Help Choosing RAM for New System

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Hi, I'm interested in building a new machine and I would like some advice on which RAM to purchase for it. I plan on buying an Intel 2.4C P4 and an Abit IS7-E and overclocking it as much as possible on stock cooling. But I cannot decide on which RAM to buy because I am so confused on which is better: higher bandwidth or tighter latency timings. I heard that people use the 2.4C P4 and high bandwidth RAM because it overclocks the FSB the highest and that increases performance but others say that using tight memory timings like 2-2-2-5 increases performance as well. Please help me decide on this situation so I can hopefully purchase my system soon. Thanks for your time.

Dr. Doak
 
Well, I'm not the smartest guy around here. but I'd say get some HyperX PC4000
 
PC4000 is fine. The only reason you need it passed 32000 so you can bring your FSB up high enough to get the overclock you want.

If you were an AMD user, PC3200 or PC3500 would be fine, as FSB is low in the AMD world :D

Edit: I don't know anything about the Muskin RAM, however, PC3200 will probably only get you 200FSB.
 
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