Selecting 1GB RAM

1) It has Error Correction. It's SLOWER than standard RAM because the system has to calculate parity data to use that feature. You don't need it.
2) Never heard of Dual Band, just Dual Channel. Dual Channel makes your memory twice as wide for better performance.
3) No, CL is Cas Latency and represents how many clock cycles it takes for your memory to respond (aka, latency).
4) Those are individual response times, Tom's has some good articles explaining them.
5) Any DDR faster than PC3200 can be treated as PC3200 as long as BIOS supports it.
6) Pick a couple you like and make a new post to ask about them specifically.
7) As opposed to what, generic? I can't say enough bad stuff about companies who don't have enough faith in their product to put their name on it.

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Actually, my installations of 98SE never crashed on their own. 98SE crashing was nearly always caused by hardware problems. 2k was a little more tolerant of those problems, hence it didn't crash as much. But I just got around 98SE "instability" by using good hardware in the first place.

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how far is "quite far?"

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You might also want to check out <A HREF="http://www.overclockers.co.uk/" target="_new">http://www.overclockers.co.uk/</A> and <A HREF="http://www.microdirect.co.uk/home.aspx" target="_new">http://www.microdirect.co.uk/home.aspx</A>. Ebuyer is good for general stuff, but when it comes to top end memory, these sites are better. Try Corsair, Kingston HyperX or GeIL.

If you don't intend on overclocking, but want optimal performance, the maybe look at Corsair's Low Latency memory, which give aggressive timings right out of the box and saves you having to fart around in the BIOS.

The two aspects an awful lot of people seem to scrimp on when it comes to building a machine, are memory and PSU. Often they plump for high end mobo, graphics etc but neglect these two, and more often than not, it's these two that cause most problems if you go for the unbranded. If you're dead set on that A64, then I wouldn't compromise the memory by opting for cheap and cheerful (avoid ebuyer's own at ALL costs). Pick a brand and do some research. Tom's will have some useful guides for memory and browse through this forum and garner opinion. As this machine is gonna cost some, take you time and make sure you pick the right brand.

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