Best Brand of Memory

[W1nTry]

I am trying to guage the most reliable, great performing (not necessarily for OCing but moresover running on default timings) and cost effective memory for an upgrade and more so for general knowledge on the forum.
I have dealt with Crucial, Kingston and Corsair to date. All have proven EXCELLENT in terms of reliability and the Corsair XMS is a very decent OCer. Kingston is also excellent if albeit they overhead isn't as good as corsair. And crucial, well when you want memory that will just WORK, they are usually the way to go (provided you run through their memory deterministic questions). But what of OCZ? what of Mushkin, what of any other memory out there that you've used and can vouch for being a 'BEST THING' Vote from the list (sorry I couldn't include other brands as there are only 5 options allowed, and I think these best reflect the enthusiast choices). So vote best of the breed and include the names of others you think should have been there.

Also include your experiences (the good, the bad and the ABJECTLY HORRIBLE) for the benefit of all on the forum. My vote goes to Corsair for lowest latency at low voltages @ PC3200. I am looking for 2x1GB @ 2.5-2.7V with at least 2-3-3-6 which also puts corsair in the running, however I have been eyeing OCZ, Kingston and Patriot as alternatives, any opinion on those other options?

[Arcmanov]

Well, I just upgraded to 2x1Gb Corsair XMS TwinX (matched pair).  I previously used 4x512Mb Kingston, but could not maintain a stable OC at 2.2 Ghz.  This new RAM really got the job done, so now I'm at 2.2 Ghz stable on air cooling.  Dont' trust going up anything more than that.

I've always avoided Markvision memory like the PLAGUE!!!  Too many times I've had to deal with clients whose PCs suddenly start giving em all kinda bluescreen problems.  When I do my tests, more often than not, these shoddy Markvision DIMMS are the culprit.
Unfortunately, some vendors INSIST on stocking this brand.  There's a reason why Kingston, Crucial, and Corsair all cost more than Markvision.  There's also a reason why enthusiasts and system builders do not use Markvision RAM either. IT AINT GOOD!!!

[W1nTry]

I erased a post Trinithemc made seeing as I mentioned up front that I could NOT put all the brands in the poll, Trini you've been here long enough to know that *W1nTry SMACKS trini upside the head for the spam post* now post something that will contribute to the content. Your review of memory and experiences... geez

[steveunderwood0]

hey man...I ran across this thread on the new new Corsair....

Heh...price is steep as all get out...but deyam...that's screamin...

phttp://www.xbitlabs.com/news/memory/display/20060828223914.html

[Kaizen]

corsair all the way baby

lol @ steep i payed like wa 400us for my 2 gig ram set of xms o_O
but it worth it 1066 ftw!