is to check the Hardware Compatiblity List (HCL) for your MOBO and CPU BEFORE you buy anything to see if the manufacturer has already verified compatibility. This particular set was not on the HCL for my MOBO, but several of the 4GB Geil sets were, so I figured it was a safe gamble. CPU: Intel E8400 @ 3.0GHz MOBO: ASUS P5N7A-VM VIDEO: Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9300/nForce 730i

Pros: Works perfectly. I installed Vista 64 Ultimate running 8GB @ 425fsb with no errors. It has run flawless without a single BSOD since. I use a RAM fan but it probably isn't necesssary with the RAM running at 2.0 volts. I have it OC'ed at 850 (425fsb) with tighter than factory timings (4-3-3-8-2T 2-14-3-7-7.8) System = e8600 E0 @ 4.275 (24/7) on a EVGA 750iFTW QDR=1700 multi=10x RAM = Linked & Synced (850)

Cons: none

Overall Review: If you are considering running 8GB of RAM, do your self a favor and get a 8GB kit designed for it. The Trc values are correct and all of the modules match.

Pros: Made all my games work better.

Cons: You have to manually set the timings in the BIOS to work at full potential. Not really a problem, but just a consideration.

Overall Review: Good stuff.

Pros: It works

Cons: none so far

Overall Review: I bought this for a Dell T3400 - plugged it in, and it's been going every since.

Pros: Met specifications with no initial problems.

Cons: But one of them failed after a couple of days. I should have heeded the warnings in the reviews, below.

Overall Review: Except I really don't have many problems with the gobs of great stuff I get from newegg. It makes me laugh to think that electronics this complicated functions at all -- how do they do this? -- and I design these things and am still amazed it mostly works so well.

Pros: Snagged these when they were just over $80. Ran memtest for 3 hours per stick and found absolutely no errors. Works fine with EVGA 680i mobo, even though it is not listed as a compatible kit.

Cons: Red LEDs face the CPU...so you can't see them. No heat spreaders (see comment below).

Overall Review: The chips don't get hot even without heat spreaders really. Have not overclocked these too much because my FSB is only 1800...I put mine at 900mhz 4-4-4-13-2T 2.0V and they're fully stable, could probably put them at 900mhz 4-4-4-12-2T or lower at 2.1V, but I haven't tried.

Pros: Installed in 2 minutes. Worked and made a serious difference immediately.

Cons: None