Which memory to buy??

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I have components for following rigs ordered and some parts arriving, except for the memory for rigs 1&2, I want to order it today. Is the Corsair 400mhz pc3200 2x512mb dual channel a good choice? Any comments on rest of components? Mostly gaming use.
Thanks

rig 1:mine, Xpcgear premoded xs alein aluminum case Blue,Asus A8n-Sli Premium mobo,Amd fx55, Thermaltake 680W PSU,2MB corsair 400mhz pc3200 dual channel,BenQ DVD+RW duel layer w/litescribe cd rom,Western Digital 74gb sata 10k Raptor hdd,Saphire ATI Radeon X850XT platinum 256mb pcie,NewQ 3d surround equalizer,7in1 media reader/fdd,Samsung SyncMaster 930B 8ms 19" flat panel, Windows XP Pro sp2
rig 2:my wifes office computer, Xpcgear premoded xs alein aluminum case Black,Asus A8n-Sli Premium mobo,Amd 4000+ San Diego,500W PSU,1MB corsair 400mhz pc3200 dual channel ram,BenQ DVD+RW duel layer w/litescribe cd rom,Western Digital 74gb sata 10k Raptor hdd,Saphire ATI Radeon X800XL 256mb pcie,NewQ 3d surround equalizer,7in1 media reader/fdd,Samsung SyncMaster 930B 8ms 19" flat panel,Windows XP Pro Sp2
Rig 3: my sons,Xpcgear premoded xs alein aluminum case Blue,Asus K8N Nvidia mobo,Amd Athalon 64 3400+,500W PSU,512MB OCZ 400mhz pc3200,liteon dvd/cd rom,western digital 80gb 7200 hdd,ATI 9800 256mb agp,7in1 media reader fdd,Windows XP Home.
 

BrentUnitedMem

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For gaming you could go with some performance modules DDR500 or higher rated modules. OCZ, Crucial, Kingston, all good brands.

For office work and general application, its best to stay away from performance modules and stick with standard PC-3200 (DDR400) CL3 modules.

Corsair is a good brand. As long as you buy matched pairs you will be fine for a dual-channel motherboard; it's not neccesary to buy a dual-channel kit.

Maybe some other guys could recommend some good performance modules.

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