What Memory For eVGA 680i

[LiquidFlame]

I had this in the memory section, but didn't seem to get that many respones, so I'm hoping to get more answers here.

I'm looking into buying the eVGA 680i and I read that it's picky about memory. I know I want 2GB of DDR2 800 memory, so I went to their website and I found this list for supported memory:

Here is a list of memory that is reported to be compatible with the EVGA 680i SLI motherboard, this list will be updated frequently. Please email eparra@evga.com with other memory models so I can add them to this list. Thanks.
SLI Ready memory:

Above 1066 MHz
Corsair TWIN2X2048-9600C5
Corsair TWIN2X1024-9600C5D ES
Corsair TWIN2X2048-9136C5
Corsair TWIN2X2048-8888C4DF
OCZ FlexXLC Edition OCZ2FX11502GK

1066 MHz
Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5
Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5D
OCZ OCZ2N100662GK
OCZ OCZ2N10661G
OCZ OCZ2N1066SR2GK

900 MHz
OCZ OCZ2N9001G
OCZ OCZ2N9002GK

800 MHz
Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4D
Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4
Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C3
Crucial BL1286AA804
Crucial BL6464AA804
Crucial BL12864AL804
Kingston KHX6400D2LLK2/1GN
Kingston KHX6400D2LLK2/2GN
A-DATA Vitesta Extreme Edition DDR2-800 CL4
Patriot PDC22G6400LLK


Memory:

Above 800 MHz
Kingston KHX8000D2K/2G
Kingston KHX7200D2K2/2G
Patriot PDC21G8000+XBLK
Patriot PDC21G8500 ELK
Crucial BL2KIT12864AL1005

800 MHz
Mushkin XP6400
OCZ OCZ2G8002GK
OCZ OCZ2P800R21G
OCZ OCZ2T8002GK

Corsair XMS6405v4.1
Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400
G.Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBNR
G.SKILL F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK
Team Xtreem PC2-6400 800MHz 3-3-3-8
Team Xtreem PC2-6400 800MHz 4-4-4-10
Patriot PDC22G6400ELK
Geil Ultra GX22GB6400UDC

667 MHz
Corsair VS512MB667D2
Buffalo D2V667C-1G/BJ
Patriot PDC21G5300LLK
PQI 5400 Turbo
Kingston KHZ5400D2K2/1G
Geil GX21GB5300SX
Muskin xp2 5300 2x1gb
Mushkin HP2-5300

533 MHz
Kingston KVR533D2/512R
PQI MAB412UOE 512MB DDR2 533
OCZ DDR2 OCZ2533512V



EVGATech - Ev
***updated*** 2/26/2007

I was looking at the Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4, it seems pretty good and not that bad of a price. I did notice the the editors choice of memory, the Patriot PDC22G6400LLK from tomshardware was on the list. What do you guys think is the best memory for me to get with the eVGA 680i. Please keep in mind that I'm willing to spend no more the $280 on memory and please explain your answer, just don't say this brand is better, please say why. Thanks for the advice ahead of time.

 

[LiquidFlame]

Anyone?

 

[jeff_2087]

If supported memory is running at the same speed and timings, it doesn't matter what brand it is. Just look at what memory your available vendor(s) offer. Personally, I'd choose Geil, Mushkin, G.Skill, Team Group, or Patriot. Actually I did, I chose Mushkin HP DDR2 800. It's not on the list but it has fairly good timings (CAS 4) and cheaper than most. So just choose a balance between timings and price that you like.