Best MB/Ram to pair with 64 3000+

Hey all,

I'm thinking of going with the AMD 64 3000+ 512KB L2 Cache cpu. I'm unsure of which motherboard/ram to choose. I am definately going to go with 1 gig of ram, but do not know which motherboard/ram combo will work best with this CPU.

The system will be used for gaming, flash animation, some photoshop work, and listening to music.

Price isnt really that much of an issue, but would like to keep it to around $600...

Is the 3200+ any good? Worth the extra $25?

Link to CPU: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProd [...] 486&depa=0

Thanks,
-Chris

Hey there,

Thanks for the quick reply. I have been reading tons of articles on different motherboards the past couple of days, and it seems like some will run faster with 2 512 sticks, and others run better with one stick of 1024...

Any ideas on this?

-Chris

ok, now what about ram timings?

There is this ram @ 2 2 2 5
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProd [...] 523&depa=1

and

There is this ram @ 2 3 3 6
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProd [...] 449&depa=1

The difference in price is $50, the difference in price between the 3000+ and the 3200+ is $25. If I get the cheaper ram, I would have more to put towards the faster processor and aftermarket heat sink. What do ya think?

Cool man, thx

Now someone just showed this one to me:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProd [...] 006&depa=0

Its PDP (Patriot) Ram
2 3 2 5
DDR 400
$156 vs Corsair XMS @ $225

Thoughts?

-Chris

anandtech did something related to this. i think ocz rev 2 does well, and ofcourse ballistix and geil ultra x.

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google ram timings or somthing youll find a link and can read about it