Ram dilemma

[desidude006]

I am going to be putting together e4400 + ds3. So I am having problems finding the right kind of ram. I am on a ram budget; so the max I can spend on ram is $115. I would like at least 2 gigs of ram, so any suggestions?

 

[nobly]

Tell us exactly what you're looking for and what you're trying to do w/ your computer (games, video editing, etc, and what OS).
You can start here... there are some good deals.
http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.aspx?Category=17&name=Memory

 

[desidude006]

The pc will be used for gaming/photoshop/aftereffects/office work. With this e4400 I am planning to oc w/ a stock heatsink. Try to approach a 3.0ghz

 

[Yoosty]

Check these out.

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231087

But we could help you better if we knew what Motherboard you are using.

 

[zenmaster]

Here is some nearly identical RAM from Geil, but somes with a nice rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144062

In essence, what you need is DDR2-667 or Faster RAM with as low of a latency as possible. The DDR2-667 will let you push the CPU to 3.5Ghz, but that chip is likely not going to like running that fast.

DDR2-800 is just nice for possible future upgrades to let you OC one of the 1333FSB CPUs.

Low Latency is always key for good performance.

 

[desidude006]

Check these out.

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231087

But we could help you better if we knew what Motherboard you are using.

Sry, but I mentioned in the first post. Anyways I am going to be using a Gigabyte DS3. Thank you for the suggestions guys.

 

[nobly]

If you look at the link i put to newegg's memory page, there's a few good deals there w/ mail in rebates. crucial 800Mhz 4-4-4-12 for $80, patriots, corsairs, etc.