Need some advice to sort this mess

[joekuz]

btw this isn't my first post switched isp's and forgot my password.

Ok at last finally going to give myself a long awaited upgrade =) so now maybe I can stop stressin over lousy performance. Or so I thought.

I'm getting a Abit NF7-S (for sure)
Was going to get Amd +2500 barton (maybe still)
512MB PC3200 medium range quality (may be different now)

I was all set to get these items then I read about the +2500 Barton's multiplier being locked. OK? But u can still crank the FSB up to compensate to a degree. However how much u can get out the FSB has a lot on the quality of and oc ability of the ram. So I began to research and the more I read the more of a mess it became. I can't afford the XMS Corsair @ $140, $100 or so is most I can spend. So then I read all about the Winbond BH-5. U can find them on lower end brand name, Buffalo, Twinmos, etc. Ok sounds great and about $100. One catch. They stopped making the BH-5, so they are a pain to find. Then there's the CH-5's, etc etc etc. What I am wanting to do is even though the multiplier is locked on the Barton I still want to get it and overclock the FSB somewhere around 200mhz +/-. So I just need to know what ram will accomplish this and will be rock stable at this setting.

Thanks

*oh and I'm not getting 2x256mb sticks b/c I plan on adding an additional 512mb stick in next couple months


A good laugh===> Upgrading from a TBird 850mhz, Abit KT7a & 256MB PC133

 

[myocardia]

Dang, man, you're going to be so happy with the performance of a non-OCed Barton 2500, you won't stop smiling for days, since you've got an 850mhz snail now!! Anyway, you can get really good ram these days, with fairly low latencies, for around $100/512MB stick. Newegg has OCZ Perf. Series (runs 2-3-3-6) PC3200 for $108/512 stick, or Kingston Hyper-X PC3200 (2-3-2-6 1T) for $112/512MB stick, and Corsair XMS PC3200 (2-3-3-6 1T) for $113/512MB stick. All three are very good memory, that you will be quite happy with, if you decide to OC.