Looking for ram recommendation

[batjohn]

2x1gb 1066 or higher. Must not be corsair and must be available at newegg. Want to try to keep the price to around 240-300.

Have an MSI 975x platinum v2 motherboard with an E6400 processor. Not sure which would be the best to go with. Please give reasons why you pick one over the other if you could or if you suggest a higher priced one give a justification.

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[GSTe]

As I have recently discovered to my detriment, 1066 is incompatible with some 975x motherboards, so check that out first. If you want 1066 stuff, then any OCZ is good, as is GSkill or Team. A lot of people like Crucial Ballistix, but I personally think it's gone off the boil a bit. If 1066 is incompatible with your mobo, go for PC6400 cas3.... Team is excellent, or Geil is very cheap in your country at those timings.

 

[batjohn]

Thanks for the tip... Actually I'm looking at 2x2gb sticks right now. Not sure which to get of those. Any idea?

 

[GSTe]

Not really... they all have quite high latencies don't they (not surprising). They should all be okay really.... depends which country you live in as well. Here in the UK there's only gskill/ocz available, and I'd go for the gskill, but in the US Mushkin do a 4GB kit which I'd suggest if you can afford it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146690

 

[rammedstein]

this board is 100% compatible with 1066 stuff, don't worry, lol. them mushkin ones are good, i would have gone for them but these ones came with better heatsinks, lol, them mushkin ones OC like nuts.