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Hello everybody!
I am in need of your advice. I have been building computers for the past 2 years, and I do understand the most of it. ;)

I have however not kept up with the ram market.
At the moment, I am building a gaming rig, and I need a ram configuration of 2GB.
Good memory timings, fast clock speed, good for small OC and heavy gaming. And in the budget of 200-400$

Any suggestions of gaming ram is welcome! The motherboard is a K9N SLI Platinum nForce570.
Processor is a AMD X2 5200+ @ 2.6GHz

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For : with a K9N SLI Platinum (nForce 570) and an AMD X2 5200+ you want a matched 2x1GB kit installed in the color‑coded DIMM slots so the board runs in dual‑channel. Dual‑channel gives the largest, most reliable memory bandwidth boost for gaming; don’t mix sizes or unmatched sticks if you want stable, predictable performance.

Pick speed vs. timings with care. Raw MHz helps bandwidth, but lower CAS (smaller latency numbers) often gives better in‑game responsiveness at the same or lower clock. DDR2’s nominal voltage is 1.8V — only raise voltage when a specific kit and your board explicitly support it. If you plan light overclocking, choose modules with OC headroom and heatspreaders, but confirm cooler clearance and motherboard voltage limits first.

Before buying and after install: check the motherboard memory compatibility list (QVL) and update the BIOS if an update improves RAM support. In BIOS, load SPD/defaults first to confirm reported timings/voltage, then change one setting at a time when tuning. Stability checks: run several full passes of a memory tester (Memtest86+ or equivalent) and a long stress run (Prime95 “blend” or similar). If you get errors, try single‑stick testing, different slots, loosening timings, or backing off frequency/voltage.

Tying back to the thread: is right about matching pairs for dual‑channel. and ’s emphasis on OC‑friendly, well‑built modules is valid — they give headroom, but require careful tuning. ’s call for higher frequency can help, but only when the board/CPU fully support it; in many games the extra FPS from faster RAM is modest compared with improvements from a better GPU or CPU.

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Member Avatar for jbennet

is the ram DDR, DDR2 or what?

to get dual channel you need pairs of matching speed and size remember

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I would go for the , it's good quality RAM and OCs well.

Member Avatar for ynnyytty

is the ram DDR, DDR2 or what?

to get dual channel you need pairs of matching speed and size remember

DDR2.

Member Avatar for Gaming wiz

Go for the kingston rams their good
look for a 1333 mhz very hard to find but super fast

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if you want something good ,overclockable,fast and stable i advise you to go for the corsair's dominator [but they are a bit pricy 2 gigs will be around $190]

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