RAM question

[KoolDrew]

I just wanted to know what you all thought about buying RAM. I mean, if you're looking to purchase RAM, what do you do? Do you look at the RAM bandwidth? The size of the RAM 512MB, 1GB, etc? The price of the RAM? The OC-ability? When it comes to RAM, I really don't know much. For instance, if they were in the same price range, would it be wiser to buy 1GB of PC3200 or 512MB of slower-clocked PC4000? Basically what I'm simply trying to ask is is size better than bandwidth?

 

[dc5]

find out the specs of your motherboard first. what kind of ram does it use, etc. then go from there.

 

[KoolDrew]

Well this isn't really for a purshase for my current system. I just want to know exactly what you guys look for in RAM.

 

[globalcitizen]

If you are going to run Windows XP, 512 mb is the bare minimum you need. 1gb will go a lot further. The latency is important only if you are overclocking.