RAM from Well-known companies Vs. RAM from smaller companies?

[Mansour Alyahya]

In terms of ram if two sets have 32gb of ram @ 3000mhz would they both have the same performance or if one is from a well known company than the other, would the one from the well known company be better? Cuz most of the times i see this but the ram from a well known company is sky high in terms of price.

 

[KNARF XD]

In terms of ram if two sets have 32gb of ram @ 3000mhz would they both have the same performance or if one is from a well known company than the other, would the one from the well known company be better? Cuz most of the times i see this but the ram from a well known company is sky high in terms of price.

just look for ram with lifetime warranty and you should be fine

 

[Poprin]

In terms of ram if two sets have 32gb of ram @ 3000mhz would they both have the same performance or if one is from a well known company than the other, would the one from the well known company be better? Cuz most of the times i see this but the ram from a well known company is sky high in terms of price.

RAM is largely about marketing. Most branded RAM is not actually manufactured by the company that brands it, or at least the chips aren't. Often you will find that budget brands use the same chips as more expensive brands. Mostly you are paying for the look of the branded ones and sometimes a longer warranty.

If you don't care about the look, if the timing and speeds are the same and are backed up with a warranty and good customer support then basically no there is no discernible difference. However, often the budget brands will be imports that you may struggle to get any customer support from the manufacturer. If you buy from a large company that has a support presence in your home company then if something fails then the chance of getting it resolved is much higher.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I use Gskill and Kingston.

Stick to name brands for quality.

 

[Tradesman1]

Name brands generally off better quality, sometimes warranty (most all 'good' DRAM will carry a lifetime warranty, also the 'name brand' DRAM, where it may use the same base timings (like a typical 9-9-9-24) as a no name, may well have tighter advanced timings that will result in better performance. Did an article on some 2400 sets (many of which carried the same base timings but differed in the advanced and the results might be worth a look:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/dram-benchmark-fluctuations,4080.html

 

[seeingeyegod]

There are well known RAM mfr's that aren't well known companies in general, Hynix for example.