Flatulenzia

Looking to get 4GB of DDR2 800 for a decent price ($100 or under). ASUS P5Q Pro, E8500, Vista Home Prem 64, Antec 300 case. I don't plan to overclock, I just want fast, good quality memory with no nasty surprises. These are the options I've been considering.

OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227267
$80, before $35 MIR

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-4GBPI - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231192
$90

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-4GBPK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231148
$85

Mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996587 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146731
$88, before $20 MIR

By no means am I wedded to getting any of those, those are just recommendations I've gotten from looking at forums. What brand/variety of RAM do you recommend?

Incidentally, I heard from a poster at tomshardware that the Mushkin was a better bet because its factory voltage is the same as the standard DDR2 800 voltage (1.8v, as opposed to 2v or 2.1v for the other kinds), even though it's 5-4-4-12 instead of 4-4-4-12. What do you smart people make of that? I just don't know enough about this stuff to judge. Again, I have no desire to do overclocking myself.

Abu Som3a

$93 ($30MIR) - OCZ DDR2-1000 Desktop Memory

If no overclocking, then voltage and brand don't matter. Just go with the fastest. And FYI, higher frequencies are better than lower timings.

McHugh

The OCZ Reaper HPC Edition is $64.99 after MIR; I'd go for that! I use OCZ and I like their warranty and reputation. I can't say the same for Mushkin.

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sgdude

the best ddr2 out. period
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231194

if you dont want to oc, just get this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122
which, btw, will still OC fine.

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Abu Som3a

Why are you guys debating DDR2-800 kits, when you can already buy a DDR2-1000 kit for the same price???

Flatulenzia

I ended up going for OCZ Reapers (not ReaperX) PC6400, because it was $65 for 4GB after rebate and had glowing reviews. I figure it will still let me take my E8500 up to 3.6, and I'm going to be on stock cooling for a while so that's all I plan to do for the time being anyway. Apparently the P5Q Pro doesn't always like the Platinums.