Top End Memory Needed...

Athlon 64 3000+ (Venice)
Abit Fatal!ty AN8-SLi mobo
(enter new 2x1GB RAM here)
BFG 7800 GT OC vid
Antec TruePower 2.0 550W PSU
Western Digital 250 GB SATA-II, 7,200 rpm, 16mb cache
2 x Maxtor 160 GB SATA-I, 7,200 rpm, 8mb cache
Pioneer DVR-108 DVD-R/RW
Sony DDU1615 DVD-Rom


Long story short.... my buddy tried a set of Crucial Ballistix PC4000 2x1GB , and was unable to run the set together and they are being rma'd. The memory he wants to try is 2 GB (2 pcs 1GB) DDR PC-4000 (500) OCZ Platinum (OCZ5002048EBPE-K) OCZ MEMORY

Is there a better option for him? If so, please post a link. Thanks for the help guys!!

From what i've seen here lately i would say go with something from G.skill someone else will have to chime in here and tell you what models though.. i haven't kept up much.. but from what i understand their the best right now for 64

From what ive heard, for 64's, ocz and ballistix were where its at, but like you said, i need one of the local experts here at ocf to comment.

the z503? i was planning on getting the crucial z503 :*(

yeah, i was disappointed as well as my buddy was :\ thats why im hopin i can find some sticks that will get the job done.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67762

Going by that, it might be worth the effort to keep trying the Ballistix

Yes, the Ballistix are noted to be the best, but the OCZ are stll pretty good too. This is a recent review at Anand Tech.
http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2560
Good luck