Memory compatibility question

Hi,

I have an Asus p5b deluxe and I am considering buying the Corsair 2GB (1024MB x 2) DDR2 800MHz XMS2-6400 Kit. But this memory is not listed on the mobo's compatibility list: http://www.asus.com.tw/999/downloa [...] 179_10.pdf

should go for another memory or is this one compatible?


thanks!

A couple more you can enter your P5B Deluxe.

http://www.crucial.com/index.asp

http://configurator.ocztechnology.com/

Gosh there are a lot of RAM questions. I'm glad you are there. You are my 'inside' go to guy. I get a feeling something is going on in the RAM industry. Suddenly 2 x 1 GB dual channel kits of DDR2 PC6400 performance RAM for barely a hundred bucks. Is it 2 x 2GB kits or DDR3 soon to be released that caused the huge drop in RAM prices. A lot of guys are building their C2D system because of the drop in prices now. It looks like Intel P35 will have two versions one supporting DDR2 and the other to support DDR3. I may be way off, I don't know. My systems run so well I can't imagine 45nm Penryn and the new AMD chips are going to that much of a leap forward. Penryn maybe 25% performance increase? That is pretty substancial. Thanks.

I paid $299 last year for my 2 x 1 GB PC6400 performance RAM. I can get the exact RAM today from the same store for $137 shipped! I'm not sure what to think about that. I think it's totally a supply and demand situation. If I want PC100 mhz. today for my PIII, only a few chips are out there. There is no demand for it anymore. Like anybody else making money producing cutting edge technology components, the company better be VERY flexible in their ability to come to market with a product the consumer considers worth the cost. I would bet RAM will look and function in a totally different format 15 years from now than it does today. Like going from a prop plane to the jet turbine.