How long had you had your Kingston modules and how much of a hassle was it to get them replaced?
I had them for about 7 weeks. It wasn't much of a hassle other than writing some lenghty emails containing all the information I know about the hardware issue. At first I got the answer that they couldn't help me because my mainboard isn't on the list of supported hardware for the modules. Then I basically told them that I know exactly when and why they pulled the modules from the compatibility list, referencing the information from these threads. That I felt cheated because I bought the modules
before they pulled them off the list.
After some friendly phone calls and brief questions via email I had to send them proof that I bought the modules (scan of the invoice). Then I had to send the modules back and I got the exact amount I payed for them about a week later.
One very curious thing I noticed was, that they never confirmed or denied the existence of the bug in the replies. So I don't know if they RMA'ed because there actually was an issue or because they wanted to please a customer with goodwill.
or to believe the response they posted to my review on NewEgg and get the SuperMicro-branded Hynix modules if I do need to increase the amount of RAM, and put those in the first pair of slots and the Kingston in the second pair of slots.
Well, neither did I want to wait nor did I want to take that chance.