Ay mates!

I'm planning on upgrading from a Crucial Ballistix 2GB (4x512MB sticks) PC2-6400 to a 4GB (2x2GB sticks)

I'm using Windows XP SP2 32-bit

But which should I buy? (PC2-6400)

Corsair or OCZ or Mushkin?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] (PC2+6400)

Would appreciate any advice and help

Hello and welcome to the fourms mate
Corsair,OCZ and Mushkin are all good brands, go for the RAM that has
4-4-4-x or lower timings and has a good cooling (for example OCZ REAPER rams have good coolings )

I saw this rams on newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227270
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227267
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820220293
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231148
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820144099
Those are Cas Latency 4

And also checked this rams:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145176
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145184
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820220227

Thx for the advice =)

ok i was going to go with either that reaper or the titanium, but havent really decided yet, but there both under a hundred dollars and they both have good timings, the rest are good but overpriced if you ask me

Definitely go for this one :
OCZ REAPER
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227267

it has 4-4-4-15 timings (4-4-4-15 doesnt have a noticeable difference with 4-4-4-12) and also it has a very good cooling
i have 4x1GB OCZ REAPER DDR2 800 RAM with 4-4-4-15 timings and they are solid

Thx mate!! Guess it's going to be OCZ Reaper then!

No problem good luck

What's wrong with 2 2gig sticks of ballistix?

The ones I have are better than anything else I've used.

ballistix are good RAMs and have 4-4-4-12 timing which is better than
4-4-4-15 but the difference isnt noticeable also OCZ REAPER has better cooling

have u tried to OC those? and how far did u reach?

when i OC i try to lower the timings or set them to default and then i will lower the MHZ of the RAM
i have E6600 @ 3.2 with 1.3 voltage
RAM is @ DDR2 720 with 4-4-4-15 timings + 2.1 voltage
i can do 5-5-5-15 with higher MHZ, but i like lower timings

the good news is that no matter what he chooses, the performance change will be little to none with the conroe processor, since their cache is so efficient. A good set with tight timings and a good reputation for overclocking is what you want, then consider price and you're up and running.

hmm that catches my eye, anyone know if these are dual channel ready, the patriot ones

So....should I go 4GB?? or should I stick with 2GB?

What if I buy 4GB Ballistix (4x1gb sticks)??

There's nothing wrong with Crucial Ballistix, I love those rams, but I want to go 4gb, unfortunately I didn't find 4GB Ballistix (2x2gb sticks). That's why I'm looking for other brands...

What do u say? Should I buy those OCZ Reaper? -> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227267

Or should I buy another one? I leave it up to you

Thx again for the advice mates

dood for 47 dollars each for 2 gigs which is 94 for 4 gigs of 444-12 ram thats not a bad deal either for that patriot extreme

Windows xp 32bit does not recognize 4gb. If you plan on upgrading to 64bit windows in the future, pick up 4 now, if not stick with 2

Well, can I play on Windows XP 64-bit any game? Like Crysis, Lost Planet...etc without issues? Which Windows XP is best? 32 or 64bit?

Is Windows XP 64-bit good for gaming?

And, what do u think about that Patriot memory??
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/5 [...] IN_RSLT_PG

I can play every game like LOST PLANET, Crysis, COH, COD4..... on XP64
i only cant play PES 2008 which isnt important

I may go with VISTA 64bit soon , but he asked about XP 32 vs XP 64

Go with GeIL 4GB(2 x 2GB) I have this and the OCZ Reaper. That cooling solution look great but works like crap.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820144099