Is Corsair RAM good quality?

ThomasLentati · Jun 10, 2012

Hi I'm new here, and I wanted to know if Corsair RAM is good quality in 2012?
I have a MacBook Pro late 2011 @2.4GHz Core i5, and I want to upgrade it to 16GB with this RAM: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ON5KZC/?tag=tec06d-20
I found this RAM thanks to a famous guy on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4jKSDiD2WM&feature=my_favorites&list=FLz2XNiAr_NTJ1D71bvSJCIQ
The RAM works fine but some people in the comments on Amazone say it's bad quality RAM and some say it's good? Please help me, btw I don't have an SSD I have a 750GB HD, maybe this RAM only works on SSD's?
Thank you for your time.

Thomas

GSquadron · Jun 10, 2012

The corsair memory i have, it is perfect. Don't know about mac though.
U don't need an android figurine

ThomasLentati · Jun 10, 2012

Haha!

I just hope the RAM will be of good quality, just ordered it!

Widjaja · Jun 10, 2012

Every manufacturer will have some bad batches.
There will be more people who do not leave a review of a product if it is working fine for them, than there are people who have found the product defective.

Jut make sure the RAM is compatible with your model of Macbook before purchasing.

ThomasLentati · Jun 10, 2012

Thanks @Widjaja, yes the RAM is suppose to be compatible. You guys on this Forum answer really quickly! Way faster than Apple Support Communities!

Black Panther · Jun 10, 2012

Once I bought Corsair Value RAM. They're good, function fine, but I couldn't overclock at all with them. You get what you pay for I guess. There were many more types of Corsair RAM which were more expensive I could have bought. It depends on what performance you're expecting and whether you plan to overclock or not.

ThomasLentati · Jun 10, 2012

Thank you for your reply, but what is overclocking RAM?

Thomas

Radical_Edward · Jun 10, 2012

I normally buy Corsair or G.Skill ram for my machines. Never had any problems other than when I got a used RAM kit from someone who OC'd them too much.

Black Panther · Jun 10, 2012

ThomasLentati said:
Thank you for your reply, but what is overclocking RAM?

Thomas

Thread is a bit old but it gives you all the basics. Clicky.

Aquinus · Jun 10, 2012

You know, you mensioned your Macbook is late 2011. Those can actually handle DDR3-1600 and some people have claimed that 1866 will work, other say it has issues. Either way, you may want to consider slightly faster memory if you're using the HD 3000 graphics, the extra memory bandwidth may speed up graphics.

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I have a 13" early 2011 mbp, but I haven't tried anything faster than 1333, but 8gb of that does fine for work. I don't really do anything with graphics on it.

FreedomEclipse · Jun 10, 2012

I have been using Corsair Ram for years ever since the AMD64 skt.939 days. Ive used their value ram for laptop and desktop upgrades and never had a stick go bad on me or anything.

As for an SSD. an SSD would be a great upgrade for any desktop or laptop. the only setback is the price however and for a 1:1 replacement of your 750GB hard drive would cost a serious amount of money. a 512GB SSD costs around 430 Euro. Prices are falling quite quickly however. but they are still pricey compared to desktop hard drives. 128GB is still the 'sweetspot' when it comes to SSD's so you could get one and put the 750GB that you take out into a hard drive enclosure to be used as external storage.

Ive just done the same thing with my laptop. and it makes a huge difference.

256GB SSDs are rapidly faling in price. so if you have around 200 Euro spare after the memory upgrade, its worth considering an SSD.

ThomasLentati · Jun 10, 2012

Hi @Aquinus, thanks for your reply, but can I still get the RAM even if I have Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB? I don't really use the graphics that much, I just sometimes play a bit of minecraft, I normally just use Parrallels with Windows 7. So can I get the RAM I linked? Because it's a really good deal.

FreedomEclipse · Jun 10, 2012

ThomasLentati said:
Hi @Aquinus, thanks for your reply, but can I still get the RAM even if I have Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB? I don't really use the graphics that much, I just sometimes play a bit of minecraft, I normally just use Parrallels with Windows 7. So can I get the RAM I linked? Because it's a really good deal.

yeah you can get that ram. you could also buy some DDR3 1600mhz ram for it instead of the 1333mhz. having faster ram improves the graphics performance as the HD3000 doesnt have its own dedicated memory.

I think theres enough people saying they ran with 1600Mhz ram with their MBP that it isnt a rumour anymore.

the 1600mhz ram would give you a small boost in 3D performance.

ThomasLentati · Jun 10, 2012

FreedomEclipse said:
yeah you can get that ram. you could also buy some DDR3 1600mhz ram for it instead of the 1333mhz. having faster ram improves the graphics performance as the HD3000 doesnt have its own dedicated memory.

I think theres enough people saying they ran with 1600Mhz ram with their MBP that it isnt a rumour anymore.

the 1600mhz ram would give you a small boost in 3D performance.

Thanks for replying, well I've looked up on the Kingston website, but they only seem to offer 8GB max @1600 RAM, and I don't really use 3D Graphics, so I'll go with the Corsair RAM. :roll:

FreedomEclipse · Jun 10, 2012

are you only searching for products on Amazon?

This DDR3 1600mhz Corsair Vengeance ram works on MBP according to one of the reviewers...

secondly is there any reason why you would require so much ram?? I have 8GB in my laptop and the only time i seen it use almost over 90% of it was when i reinstalled windows and needed to get all the updates done.

otherwise I got firefox up with upto 30-60tabs open occasionally and an audio player running in the background... I can game on it but sadly its an E-350 APU so gaming isnt quite its forte even though it can handle quite a lot of games old and new without too much trouble.

16GB is pretty excessive unless you needed it to run a lot of CAD programs or VMware stuff.

GC_PaNzerFIN · Jun 10, 2012

I really love the looks of the Corsair Vengeance LP Low voltage 1.35V arctic white sticks, but someone at the factory responsible of quality control and testing should be fired.

One stick died (4 bits stuck on data bus in whole stick) and other one is not 100% stable at 1.35V. Two other sticks are working just great tho, but this second kit must have been manufactured on some very crappy monday...

Jetster · Jun 10, 2012

My friend just bought some Corsair Vengeance and his is bad also

FreedomEclipse · Jun 10, 2012

GC_PaNzerFIN said:
I really love the looks of the Corsair Vengeance LP Low voltage 1.35V arctic white sticks, but someone at the factory responsible of quality control and testing should be fired.

One stick died (4 bits stuck on data bus in whole stick) and other one is not 100% stable at 1.35V. Two other sticks are working just great tho, but this second kit must have been manufactured on some very crappy monday...

http://i.imgur.com/v1Cvx.jpg

Jetster said:
My friend just bought some Corsair Vengeance and his is bad also

Probably just a bad batch.

I have built many systems for friends as well as myself using Corsair Ram and i have never had a single problem nor have i had a single complaint from the people i built systems for.

Jetster · Jun 10, 2012

Ya not saying Corsair is bad. I was just shocked it was bad. Ive never had a problem with them or G Skill. But he started getting BSOD and ran Memtest and it was bad

GC_PaNzerFIN · Jun 10, 2012

Yeah first time I have to RMA ram sticks from any manufacturer. I am just a little pissed off having to RMA something to Corsair for like fifth time in few years -.-

Jstn7477 · Jun 11, 2012

I've had no problems with a pair of Corsair ValueSelect DDR2-533 sticks from a couple years ago, but had 2 out of 4 PNY DDR2-800 sticks fail in a month. With RAM, you're either lucky or you aren't. Both my Micron "Rendition" DDR3-1333 4GB SODIMMs died after a few months, and I've had absolutely zero problems with G.Skill RAM, which I usually buy.

ThomasLentati · Jun 11, 2012

FreedomEclipse said:
are you only searching for products on Amazon?

This DDR3 1600mhz Corsair Vengeance ram works on MBP according to one of the reviewers...

secondly is there any reason why you would require so much ram?? I have 8GB in my laptop and the only time i seen it use almost over 90% of it was when i reinstalled windows and needed to get all the updates done.

otherwise I got firefox up with upto 30-60tabs open occasionally and an audio player running in the background... I can game on it but sadly its an E-350 APU so gaming isnt quite its forte even though it can handle quite a lot of games old and new without too much trouble.

16GB is pretty excessive unless you needed it to run a lot of CAD programs or VMware stuff.

Well I need 16GB of RAM for Windows 7 Ultimate and XP professional with my MacBook Pro, because 8 isn't enough, I've found this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0076W9Q5A/?tag=tec06d-20

Does that one look ok?

Thomas

ThomasLentati · Jun 11, 2012

Jetster said:
Ya not saying Corsair is bad. I was just shocked it was bad. Ive never had a problem with them or G Skill. But he started getting BSOD and ran Memtest and it was bad

Hey I want to buy Corsair Vangeance but I don't know if it's Low Voltage, and you said the Low Voltage was bad? I have a MacBook Pro btw. Look: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0076W9Q5A/?tag=tec06d-20

Thomas

brandonwh64 · Jun 11, 2012

I have had couple of sets of corsair and currently have a set of corsair XMS3's and they all have been goo so far.

qubit · Jun 11, 2012

Corsair is one of the top brands out there. It's a safe buy.

EDIT: I have it in my PC in fact, just check my specs.

System Name	MacBook Pro 8,1
Processor	Sandy Bridge 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 (I5-2435M)
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB DDR3 1600Mhz 10-10-10-27 1.5V
Video Card(s)	Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB
Storage	Vertex 4 256GB + 750GB @7200RPM
Display(s)	13.3-inch LED WideScreen (11.3"x7.1")
Case	Aluminum
Power Supply	Apple 60W MagSafe
Software	OS X Mountain Lion 10.8
Benchmark Scores	9000

System Name	Dark Stealth
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600x
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450M Gaming rev 1.0
Cooling	Snowman, arctic p12 x2 fans
Memory	16x2 DDR4 Corsair Dominator Pro
Video Card(s)	3080 10gb
Storage	2TB NVME PCIE 4.0 Crucial P3 Plus, 1TB Crucial MX500 SSD, 4TB WD RED HDD
Display(s)	HP Omen 34c (34" monitor 3440x1440 165Hz VA panel)
Case	Zalman S2
Power Supply	Corsair 750TX
Mouse	Logitech pro superlight, mx mouse s3, Razer Basiliskx with battery
Keyboard	Custom mechanical keyboard tm680
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	70-80 fps 3440x1440 on cyberpunk 2077 max settings

System Name	MacBook Pro 8,1
Processor	Sandy Bridge 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 (I5-2435M)
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB DDR3 1600Mhz 10-10-10-27 1.5V
Video Card(s)	Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB
Storage	Vertex 4 256GB + 750GB @7200RPM
Display(s)	13.3-inch LED WideScreen (11.3"x7.1")
Case	Aluminum
Power Supply	Apple 60W MagSafe
Software	OS X Mountain Lion 10.8
Benchmark Scores	9000

System Name	Darth Obsidious
Processor	Intel i5 2500K
Motherboard	ASUS P8Z68-V/Gen3
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212+ in Push Pull
Memory	2X4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	ASUS R9 270x TOP
Storage	128GB Samsung 830 SSD, 1TB WD Black, 2TB WD Green
Display(s)	LG IPS234V-PN
Case	Corsair Obsidian 650D
Audio Device(s)	Infrasonic Quartet
Power Supply	Corsair HX650w
Software	Windows 7 64bit and Windows XP Home
Benchmark Scores	2cm mark on bench with a razor blade.

System Name	MacBook Pro 8,1
Processor	Sandy Bridge 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 (I5-2435M)
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB DDR3 1600Mhz 10-10-10-27 1.5V
Video Card(s)	Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB
Storage	Vertex 4 256GB + 750GB @7200RPM
Display(s)	13.3-inch LED WideScreen (11.3"x7.1")
Case	Aluminum
Power Supply	Apple 60W MagSafe
Software	OS X Mountain Lion 10.8
Benchmark Scores	9000

System Name	Black Panther
Processor	i9 9900k
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X72 360mm
Memory	2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6
Storage	Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm
Display(s)	32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz
Case	NZXT H710i Black
Audio Device(s)	Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+
Mouse	Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model
Keyboard	Motospeed
Software	Windows 10

System Name	GLaDOS
Processor	AMD FX-9590 X8 4.7GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Sabertooth 990FX
Cooling	Corsair H80i v2
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 24GB (2x8GB, 2x4GB) DDR3 1600 MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS ROG-STRIX-RX580-O8G-GAMINGOC
Storage	WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB Internal PC SSD
Display(s)	2 Acer S231HL 23" LED backlit LCD's on a Dual LCD stand
Case	Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Onboard - Corsair Void Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Corsair 850HXi 850W
Mouse	Corsair Sabre RGB
Keyboard	Corsair K70 LUX RGB
Software	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit

System Name	Apollo
Processor	Intel Core i9 9880H
Motherboard	Some proprietary Apple thing.
Memory	64GB DDR4-2667
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2
Storage	1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External
Display(s)	Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays
Case	MacBook Pro (16", 2019)
Audio Device(s)	AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers
Power Supply	96w Power Adapter
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Logitech G915, GL Clicky
Software	MacOS 12.1

System Name	WorkInProgress
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory	2x32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\|1x WD SN850X 8TB (Gaming)\| 2x2TB WD SN770\| 2x2TB+2x4TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 80+ GOLD
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

System Name	RGB-PC v2.0
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7950X
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair X670E Extreme
Cooling	Corsair iCUE H150i RGB PRO XT
Memory	4x16GB DDR5-5200 CL36 G.SKILL Trident Z5 NEO RGB
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix RTX 2080 Ti
Storage	2x2TB Samsung 980 PRO
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XV273K 27" 4K 120Hz (G-SYNC compatible)
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO
Audio Device(s)	Audioquest Dragon Red + Sennheiser HD 650
Power Supply	Asus Thor II 1000W + Cablemod ModMesh Pro sleeved cables
Mouse	Logitech G500s
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB with low profile red cherrys
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit

System Name	Juliette // My HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// ASUS RTX 4060 OC
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	G903 and a Master Mouse MM710/No mouse, MS game copntroller
Keyboard	EVGA / Logitech K400
Software	Windows 11 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Awesomesauce 4.3 \| Laptop (MSI GE72VR 6RF Apache Pro-023)
Processor	Intel Core i7-5820K 4.16GHz 1.28v/3GHz 1.05v uncore \| Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 3.1GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99-UD5 WiFi LGA2011-v3\| Stock
Cooling	Corsair H100i v2 w/ 2x EK Vardar F4-120ER + various 120/140mm case fans \| Stock
Memory	G.Skill RJ-4 16GB DDR4-2666 CL15 quad channel \| 12GB DDR4-2133
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1080 Ti Hybrid SC2 11GB @ 2012/5151 boost \| NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB +200/+500 + Intel 530
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 500GB + Seagate 3TB 7200RPM + others \| Kingston 256GB M.2 SATA + 1TB 7200RPM
Display(s)	Acer G257HU 1440p 60Hz AH-IPS 4ms \| 17.3" 1920*1080 60Hz wide angle TN notebook panel
Case	Fractal Design Define XL R2 \| MSI
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Z \| Realtek with quad stereo speakers and subwoofer
Power Supply	Corsair HX850i Platinum \| 19.5v 180w Delta brick
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 \| Windows 10 Home x64

System Name	Quantumville™
Processor	Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz
Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz)
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB \| WD Black 4TB \| WD Blue 6TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) \| Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible)
Case	Cooler Master HAF 922
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe
Power Supply	Corsair AX1600i
Mouse	Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow
Keyboard	Yes
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

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