need some help with choosing memory

[siriyu]

hey

got a question

i am ordering my parts for a new pc

got a E6850
with GA-P35-DS3 mobo
evga GTX 8800 KO acs3
xfi prof
2x 500 gb WD re2 hd's
samsung 226CW
P182
corsair 620 HX
MX518 and G11


question is what are the best rams i can put in

it's a gaming machine so it needs to be fast
but not to expensive ..

so i was thinking 2x2 gb PC6400
or 4x1 gb PC 6400

does it make a difference?

What would be best timings i can put in - if it's 4x1 ?

please help

hehe ordering tonight

greetz

( didn't see this section when i first posted soz )

 

[Mondoman]

Assuming you are running 32-bit Windows, just get 2x1GB DDR2-667 or DDR2-800 RAM. The system won't be able to see more than about 3GB of RAM; if you really want to max it out, get 2x1GB + 2x512MB for a total of 3GB of RAM running in dual-channel mode.

 

[siriyu]

i am buying vista ultimate 64

maybe gonna install xp as a second OS

but gonna try vista tbh

new games and dx 10 - wanna see the outcome

hehe

what ya reccon ?

 

[o1die]

If you really want 4 gigs, newegg has g.skill (2) 2 gig sticks for $160 in pc6400. (2) 2 gig sticks will run more stable than (4) 1 gig sticks.