[d0ntjump]

I'm slowly making an upgrade to one of my machines/rigs. Looking for opinions/advice on which to choose. I don't use this rig
for anything heavy. Mostly crunching numbers, mild hacking & surfing the web.

Processor: Core i5 2520M

#1 --> Corsair Vengeance Performance 8GB

#2 --> Ballistix Sport 8GB

[mothered]

Going by personal experience, I've been dealing with "Corsair" for over 10 years and haven't had any Issues to date. It's served me very well Indeed.

I haven't dealt with the other manufacturer, so I can't speak for It. The latency between the two Is the same (CL9/9-9-9-24), so too @1600MHz. If It were myself, I'd go for the Corsair- solely based on It's performance and particularly It's overall reliability.

[d0ntjump]

Going by personal experience, I've been dealing with "Corsair"  for over 10 years and haven't had any Issues to date. It's served me very well Indeed.

I haven't dealt with the other manufacturer, so I can't speak for It. The latency between the two Is the same (CL9/9-9-9-24), so too  @1600MHz.  If It were myself, I'd go for the Corsair- solely based on It's performance and particularly It's overall reliability.

Appreciate the feedback & thank you! I will take your experience/advice into consideration.

[mothered]

Appreciate the feedback & thank you! I will take your experience/advice into consideration.

You're most welcome.

That's just based on my experience. Others may have tried (or perhaps are running) Ballistix-type Ram, so their feedback will certainly be of benefit. I do hope other members can post their thoughts.

[Bish0pQ]

I would go for Corsair. I use Corsair RAM in most of my systems. Only the budget systems I have run Kingston to lower costs.

[Null()]

Going by my own experience that I've had with different brands of ram, I've to say that I would recommend buying Corsair or HyperX memory, as they tend to offer good quality overall. I've used the HyperX Fury-series in plenty of builds over the years as they offer good bang for the buck, but for DDR4 I've gone over to Corsair due to better pricing and availability.

So in this case, I would say, get the Corsair memory as it's what I would personally choose.

[d0ntjump]

Corsair it is! I appreciate the feedback from everyone. This is what makes a great forum.

[millionandbell]

I'm also running with Corsair, i've had my rig for about 1.5 years now and i've ran into zero issues Corsair is definitely a good choice based on my experience!

[d0ntjump]

I'm also running with Corsair, i've had my rig for about 1.5 years now and i've ran into zero issues Corsair is definitely a good choice based on my experience!

I appreciate the feedback. Corsair seems to be the preferred RAM all around.

[Oni]

I've had Corsair Vengeance, of the DDR3 and DDR4 variety. Never had any issues.