OCZ's have been great, when i got my first one it was DOA but then once newegg sent me the replacement, they work great, overclocking ( if you do ) and regular! i used the reaper series personally but they got some new stuff that looks pretty tempting. Ballistix i had for a while cant really "compare them" since it was an elcheapo set, and Buffalo * yes buffalo, the router makers* made a pretty darn good one if you ask me. nothing compared to OCZ though