Best Memory for P5QL Pro

[JonBeam]

Title says it all. I'm looking to fill the two empty slots in my Asus P5QL Pro (Intel Core2 Quad if it matters). I currently have 2 2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2 800 mhz PC6400 chips in there (for a total of 4 GB). I'm running XP, but have a copy of 7 that I haven't installed yet.

So what's the best call? 1066mhz? 800mhz? Just get 2 of the same chips? I saw somewhere that it matters what the native support is for the motherboard, but I don't know what that is.

I saw that prices have been falling. Am I right to assume they'll probably level out around Christmas due to higher demand?

 

[hell_storm2004]

Whatever it is, stick to what you have. Going for a higher frequency wont be noticeable at all. Plus the DDR2 are way to expensive since its ancient history now.

 

[Emperus]

4GB is quite enough for basic system needs and/or gaming.. So unless you are involved in or moving up to more memory strenuous work/apps such as running virtual machines, you should be fine with your current ram config..

 

[daship]

Dont waste your $$$ and if you do get matched pairs with what you got.

 

[JonBeam]

Sounds good. I'll probably go ahead and get matched pairs then. While they are more expensive than they used to be, they've fallen quite a bit in the past few months. I want to pick them up before they increase again.

 

[JonBeam]

Best answer selected by JonBeam.