yeah, it happens to everyone and every company. like veebub says, it seems they have shipped some bad modules and gotten a bad rap for it. i dunno. i still suggest gskill, corsair, and crucial (based on your experience b1g)...depending on which is cheaper at the time. 50 bucks for that ram is pretty awesome. lol when i first bought my xms2 i think i paid $280 for 2gb.