Does brand/speed of ram matter?

[KyleRaino]

I am buying 16gb ddr3 for my pc and I was originally going to go with hyperx fury 2x8, but I've noticed other brands are going for alot cheaper, and was wondering will it be that much different, and if not, why is hyperx fury so much more expensive?

 

[g-unit1111]

Well I need a bit more info to go on before answering that question. What motherboard and CPU are you going to use? Hyper X is more expensive? Usually it's cheaper than Corsair Vengeance or G. Skill TridentZ.

 

[TJ Hooker]

Well, seeing as how you didn't list the model or specs of any of the RAM you're looking at, I'm going to assume that the fury sticks run at a higher speed (although doesn't make much difference in most games/applications). Other than that you're paying for pretty heatspreaders (which are purely for aesthetics) and brand name.

 

[KyleRaino]

Well, seeing as how you didn't list the model or specs of any of the RAM you're looking at, I'm going to assume that the fury sticks run at a higher speed (although doesn't make much difference in most games/applications). Other than that you're paying for pretty heatspreaders (which are purely for aesthetics) and brand name.

I'm pretty sure the reason is I'm looking at server ram, not sure what the difference is but desktop ram 8x2 seems to start at around 70

 

[TJ Hooker]

Don't think hyperx fury RAM comes in registered or ECC variants, and other than that "server ram" would be the same as desktop ram.

Or instead of leaving us guessing, you could just post a link?

 

[Solandri]

I don't believe Kingston (HyperX) manufactures their own RAM anymore. They buy the RAM chips from another company, package it on their PCBs, and sell it as HyperX RAM. That may be why the price is higher (Kingston is a middleman, and they need to make a profit).

The vast majority of the RAM chips today (98%) are made by Samsung, SK Hynix (Hyundai), and Micron (Crucial). Except for a few bit players you've probably never heard of, everyone else just buys from these three main suppliers and repackages.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/233419/global-market-share-of-dram-suppliers/

Of the three I prefer Crucial because they're American (no racism - I'm Korean, I just figure I should support the companies in the country I'm living in), they were one of the first memory companies to put out a memory finder website to help you easily determine which memory was compatible with your laptop/desktop, their product has been reliable at a good price in my experience, and they've replaced a 10-year old memory module under their lifetime warranty quickly and without question.