what mem for asus nforce 2 deluxe

[jdsvp]

he there i have no clue what meory i need to get for this motherboard. i will be running a AMD Athlon xp 3200+ i know that it can use a ddr400 but not sure about what to buy, i am looking at the
512MB 184Pin DIMM PC3200 EL-DDR RAM Non-Parity CL2
but will i be able to use it?

 

[pIII_Man]

any name brand pc3200 cl2 or cl2.5 ram will be fine. CL 2.0 will perform slightly better than cl2.5.

The ocz ram listed above more than sufficient for running on the nforce2 (I am assuming you're not overclocking)


If it isn't a P6 then it isn't a procesor
110% BX fanboy

 

[jdsvp]

Well, do u have any suggestions on what memory to buy, cos i have no clue. i picked the OCZ cos it looked ok. could you show me what one to buy keeping in mind i am from the UK.

 

[pIII_Man]

i'll just list good brands

micron, crucial, samsung, infineon, corsair, ocz, geil, muchkin (spelling?), kingston, kingmax...

There are more good brands but i cannot think of them off the top of my head. Try to get ram with timmings around 2.5-3-3-7 1t. The lower the numbers the better the performance, there is no point going below the timmings stated above if you are not overclocking.


If it isn't a P6 then it isn't a procesor
110% BX fanboy

 

[sweatlaserxp]

I have the nForce2 Ultra400 chipset, running at 333FSB, and I use the Corsair XMS matched pair 2x256 package. Corsair's XMS memory is rather pricey, and if I were to build my next computer I would probably just go with OCZ or Kingston HyperX as it's cheaper. Just as long as it's CAS Latency 2.0, because you spent the money on nForce2 and you want to maximize your system.