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I replaced four sticks of GEIL memory with four sticks of Corsair. This was a total glamor purchase on my part. Most of my rigs bling is Corsair RGB and iCUE driven with the exception of my motherboard lighting and memory.

This meant that any lighting profile I setup always included the default rainbow lighting of the GEIL memory. The LEDs on the Corsair memory are outstanding! Integration into my RGB profiles are also relatively painless using the iCUE software.

I was not expecting much of a performance boost since I was replacing like memory. I ran some simple before and after memory benchmarks with SiSoftware Sandra and found a nice increase in performance and reduction in latency without applying any memory overclocks.

Overall, I am very happy to finally have a fully integrated RGB experience with my custom built gaming desktop. I regret not making this investment when I first built the system.

I chose this as it was recommended to me for my mid to high-budget pc build. 16 GB is plenty for my daily gaming and my school work. Originally was going for the 3600 MHz but because I just missed the last one on the shelf, I got the 3200 MHz.

Looking back it was probably better that I got the 3200 MHZ as it works just fine. Having the 16 GB 2×8 setup is pretty much a must-have for the speedy dual-channel memory. The white is a big plus as it follows my somewhat white theme with my PC and the RGB bar on the stick is vibrant and smooth.

The iCUE program used to control the Corsair RGB is easy to use and very intuitive. Overall very happy with the amount I paid and the product overall.

For the price its a good deal, but the advertised speed CAN’T be reached, so is it truly a good deal? Not sure anymore. Maybe another brand does the job better and I might just switch to something that actually run at advertised speed.

Shame, I always trusted Corsair, now i’m not sure. I can’t find a proper tutorial. But that price for a default 2133 MHz??? Get something else. My rig if curious : Asus Rog-Strix B550-A, Ryzen 5 5600X, 32 Gb DDR4 ram (2133mhz LOL what a joke), RTX 3070, PSU RM750x, Corsair H100i Elite Capelix CPU cooler 240mm.

This was my 3rd attempt to get a “DUAL RANK” kit at 2x16gb 3200 C16 or 3600mhz C18. I thank the reviewer soren121 from 8/6/2021 which listed his kit as DUAL RANK. I tried two other 2x16gb 3200/3600 kits before this and both will be returned for refund as they both were single rank sticks.

Please do not get DUAL RANK confused with DUAL CHANNEL. All these 2x8gb or 2x16gb kits are DUAL CHANNEL but the memory chip layouts are either in a dual or single rank configuration. I wanted a total of 2 ram sticks in this system but wanted a dual rank configuration.

So I knew I either needed to buy 4x 8gb single rank sticks or 2x 16gb dual rank sticks to get where I wanted to be. A good bump in performance running dual rank ram vs previous single rank 2x8gb kit.

Beware this CMK32GX4M2D3600C18R kit likely ships in both single and dual rank as I read some people on a different website had single rank kits. This is common now as getting dual rank in 2x16gb is more of a lottery now compared to the past when 16gb sticks were almost all dual rank.

Not anymore. These two kits were the first two kits I tried that were both single rank so they are both going to be returned. Corsair 2x16gb 3200mhz C16 – CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 – SINGLE RANK KIT Gskill 2x 16gb 3600 C18 – F4-3600C18D-32GVK – SINGLE RANK KIT.

This RAM kit is specifically designed by Corsair to work well with Ryzen procs but will also work with shIntel CPUs. Bought this set specifically to work with a Ryzen 5700G proc & MSI mobo that I also bought from Best Buy.

VERY glad they started selling components again. THANK YOU BEST BUY!! I know alot who say “RAM is RAM” & they may be right, but it’s worth it to me to perhaps sometimes pay a little more in order to save time & frustration later from not having to tweak it alot to make it run stable with a particular build.

This is more true if it’s a build for someone else & especially true if they aren’t computer savy like some friends/family we all have. CPUs seem to have gotten more picky about RAM than they used to.

That’s just me though. I buy Corsair RAM whenever possible simply because they put the specifications on their website that others leave out like what the SPD is programmed for etc so I know what to expect.

No surprises! Other RAM sellers are also good, but I just like to know as much as possible about what I’m spending my money on before I buy it. Never had any problems or surprises with Corsair RAM. Can’t say that about some others.

Thanks.

I was a little apprehensive about using this ram given that it was so cheap (just under 100 bucks for 32 gigs around the black Friday, 2021 timeframe). I figured best case scenario I settle for running under advertised speeds, worst case scenario I run into compatibility issues.

I fit this into my new ASRock B550 Taichi with a Ryzen 5 5600X and booted it up. Into BIOS I went and found the RAM recognized at 2133 mhz. ASRock shipped my Taichi with the most recent BIOS and given my expectations, I figured that was probably the end of the story.

I booted into Windows and got the rest of my drivers and such loaded, then restarted and booted back into BIOS. Everything felt pretty stable at this point so I enabled the XMP profile for 3600 mhz, exited and saved, and waited for the boot loops to begin.

To my amazement, it booted right into Windows! Still assuming the worst, I checked my RAM speeds and sure enough, the 3600 mhz setting held fine! I haven’t stress-tested it yet, but after an hour or two of VR gaming I’ve experienced no system issues at all! I’ll call this a win from every angle!! Thanks Corsair!.

I’m using this RAM as I went ahead and invested in a DDR5 system. My previous system was a 7-year-old DDR3 laptop, so this is a huge upgrade in terms of speed and reliability. For 32GB it’s pretty expensive and the advertised price at microcenter has already increased since I bought it about three weeks ago.

Each stick is 35mm in height which fits with a Noctua NH-D15 cooler in a Lian Li Mesh II case. One stick in my module had the heat diffuser slightly split apart (think like a clam shell that’s slightly open) which was kinda jarring considering what I paid for it, but I installed it anyways since there’s no telling when i’ll be able to get it again.

Great for people who are going for a black-out aesthetic.

Mid range DDR5 ram. Runs at default speed of 4800 MHz on default bios settings. OC speed of 5200 MHz. The MSI Pro z690-a WiFi motherboard I paired it with can support up to 128 GB of ram. I chose this version because the 64 GB version they sell is also at 5200 MHz speed.

I plan to fill up all the ram slots and get it up to 128 GB eventually. If you need faster speeds then buy a higher speed ram set. It is a no brainer build if you want the latest technology to work flawlessly.

Runs at specified XMP speed and timings on a ROG STRIX Z690-G mATX motherboard with an i7-12700k, which is more than I could say about the previous PNY DDR5-5200 set I tried and returned. Samsung memory IC’s onboard! Priced very competitively when compared to Amazon/eBay (at least at time of purchase, prices might’ve fallen since then).

All in all this is a freakishly fast set of high quality Samsung DDR5 for a good price.

Upgrading my wife’s system from circa 2012, we run Linux so bloatware doesn’t force us to upgrade so often. Recycled the case and power supply (which had been replaced after a failure last year so it had all the “new” connectors), and the old GTX 970 is still plenty good enough for a 4K desktop since we are not gamers.

Upgraded to an i5-11400 and from 16 GB of DDR3 to 32 GB of this TeamGroup T-FORCE VULCAN Z 32GB 2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 and its nice to know I can bump it up to 64 GB if necessary in a few years. A 1TB NVME drive completed the upgrade.

Best thing was with this new system and the open source Kdenlive video editor we could simply plug in my wife’s Android phone and edit its 4K video to something good enough quality and small enough to Email.

My wife is thrilled with the update and the audio quality is significantly better than her previous system was. Overall, best $450 I’ve ever spent on an upgrade! Micro Center prices were great $150 for the CPU, $100 for the DDR4, $100 for LGA 1200 MB, and $100 for the NVME.

Unequivocally recommend this for a non-power-user.

There are many things you consider or trade off when selecting memory at the $100 price point. You either lose performance, design aesthetics or overclocking capabilities that come with the higher-tier DRAM kits.

The Vulcan Z, however, hits all of those marks at this price. In terms of performance, you are looking at a standard 32 GB kit with XMP 2. 0 support that runs at 3200 MHz with CL16 timings. You’d mostly get the average kit performance out of the box which is solid and consistent but overclocking is pretty decent with the kit hitting 3800 MHz at 1.

35 Volts. Its decent heatsink provides a good amount of cooling to the ICs on the PCB while the gray color looks great. The low profile form factor also makes this kit a great choice for small form factor builders & allows easier compatibility with larger air coolers.

Overall, you can’t go wrong with this kit.

Though not designed as a 128 GB kit, since I had already purchased a 64 GB kit earlier this year, I tought I could take advantage of the relatively low price of this kit to double my RAM (and use the maximum RAM allowed by my X570 motherboard in the process).

Not that it needed it but to future proof my desktop for many years to come since I’m close to retirement and I enjoy fiddling with my computer in my spare time. At CAS 16 for this 64 GB 3200 Mhz kit, the latency is better than most available 128 GB kits (mostly available with CAS 18 for a 3200 Mhz variant) and works well as a 128 GB kit when you purchase 2 identical kits.

It is stable, though I never overclock my RAM (or my CPU for that matter. ). Since I have a closed case, I didn’t mind the lack of “bling” (RGB) of this kit. Its profile is low enough to clear my NH-D15 CPU air cooler whose front fan is sitting right above my first RAM slot.

Very few models have such high specs while still maintaining a low enough profile. Purchasing two kits ended up being cheaper than purchasing a single 128 GB kit of similar overall performance.

Cons: Slightly more expensive than generic ram. Pros: 1) Each ram stick is serialized – a nice touch if this is important to you. Pros: 2) Of the 4 each 8GB ram modules I have purchased, in 2 separate orders, all have operated flawlessly at the rated speed.

This leads me to believe the quality of parts that make up these memory modules is possibly better than that of some of their generic competitors. Purchasing this, what is in my opinion a better quality product, saves the hassle of having to take pictures of a defective product, waiting for authorization to return it, packaging it up, going to the post office to send it back, and then having to wait for a refund.

I’m a professional motion designer, and up until a week ago, I was working with 12 GB of RAM. Adding an additional 20 GB by installing these two cards has made my life much better. Way fewer crashes, multitasking between Adobe programs work great, and my RAM Previews load much faster.

I really appreciated the Crucial team’s website, which has a downloadable. exe which will recommend RAM for your machine. As someone making their first venture into tinkering with hardware, it was very helpful so I could find what would fit my machine without having to open my box.

I’ve been using Crucial Ram for years. The price is competitive, even cheaper then some major brands, works every time. Bought this 2 x 8GB to upgrade my wife’s computer from 8GB to 16GB, now her computer never freezes or restarts on it’s own.

RAM makes a big difference.

We splashed out and bought two of these 32GB RAM sticks for our new laptop, and it really whizzes along. 2*32GB could be viewed as extravagant, but we considered our options and decided it was worthwhile because (a) our laptop, like many others, is dual channel so both RAMs have to be the same size (or if you put a 32GB and a 8GB in together, it’ll only use 8GB of the 32GB stick); (b) future proofing, as we want to be able to take our RAM with us when we upgrade in perhaps 4 years time, and 2*32GB will probably still be a useful size in 4 years time; and (c) we may as well enjoy the benefits of the 2*32GB now.

Having put in 2*32GB RAM and a 2TB SSD, it means that our CPU is now usually the limiting factor for speed, but it’s not a problem because it’s all still really fast! We don’t regret buying the bigger RAMs.

My G3 didn’t detect both sticks at first. But not an issue with RAM. Issue was the installer. Reseated and worked frwat

Made a massive difference to my slow PC. Looking to upgrade my hdd to ssd to make it even faster. Thanks a bunch

I was doing a build for someone who I thought would be appreciate RGB memory (a 6 year old) but I did not want to spend a lot of memory on blinkenlights. These were maybe $20 cheaper than the equivalend Corsair RGB modules and I said what the heck so I bought em.

The “heat spreaders” are made of like bakelite or something and the LEDs are behind some white plastic to kind of mellow them out. They feel and look cheap. On the plus side, they seem to work fine. XMP recognizes them and I have not had stability issues.

But, if you want to go cheap, get the non-RGB TeamGroup which are dirt cheap. If you want blinkenlights, save a couple extra tenners and get a better brand that has decent spreaders and less amateur looking RGB.

What can I say? Either it works or it doesn’t. It’s a budget kit that won’t break your wallet and it works. I recommend getting this, especially on sale. This 32gb DDR4-3200 C16 RAM kit worked well with XMP.

No compatibility issues with my Ryzen 5 5600G, no blue screen, no crashes, nothing at all. I built this computer for my girlfriend and here are the specs if anyone is curious: – AsRock B550m Pro4 – Ryzen 5 5600G – Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black – Tforce Delta 32gb (16gb x2) DDR4-3200 C16 – Gigabyte GTX 1660 Ti OC (I blame chip shortage for getting this GPU.

I wanted to buy a 3060 ti @MSRP instead) – 1tb wd_black sn750 se – 1tb hgst 2. 5″ 5400rpm hdd – Seasonic 650W 80+gold semi modular – Silverstone Fara R1 (removed filter behind the mesh front for maximum airflow — requires monthly maintenance due to dust) – Deepcool RF120 x8 – Phanteks RGB strips x2.

So, I figured I’d take a chance as these were on sale. Have a brand new build around a B560 ASRock ATX motherboard. Was running fine with Cosair memory (2×8’s). Put these in and threw a BSOD. Figured I’d try them on their own, system wouldn’t even boot, even though the RGBs lit up right away.

Also, because of the way they are shaped, with the tips angling up from the bottom to the RGB, it is near impossible to get your finger past the RGB overhang to pop the memory back out of the motherboard.

Like, it is really difficult without twisting and doing some finger yoga to get these out. Obviously work for other people according to reviews. Just not in my build. But the shape really just bugged me on the design.

I was hesitant to buy this from an online store. So I did some research, Found that my local MicroCenter had some in stock. I headed up to MicroCenter only to find that there were none on the shelf! I stood there for a moment looking at each and every laptop memory stick hanging on the pegs thinking I’d missed these but alas, there was none! The website said there were two in stock! At this moment an Employee walked up and asked if I needed any assistance! Serendipitous, I thought, right on time, I cheerfully lamented that the memory I wanted said it was in stock but wasn’t on the shelf! The employee scanned the pegs and sure enough it wasn’t there! He said to me “Let me check the back room perhaps” Around that time another employee walked up with a store buggy full of memory! What a coincidence! That employee said “were you looking for memory?” The original employee and I both said Yes! Jinx.

Both of those employees dug through the cart until they found the two sticks of memory I was looking for, and they found them! Glorious! I thanked them for their wonderful time and service and then headed to the speedy checkout process, where the cashier was also pleasant and helpful.

MicroCenter Rocks! Oh Right, Upon returning home, I dutifully ripped my laptop apart with careful gusto and took out the mismatched 4gb and 2gb stick and stuck both 8gb sticks in and the laptop booted, and it’s running faster than ever! Zoom Zoom!.

I have a fairly decent laptop, but I was finding a few things it was slowing down on. And it was easy to add this to my existing laptop. And now my laptop no longer has trouble with any of the tasks I’ve asked of it.

I started with 1 8Gb and now I have 2 for a total of 16Gb RAM. It was the cheapest and most effective/efficient upgrade and I wholeheartedly recommend getting a little more RAM if your pc is running a little slow.

To start, the ram I bought previously and had on hand before I bought this was g skill. G skill ram worked fine on my old board but when researching I found on g skills site that I should have worked fine On my Asus 690 board.

I went to Micro Center first and bought the G. Skill a Ram but it did not work. After lots of troubleshooting I found on Asus’s site That the G-Skill ram was not listed under compatible ram. I went back to Micro Center and picked up this team group ram which I have never purchased in the past and it worked amazing.

I highly recommend this for the 690 builds for the DDR four boards.

They work but if using these on an Asus z590 board you may not like them, I know I didn’t. I have a ROG Maximus XIII Hero (Wi-Fi) and these are only somewhat compatible. First, they tap out at just under 3GHz, found them stable at 2966Mhz.

Second, the corsair software conflicts with the Aura Sync. They will sync at first but then after 8-10 hours the lighting just freezes and you have to relaunch the Aura software and reset them. I kept this RAM for another system that is older and bought a 128GB Kingston Fury RAM kit for my ROG Maximus XIII Hero.

The lighting did not need software as the Corsair did. When I installed the sticks, the Kingston LEDs just worked out of the box. They do not light up as pretty as the Corsair does but they perform better with my system.

I did look up compatibility through Kingston’s website before buying my new RAM, specs have changed for Intel users over the years. I recall a time when all RAM was made for Intel and you had to research before getting RAM for AMD.

That is not the case anymore. Overall I am very impressed with Corsairs LED lighting options. For the system, I kept this RAM for, I’m going to build a media center computer with it. If you haven’t looked at the lighting options from Corsair I would highly recommend you do that.

They have some amazing lighting effects for movies that will illuminate the wall behind your wall display to make movies come to life, casting the colors displayed on screen to extend the scene. Watch the video they have on movies and check out the tiki torch scene and how the fire effect flickers beyond the tv to your walls like it is in the room you’re in.

I just love what they are doing and am planning to build a eco system for my entertainment room, it should be epic.

BUYER be advised that Corsair has started swapping the memory chips in the original product with inferior chips. The original memory chips they were using were Micron Dual rank memory chips, Corsair with out any notification or public awareness has swapped them out with cheaper single rank chips with out changing product number.

So people buying them will not know that they are not getting the same product. These cheaper single rank Samsung chips can not keep up with the original memory so your system will not be stable. Corsair will do nothing to fix this and has decided to ignore it.

If you are buying multiple kits don’t waste your money. At this point I would not recommend them at all. These are not the same memory chip that came out with the original product. This is like buying an OLED tv and the manufacturer replacing the panel with cheap regular LCD panel.

DO NOT BUY THIS! IT CRASHED MY PC THE MOMENT IT BOOTED BECAUSE OF HOW FAST IT IS, MY PC HAS BECOME UNSTABLE WITH THIS! Now for the serious part of the review, if your going to want a permanent upgrade for a long time, and you have the money to get this if your willing to spend it, go for it.

Here are the Pros and Cons Pros: – Very Fast Speeds – 32 GB is enough for most demanding games and other softwares – Better looking than the old Vengeance sticks (2019) – Upgraded from the old Vengeance sticks (2×8 3200MHz) to this (2×16 3600MHz), and saw a decent difference but not big enough (I’ll say why in a moment) – Colors are very Vibrant Cons: – Since I run a VERY VERY old processor (Ryzen 5 1600 or 1500 I forgot), my RAM isn’t able to run at its fullest potential, so I had to lower the speed which is unfortunate, but it’s still nice to have these and upgrade more in the future.

(Not the RAMs fault more like my fault) – Too Fast – Made me obsessed with the color White If your curious about my specs: Processor: Ryzen 5 1600 or 1500 Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 1050 Ti RAM: Vengeance (2021) Corsair 32 GB 3600MHz (White) Motherboard: MSI B550 Gaming PLUS PS (Power Supply): Corsair 650 CX-M 80+ Bronze Semi-Modular.

For the price, it’s hard to find something that ticks as many boxes as these do. They look good*, run at XMP on AMD, and can be permanently set to a certain color or mode. There are a couple catches though.

The LEDs are a mix of yellow and white when set to “white” (255, 255, 255). And it isn’t a consistent mix. You’ll get some that pop out yellow on one stick and the next stick will have those looking more “cool white”.

I’d recommend buying 4 or 6 of these if you plan on running white. Return the ones that don’t match. As for the other colors, you can set many and actually save them to the RAM itself. This stays even when you swap them into a different PC.

The drawback is that you have to use Corsair iCue software to do it – and it’s a 1GB download. Do you know why? I don’t. It also isn’t super intuitive software. The sticks are also very tall so you risk blocking airflow to your CPU cooler – or even hitting it, depending on your model.

Great out of the box product runs XMP just fine except I had to manually bump VDIMM from 1. 35v to 1. 5v to stop CPU errors from appearing on stress tests. Great CORSAIR Quality. RGB is a cut above the rest in the AWE department.

RGB is compatible to run with MOBO controller rather than iCUE by user choice (Option menu in iCUE to prevent take over).

This is not b-die RAM, bought it because it was 4000MHz and I thought moving from 3200MHz CL16 to 4000MHz CL18 would make a difference which it did not. I was able to select a profile through my motherboard and currently run this RAM at 3600MHz 16-18-18-38 and my FPS highs and lows have both gone up.

Lows are around 150 FPS and highs are 210 FPS with max settings at 1440P AA off!.

Over the years, I’ve used Corsair memory sticks in builds without any issues. You get reasonable performance for a very reasonable price compared to others on the market. For a new ASRock x570 Taichi utilizing an AMD RYZEN 7 3700X build (mid-2020) I purchased a set of Vengeance LPX DDR4 288-pin 3200 8GB and everything seemed to work great with my build.

However, when I purchased and installed an upgrade 16GB (2x8GB) Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 set for a decent price on NewEgg, things began to slowly become unstable over a period of time and I chased my tail trying to diagnose the cause of the instabilities.

Issues pointed to SSD and graphics errors but disk checks, BIOS upgrades and graphic card driver updates showed no issues with these components nor improved system stability and errors. Eventually, the errors became regular enough where I finally saw clues they were pointing to the new memory.

It turns out that 1 of the 2 upgrade sticks had many, MANY faults, but not enough initially to be DOA and it worked fine enough to be “usable” until it wasn’t. However, the memory had just enough issues to cause system errors over a period of months but not enough to say, “It’s me!” The issues eventually became periodic and consistent enough to force Memory_Management BSODs and the gig, as they say, was up.

After the issues became recognizable as memory related, after the months of unexplained and inconsistent instability, diagnosing the bad stick between the two upgrade sticks (pull one – MemTest, replace with the other – MemTest) showed me which was the bad stick in the pair, and then it was obvious and 20-20 hindsight said “Uh, duh!” I pulled those out of my build and reinstalled the original two LPXs, stability returned and no more issues.

For peace of mind, MemTesting the original pair showed no errors. Since I purchased the upgraded pair less than a year ago (9 months) it falls outside the return period to NewEgg so I’m stuck with a single usable memory stick while the other is unusable.

The two “original” LPX sticks carry on like champs, but at 1/2 the wanted capacity. If I upgrade for more memory again, I may think twice about Corsair since 1 out of 4 had faults.

Bought Vengeance memory TWICE and both times it showed faulty modules within days of installation. The other ram kit of an undisclosed brand I have lasts without faults to this day and it is about to celebrate its 6th year of permanence within this computer case.

Now I don’t want to hear any smart lad talking about motherboard compatibility because this is the RAM corsair RECCOMMENDS for this specific motherboard in their memoryfinder. Also tested in all slots on its own so it’s not a slot problem either.

If you do get these sticks just download some memory testing software and test it at the first boot, so you spare yourself the annoyance of noticing your ram is faulty only after a few days, when the first BSOD wipes all your unsaved work.

It’s good practice with all ram really but especially with these putrid chips from awful batches by B-tier foundries. Buy a lot of postage stamps and enjoy playing the silicon lottery until your warranty lands you a kit that works.

Pros: XMP profiles offer tight memory timings for non-specific high cost modules. XTried in several DDR4 mother boards both AMD & Intel, and no issues with compatibility at all running both XMP (& AMD equivalent) and JEDEC speeds.

Even used in 4 x DIMM configurations (sold as dual modules), the RAM chips have all been Micron manufactured so can mix multiple packs of this RAM no problems. Cons: Would like to see faster timings but these are down to how binned the RAM chips themselves are sorted.

Price obviously could be cheaper but worldwide economics during this pandemic has created shortages which increase cost.

I ordered/purchased this item on 13 Oct. 2020 – i spexifically made sure to only select items that are sold by and shipped from NewEgg. Somehow despite this, it took almost two full days to receive an order confirmed email and for the funds to be pulled from my account.

Then it took another full day for a shipping label to be created. It then took yet another full day for the package to be dropped off to the shipper. Where it finally started movong – but then stopped and spent the entire weekend sitting in Illinois.

but I digress. Long story short, one long week of constant, last minute “estimated delivery” date changes. the box finally arrived. Unfortunately, the RAM does not work as expected/described. It is described as being 16gb (2x8gb) CAS-16 Corsair Vengence LPX DDR4 RAM @2666MHz.

I specifically selected this RAM kit, to match my existing 16gb Corsair Vengence LPX DDR4 RAM. XMP was/is already enabled in my bios due to this existing ram kit. And while I am no IT tech/computer expert by any means; I do feel I have better than average skill and experience with trouble shooting technical issues.

Again, long story short – with XMP enabled the RAM reports in the system as having a max bandwidth of 2133MHz. When I enter the bios and manually set the RAM speed to 2666MHz; the system starts as normal and still reports max bandwidth of 2133MHz.

I don’t know that these few MHz of bandwidth make any significant difference – but why if the item is described and sold as capable of something – does it then not perform at that level. Again I digress.

I removed the 2 new sticks of RAM, booted the system and everything runs/reports as normal (ram reporting with max bandwidth of 2666MHz) removed the old RAM installed the new RAM and the system reports the full 16gb but at the max bandwidth of 2133.

Very confused, disappointed and frustrated with this order and the item recieved. Maybe I just dont know how to work some setting or I’m doing something wrong but at this point I feel I’ve already gone further and done more than anyone should have to; to make a product work as it was clearly advertised.

Absolute bottom line of it all I do not and would not recomend this product.

I built 4 computers for my kids and myself. I used this as my choice of ram. (custom, wall mounted cases. 2 computers per wall fixture. My crowning achievement in self PC builds :P) I have 2 8gig sticks for 16 gigs in each PC.

I had 1 stick of the 8 that I bought be dead on arrival and just had another one fail seemingly out of the blue. So out of 8 sticks, 2 have failed so far since about December. I havent had any problem with Corsair in the past but this round has not been all that great.

I usually end up using corsair or Kingston for my PC builds. I have probably built 6 PCs with Corsair ram. I would still buy this if it beats the other brands in price because Corsair doesn’t even manufacture the ram chips itself.

They just place the components on the actual ram stick. Most ram failures in my experience are because of a memory chip itself, not the other components in/on the ram stick. Edit: I originally still gave it 3 stars.

I am now updating to 1 because of the warranty fiasco. I have 1 working stick of ram. 1 faulty. I am required to send both sticks back in order to warranty out the bad stick. So in other words, I have a computer with 8 working gigs of ram, but I have to wait for however long it takes them to replace both sticks and make my computer non functional for that time.

MFBS, that’s what that is. I’m not buying Corsair again. Stupid S like this makes them a terrible company to buy from.

The perfect fit for the HP Enviy 1070. Wanted to upgrade with more ram. 16 gigabytes were installed, thought I would bump it up a little. As soon as installed piece of cake. It power up without a hitch.

Ran super fast. They immediately went to work for me to get the correct part. Great Job !!! Thnks B /H.

I initially bought these for a custom ITX build to help save space. I had to scrap that project. I picked up an HP Pavilion with a Ryzen 7 5700g that came with 1 stick of 16 GB RAM. I swapped in 2 of the Crucial sticks and everything works great.

HP doesn’t allow overclocking RAM, so the fact that these run at 3200 without needing XMP is a huge advantage.

This is the high capacity RAM module to use to max out laptops/notebooks based on the Intel H370 chipset. Most manufacturers specify and install a maximum of 32Gb RAM into these devices but Crucial believes that these devices will accept two of these 32Gb modules for a total of 64Gb – AND THEY’RE RIGHT!! Just ‘plug and play’ for all the RAMdisk or virtual machine memory you could want.

Very happy customer.

As per manufacture’s website: Crucial 8GB DDR4-2400 UDIMM CT8G4DFD824A Specs: DDR4 PC4-19200 • CL=17 • Dual Ranked • x8 based • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR4-2400 • 1. 2V • 1024Meg x 64 • Memory’s sticker labels product as CT8G4DFD824A.

After closer inspection, the chips and circuitry on the board of RAM are slightly different than my original 8GB stick of the same model which is a dual ranked. Also, the only sticker on this chip is the label itself, no other “warranty void” stickers on the chip.

I install the RAM and run CPU-Z for chip information. It lists the following information: module manufactured by Crucial Technology, DRAM manufactured by Micron Technology, and part number CT8G4DFD824A but it is a single ranked chip.

My original chip shows up as dual ranked in CPU-Z. The first RAM I received from the seller was labeled as CT8G4SFD824A 8GB DDR4-2400 UDIMM 1. 2V CL17 on the sticker. As per the manufacturer’s website, CT8G4SFD824A is a SODIMM chip.

I cannot confirm whether this is an issue of manufacturer defect by mislabeling chips or if this is actually a counterfeit chip but the specs are not as they are advertised by the maker so I feel that a 1 egg rating is in order.

I have been using Crucial for a few years now and have been extremely satisfied with performance and reliability. The pricing on this product is well placed in the marketplace and easily available. For business machines, I would highly recommend Crucial as your primary source for cost savings and dependability.

This purchase was quickly delivered as well as easy to install and adapted to the system with no issues or problems.

Underperforms all other memory brands. No good. Not worth the price.

Went from 8 GB originally to 32 GB and noticed a huge difference in performance. Keep in mind though that even if you put in 32 GB, a certain amount of ram will already be taken up for Windows and other default programs that run in the background of your computer.

Even though I have a total of 32 GB, roughly 27. 9 GB is leftover for me to use. However, that’s more than enough to get me by for what I do.

Found out the hard way this product is not compatible with many Dell laptops. Reading on the internet this is a problem people are starting to run into. Either need to buy compatible brands or a slower speed DRAM (2666mhz and less).

As always corsair memory is good quality for the price for laptops. This was purchased to upgrade an Asus G15 laptop to 32gb and this worked out of rhe box as expected

For those who will need to have done their research, this is a good purchase. The modules were fitted to a ASUS Rampage V Extreme a common purchase in the past for many users. For any motherboard, you would always be advised to consider flashing the BIOS to the latest, espectially if these or other modules are not listed in the original Mobo manual due to age, but they are listed as compatible on the vendor website.

Other than the specific motherboard setting you wish to operate under, such as timings, you may find that adding a single module – subject to manufacturers recommendation will allow the “automatic” detection of the modules allowing the other 3 to then be configured.

You would also be advised to as always use a static strap and ensure you are working on a dust-free motherboard and to be familiar with the post codes of your motherboard. For convenience, i’d always recommend a liquid CPU cooler such as the closed systems available from corsair due to the ease of access to the memory modules.

I got a bad pair of memory. Started getting blue screens so fast after win 10 loaded that I couldn’t do anything, including a memory test. Maybe 4-5 seconds into the desktop loading and crash. Pulled every thing not needed.

Tried loading windows 10 new, crash during install ,( tried 3 different hdd’s ). No go. Tried pulling one stick, no good. Swapped out the stick and here I am. One of the pair is bad. Now I have to contact Corsair and see what happens.

I finally bought a new PC, I usually build my own, only to find it was slow due to lack of memory. 8 GB was what it came with so another 8 GB was required as a minimum. This arrived and was as described, still packed and sealed, plug it in and my machine has gone from a slow walk to really running Photoshop.

Nice piece of kit. Bought 2 separate single 8Gb modules because they were cheaper than the the 16GB package which consisted of 2x8GB modules.

Just what I needed for a new build ..now purchased second stick from CCL… to make 16Gb ….it does make the difference ! Good service from CCL ..thanks