In my absolute fear of building a system not as good as I could have built it, I'm struggling with my choice of memory. For some reason, choosing memory doesn't seem as easy as it was a couple years back. Maybe I'm just out of practice.
Anyway, critical information:
New system is slated to get an A64 3000+ or 3200+ plugged into an Asus K8V SE Deluxe mobo.
Anyway, Asus has a list of tested and qualified memory for this board. Fine. But then I read that article on memory/mobo match-ups on Tom's Hardware, and the list is different from what Asus says. Oh wait... that board isn't the "SE" version, is it? So anyway, then looking on the egg, I'm seeing different stuff listed when I search!
Argh! My head hurts!
So, in a nutshell, my questions/concerns are:
1. (1) 1GB DIMM or (2) 512MB DIMMs?
2. PC2100 (DDR266 133MHz), PC2700 (DDR333 166MHz) or PC3200(DDR400 200MHz)?
3. Brand? Price? Etc.
4. Aspirin or Tylenol?
Anyway, critical information:
New system is slated to get an A64 3000+ or 3200+ plugged into an Asus K8V SE Deluxe mobo.
Anyway, Asus has a list of tested and qualified memory for this board. Fine. But then I read that article on memory/mobo match-ups on Tom's Hardware, and the list is different from what Asus says. Oh wait... that board isn't the "SE" version, is it? So anyway, then looking on the egg, I'm seeing different stuff listed when I search!
Argh! My head hurts!
So, in a nutshell, my questions/concerns are:
1. (1) 1GB DIMM or (2) 512MB DIMMs?
2. PC2100 (DDR266 133MHz), PC2700 (DDR333 166MHz) or PC3200(DDR400 200MHz)?
3. Brand? Price? Etc.
4. Aspirin or Tylenol?