building my first comp and need to know how to chose memory

[MainFramed]

i dont know which memory to chose...RAMBUS...DDR 133MHZ SDRAM...what one? i think i am going to use a SY-KT333 DRAGON Lite motherboad or a SY-KT333 DRAGON Ultra (Platinum Edition) (both made by SOYO)..if it matters which i should use..i am lost 😱😕🙁
someone please help me!

 

[bjc112]

Well it depends on what type of system you are running.. .

IF you are gonna go for a p4/Northwood setup.... Get yourself some nice ... Samsung 2700 from Newegg... that will let you crank that FSB up and overclock the hell out of those CPU's. 🙂 You could also go the more expensive route, and go with PC1066.... 😛

Now, on the other hand, if you go with a AMD setup... some nice PC2100 should fit the bill...

Regardless, either computer will be extremly fast...

Have fun and keep us posted...

Bryan.

 

[wfbberzerker]

athlons and athlon xp's use ddr memory (which goes on the motherboard youre looking at)

there are three speeds of memory:
pc1700, which is 200mhz (actually 100mhz double pumped, which is what ddr means) - basically not used anymore
pc2100, which is 266mhz (133mhz)
pc2700, which is 333mhz (166mhz) - this is the memory that your motherboard uses.

edit: when you buy memory, you will generally see two types of the same memory. ECC, and non-ECC (sometimes referred to as non-parity). you will want to go with the non-ECC, since ECC is really only used in servers, is more expensive than non-ECC, and is slower.

 

[RemyCanad]

I am just wondering why are you getting the platinum edition? Unles you are going to use the smart card reader I don't see any reason. Why not get the Black edition? Save you 20 bucks at most places. And don't belive them when they say it will lower temps it wont.

Oh yeah I am talking about the Dragon Ultra. I have the black and love it.