DDR 333 CAS2 or DDR 400 CAS 2.5 ???

[visibil]

People I need your advice fast!!!!

This is why:

I just bought a P4 2.4G 533FSB / 512
My motherboard is an Albatron PX845PE PRO 2 (improved version compared to the one reviewed at Anandtech, SATA, Mirror bios (dual bios but albatron's version of it), voice genie...etc). It's a long story with this board.... I was hoping to find the ASUS P4PE but no such luck and the price has hot 230$...

Anyway the question is __should I buy a Muskin DDR 333 CAS 2 OR Kingston DDR 400 CAS 2.5__

(now i'll have to go for the 256MB 1-stick, and in a month or so i will buy another 512MB 1-stick, and maybe if i will have the money maybe another 256 but that will happend in 3-4 month)

I have to mention that Muskin memory is 20$ more expensive than Kinngston (for the 256mb stick) and I'm not a die hard overclocker... I will overclock it only when i need more power (rendering, encoding).

Can I set the DDR 400 cas2.5 memory as a DDR 300 cas2?

Thank you in advance!

 

[Torghn]

I'd get the cheaper stuff.

 

[EKAtBzboyz]

id get kingston ddr333

yes you can run ddr400 @ddr333

 

[Mangler]

I wouldnt go cheap on ram....Stick with good name brands like Corsair...And save money in the long run jump up to PC-3200C2

 

[RalfHutter]

I vote for what Mangler said^^^^^^

Get the best RAM you can afford.