ram for a z71v

I am looking to upgrade my 2 x 512 sticks to 2 x 1gb. I would like to know what ram brand anyone else has in their z71v's. (currently have Kingston)

Has anyone got any Gskill ram in their z71v? I was looking at them because they're quite cheap.

I would also like to know the warranty when upgrading them ram. On the bottom of my z71v, it has a sticker of my reseller saying "warranty void if seal is broken" where the ram spot is. Should I take it in to them or just ignore the sticker and do it myself?

 

It's pretty easy to change the RAM yourself...
if you don't think you'll need our warrany, then just take the sticker off.

Anyway, I use Kingmax RAM in my Z63A... it's cheap and it works. However, if you can spend the money, Kingston is worth every penny Corsair is also very reputable... as well as OCZ.

 

two 1GB PC4300 kingstons here...
I've been using Kingston for all the Asus laptops I've owned/put together (M3np, z71v, and now z70va, as well as my friends z63a) without any problems.

 

Time and time again I tell people that ram is one of the most important upgrades that you can consider, and in your case that is no exception.

Now, you are basing your purchase based on price, which I feel is a huge mistake. Ram is worth its weight in gold, but if you only have a specific budget, it is better to get less of a higher quality ram than a lot of lower end memory.

That said, ill give a simplified explination of RAM. Ram = random access memory, and is a temporary storage module. For instance, when your computer is running, unstored program data (such as an unsaved microsoft word document, or webpage) is not inscribed into your hardrive, but rather is placed into the RAM as a temporary storage. Once you shut off your computer that data is lost.

Now why do I need to know that? If you are a gamer, or simply like very quick overall windows / osx / linux performance, you need an abundance of fast ram. Your video card is another device that relies highly on ram. The faster your ram can process data, and the more data the RAM can hold, the better performance you will get from your video card.

That said:

Make sure you get DDR2, which in layman's terms is dual processing ram, and overall more efficent. And finally, look at the PC numbers, such as "PC4200", which tell you how fast your ram is, the higher the number the more expensive, and the better it will be. If you get the higher end RAM, you will know where your money went, I promise, and that way you will really get the most out of your upgrade.

My favorite ram brands:

1. OCZ (overall favorite. Great support, no need to fool around with it, works well out of the box)
2. Corsair (best "tweaking" ram, although I wouldnt fool around if you werent certain, again no problems)
3. Kingston (no frills, but got the job done for me)
4. Crucial (same as above)

 

thanks for the help guys.

the problem is I'm a student and don't work that much so i can't go out and buy 'overclocking' ram or the performance ones.
I also live in Aus, and here we don't really have many brands to choose from.

So do you think i should just take the warranty sticker off and slot the ram in myself?