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need suggestions on memory for OC'ing

OmegaXero

Senior member
I'm getting ready to purchase a new system. I have drilled down the components that I want, at this point I'm only stuck on the type of memory that I should purchase. I have my list of possibilities narrowed down to three products however, I am open to suggestion if anyone here feels I could buy a better product for an equivalent price.

Here are the three memory kits that I am currently considering:
Corsair PC-3200 2x512MB XMS C2

OCZ PC-3200 2x512MB Performance Revision 3

G.Skill PC-3200 2x512MB Extreme ZX

I chosen these three kits because they appear to offer the most performance potential for the price. I realize there are much faster kits available but I would like to keep my memory pricing at ~$140 or less if possible. I will have a DFI NF4 Ultra-D board with a Venice 3000+ processor, I do plan on doing some light OC'ing but nothing too crazy. My goal is to be around 2.2Ghz, maybe a little faster. My main questions are:
1) Of the above three memory choices, which one do you feel would provide the best overclocking capability with the hardware that I plan to use?

2) Do you feel there is another option that I should be using for my memory and if so, could you provide info on why you feel this way?
 
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