OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P16004GK

Pros: Was recognized by my Asus P5E3 Premium board instantly at correct speed and timings. Worked just fine in Vista Ultimate 64-bit. No BSODs like others have reported.

Cons: It was $25 more expensive when I bought it just 2 weeks ago, but that's to be expected. Prices for technological products always drop, and DDR3 is still in the early-adoption phase.

Overall Review: Just install SP1 immediately after installing Vista. You should have no problems at all.

Pros: Rock solid memory. Was recognized in my Asus P5e3 Premium right away. Took some minor tweeking to get it at rated speeds. No biggie.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I was corsair fanboy, OCZ might have changed that. This ram is fantastic.

Pros: DDR3, high speed, low latency. This memory performed pretty well when it worked.

Cons: *See 1 for 8* Only 1 good stick in my first 8 and only 2 good sticks in my last 4. After waiting a few more weeks and fighting their tech support, my latest 2 sets arrived (sticks 9-12). Of these 4 sticks, 1 will not post, 1 BSODs and shows errors in memtest and 2 come out clean in memtest. That brings my total to 3 good sticks out of 12 total. I have tested all 4 stick (individually) multiple times and every time the results are the same. I've also tried the bad sticks at more forgiving speeds and timings to no avail. I should also say that I do have two more sticks of Corsair that work just fine in my system. Honestly, I understand that things can go wrong. However, not only have they passed the normal rate, they have also passed the fluke rate. Given this, you'd think that maybe they would be apologetic and would rush to fix my issue ASAP. Nope. The last time I had to fight with them for a week just to get an RMA#. Then I had to pay for shipping and wait two more weeks.

Overall Review: There are other companies that I have liked better after RMAing one of their products because of how well they responded. It really makes a difference when you know for sure that a company will support their product and will do whatever they can to help you. Both I and everyone I know will never buy anything from OCZ again based on how poorly their performance has been. If you are thinking of buying this memory ask yourself, 'Do you feel lucky?' Well do you?

Pros: Blazing fast timing!! 7-7-7-24 I have them running in 1333 at 6-6-6-24 4 sticks at 8 gigs. Is so fast an responsive. They are rated to withstand 1.9V volts. I am undervolting them to 1.7and they just tear everything apart.

Cons: n/a

Overall Review: CPU:Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition (stock) Motherboard: Asus Crosshair III Ram: 2xkits OCZ3P16004GK DDR3 12800 7-7-7-24 1.9volts 2x2gigs =4gigs a kit. Total 8 gigs. PSU: Corsair 1000HX 1000Watt Modular Case: Thermaltake Armor CPU Cooler: Thermalright IFX-14

Pros: fast and stable memory when the settings are all right. This is great memory when you get it set right!

Cons: None that are OCZ's fault. Just technology issues, this is new tech, there isn't a lot of flexibility in settings, and some motherboards don't plug and play. Be prepared to do your homework and don't be afraid to set your values in bios properly.

Overall Review: Pay attention to the settings, and the advice with one stick on Vista64 until ALL updates are in. This is not OCZ fault that they are at the mercy of the motherboard and OS manufacturers. Update your bios right away with any 790i board, 1600Mhz is only stable on the latest bios, I got that much right. If you are buying 8GB (2 sets of 2) for a 790i board hold off until someone has viable settings for your motherboard, still working with OCZ support for memory and EVGA support for the motherboard. OCZ support has been EXTREMELY helpful, I have 4Gb running and validated all settings every way, every slot on the motherboard, so everything is working, just not at 8GB - yet. If someone has the settings post them, or give them to OCZ support to help someone else. If we get this working, I'll post the 8gb solution at OCZ forums (avoid any nVidia forums if you want/need 8gb settings - they will ridicule you for trying 8gb - OCZ will try to help you).

Pros: Good ram, didnt have to config in bios on first boot. Price was right, doesn't run hot.

Cons: Not supported on my 790i ultra sli mobo, so i have to run it at 1.9v at 1600 mhz and 8-8-8-24. I wanted to run a 7-7-7-24 but oh well, still messing with it but have to make time for crysis.

Pros: This RAM is and always has been stable at "Auto" settings.

Cons: I do not understand why this memory scores higher benchmark results at 1333MHz are higher for me than when the RAM is at 1600MHz and the timings were both at 7-7-7-30 (I currently run them at 1333) MemTest83+ showed some bad memory at certain clock speeds, but then showed no errors at other clock speeds. --> maybe this shows my ignorance about RAM

Overall Review: The "Auto" settings are for 1033MHz. Please go to the manufacture's website. It will explain everything that people dis about this RAM.

Pros: Initially purchased 4GB of this RAM for my EVGA 790I SLI Ultra. I applied the marked settings and it worked great. I decided that I needed another 4GB for my Photoshop usage. I couldn't get it to work so I contacted OCZ support and they went to extraordinary lengths to duplicate my problem and then solve it. The 8GB now works very well and I am now an OCZ fan. These guys are great.

Cons: Requires a little extra effort, as anything good usually does.