Memory and Overclocking ?'s

[k2Roland]

I'm about to pull the trigger on my new computer purchase.. here is what I have in my cart.
MSI K8N NEo Plat - $136
AMD 64 3500+ Retail 90nm - $295
Corsair Value Select (Dual Pack) 184 Pin 512MBx2 DDR PC-3200 - OEM - $157
PNY 6800GT $369
sata 160 Samsung - $90
Antec Sonata w380W TruePower $59.95 after rebate
NEC 3500A OEM $71

Total system $1,180.95

I'm wondering if my inexpensive ram is going to cut it? I don't think I?ll need to overclock this system to play the hell out of some HL2.

Or I could spend $275 on ram, get a more expensive power supply, spend $100 less on a processor and maybe get 2.4-2.5Ghz or just get the stock 2.2GHZ out of my system I plan to get.. What do you think?

 

[imported_Computer MAn]

Value ram will be fine on an A64 as timings are not as important. I'm running value ram right now and have had no performance issues.

 

[cryptonomicon]

you'd be surprised about the value ram, i swear. lets see i just posted this somewhere else but i have
the older pc2700 VS 512mb and it is rated at 2.5-3-3-7, 166mhz. It runs fine at 225mhz 2.0-2-2-5 (2.9v) which is more like pc3500 speeds. I don't know what its max capability would be if I relaxed the timings and tried for higher mhz.