G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL

Pros: Stable and inexpensive

Cons: None

Overall Review: Works great with an MSI H81M-P33 mobo and i5 4460 processor for a very inexpensive home server build. No issues whatsoever.

Pros: After returning via RMA the first set, I received a new retail package containing a replacement which worked fine on my system and no problems detected with memory diagnostic problems at 1.5V 1600 8-8-8-24 on AMD AM3 motherboard (M4A87TD Asus)

Cons: First set was defective. I didn't bother determining if only one or both sticks was defective, as I figured I'd be returning the whole set, but did confirm problems via Windows Memory Diagnostic, MemTest86 Pro, and windows error messages. Errors persisted even when underclocked to 1333 and 11-11-11-28 at 1.60 V.

RMA process was painless after that, simply filled out G.Skill RMA request form, provided a copy of my Newegg receipt, and was furnished an RMA number the next business day. I received a new retail set via first class mail within two weeks of sending in the defective set (also via first class mail). Despite the RAM being defective on reciept, no compensation for shipping the product back to them was offered.

Overall Review: Hard to tell if the quality issue I had indicated G.Skill is less reliable than competitors for cheap RAM, as I don't have reliable figures, but it seems pretty clear they couldn't do much testing of the retail sets before shipping as the problem in my case was quite apparent even at conservative timings.