Help choosing 4GB of Memory - 2x2GB or 4x1GB

This is going to be my new set up but I was wondering if anyone could had any suggestions on the best memory I could get for about $125 or less. I would like 4GB total so two 2GB sticks or four 1GB sticks would be fine. I will most likely be overclocking it so any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Thermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+) VH6000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower
EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
SLI - 2x BFG Tech BFGE88512GTSE GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
PC Power & Cooling S75QB EPS12V 750W Power Supply
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400
ASUS V-60 92mm Vapo Bearing CPU Cooler
Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
LITE-ON 52X CD Burner Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model DH-52R2P-08
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B
HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium

Usually, getting the juice through more sticks of ram cuts down on the over-clockability. If that is really true (seems to be from my systems), then I would go with 2X2. This any help?

Dang it! This advice was not intended for you! Pay no attention to what was said here. Go buy a Dell. just kidding. What is your ram clocked at? 916 GHz!?!?!? Really?

Its DDR2 ram. whats the budget, what clock speed you hoping to run with it?

I have the same motherboard and processor as you.

This is the memory that I have. There's a mail in rebate for it too, which is nice. I haven't had any problems with Corsair memory, but I also haven't overclocked anything yet either.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145176

There are so many manufacturers out there, you can search forever. I heard some people have issues with the OCZ memory with the 780i board, but then again there are others who don't seem to have any problems with them. Maybe check out the EVGA forums.

Ya, I thought about picking up that Corsair memory.

I was also looking at this Crucial too http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148183

Has anyone used this crucial before?

Maybe this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231145

or this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227280

Go with the Crucial. This is brand new memory and one the few, if any 2X2 kits with micron chips, I've been waiting for these and they are finally here.

Ya, I was thinking on waiting to check out the 9800 series cards since the 9600gt did so well. I might weight but my patience is getting low cause I've been waiting for a while to build this. I am confident in that power supply. I've done a lot of research and that seems to be one of the best out there. It supposedly rated lower than the power it can actually put out. I think it will be just fine for years to come. I don't see it having any problems fitting in that case. It goes in the top slot horizontally just like a lot of other cases.

Ya, If you look at the ArmorPlus, its horizontal, unlike the Armor which does mount vertically. I thought that was weird too. I really like the plus a lot better. I don't think I'll need 1kW power supply. Maybe for 2 9800GX2's but I still have high hopes for this power supply

CRH how much does that cost? You are really helping me out...the basically 2 things I was unsure about were the PSU and RAM...I have to re-read this thread and see if that Crucial isn't too expensive. I will probably do some OCing as well, although likely not any extreme OCing (running air and not experienced with system OCing but am experienced with graphic card OCing).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820146731

Below is my 2 cents and what I wrote on newegg. I dont know if anyone still cares, but I like this ram. It is serving me well so far.

Pros: Over-clocks. Stock DDR2 800 ram (like this is) runs at 400 MHz. I have mine at 510MHz. It might go further, but my CPU is maxed so I can't tell. I have my settings at 5-5-5-18 and 510MHz. Wow!

Cons: If your not smart and push on the heatsink, you can break them off.

Other Thoughts: Get this ram. Your overclock might vary from mine. Overclocks are never straight accross the board.

that crucial is not much different in price then the muskin. the mushkin has free shipping. the other doesnt

You know whats funny, before I read your reply, I had changed my signature/specs as I realized that I had it wrong. Then 916 was when i had my cpu at 3.2...... I recently went to 3.3 cuase I have a friend just buy a 3.2GHz cpu so I just had to beat him.... Silly, I know

I know I can get 3.6 out of it, but thats almost a 100% OC and it feels wrong in my soul...... dont know why.....

Did you make a purchase of the Corsair stuff CRH?

i think i might go corsair as well.

i meant crucial

I tend to go with the G.Skill over the OCZ.
The OCZ has issues with some MB's,voltage issues,the tall HS may forbid it's use with some coolers and it tends to sale for more.

Another good ram is Patriot which also imports and sales the chips for other companies to use for their own sticks.

Fair enough. I am getting 510 MHz out of mine... DDR2 800 is supposed to run 400 MHz. I'm gettin a good OC out of mine. OCing is not gaurateed to be the same across the board though. What kind of chips do I have in mine? Any one know?