Need Help with Picking RAM for Conroe System Please

[whoster69]

I'm getting ready to buy a new system with the following:

Asus P5W DH Deluxe
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
2 GB of DDR2 RAM
HIS X1900 XT IceQ3 512MB
Seagate 750GB SATA Drive
Coolmaster CM Stacker 810 Case
BenQ DW1655 DVD Burner

The problem is, I don't know which memory to buy. I've read several articles on memory, but none have said what the minimum requirements are or how much higher it would be a good idea to go above them. I do mild overclocking sometimes but nothing heavy. I'd like a little headroom for overclocking but I don't want to spend a lot of extra cash for faster RAM that I probably wouldn't push to it's potential.

Here's the RAM I've been looking at with pricing from Monarch Computers:

$189.99 2 GB (2 pcs 1GB) DDR2 (667) PC2-5400 OCZ Special OPS Edition XTC (OCZ2SOE6672GK)
$159.80 2 GB (2 pcs 1GB) DDR2 (667) PC2-5300 Patriot Signature (PSD22G667K)
$304.82 2 GB (2 pcs 1GB) DDR2 (800) PC2-6400 Corsair (TWIN2X2048-6400C4)

I'm buying instead of building this time because I just don't have the time to build right now sadly. I decided to use Monarch because they have a lot of configuration options. I've never had them (or anyone) build me a system before, but I have recommended them to other people who have been satisfied. If anyone knows of anywhere else I might consider, please post.

Anyway, I'd like to know which RAM you'd suggest and why. If you know of any good articles on this I could read up on, please post those too.

Thanks.

[ferds]

if you have the cash go with the Corsair

[Silver Bullet]

TWIN2X2048-6400C4 or save some $ and get TWIN2X2048-6400C5s ..

[Confusion]

$304.82 2 GB (2 pcs 1GB) DDR2 (800) PC2-6400 Corsair (TWIN2X2048-6400C4)

Wow, $304? I know your getting your system built by them so your stuck with buying your components from them, but any chance of getting them to price match any of the other etailers? Newegg has the same memory for $255.

[andyisc00l]

Building it urself usually takes like an hour or two if that even
anyways 750gb hard drives are really expensive, you should just buy 3-250gb hard drives and either A) run raid0 and it will be much faster or B)no raid and its cheaper, you'll save $150

[[TAG]Imp]

I have the patriot, i'm running at 760 right now stock volts easy...