ASUS A8N5X Need Advice

[toostrike22]

I am starting my first build soon,and need some advive on what ram to get.I want 2 x 1 gig.I'm not going to overclock,but I would like the option to play the latest games.I have been reading alot about ram and it gets confusing.

Lower latencies are apt to cause instability so that's whythe stock ram is generally recommended to be cas 2.5 or cas 3 with the latencies to be left at "by spd".

What ram works good with this board.I dont want cheap ram,but then again,I dont want to to get the most expensive.Here are the specs on the board I'm getting..


ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Brand ASUS
Model A8N5X
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type Socket 939
CPU Type Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64/Athlon X2
FSB 1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge NVIDIA nForce4
Memory
Number of DDR Slots 4x 184pin DDR
DDR Standard DDR 400 (PC 3200)
Maximum Memory Supported 4GB
Dual Channel Supported Yes
Expansion Slots
PCI Express x16 1
PCI Express x1 2
PCI Slots 3
Other Slots 1x PCI Express x4 slot
Storage Devices
P ATA 2 x ATA100 up to 4 Devices
P ATA RAID NV RAID 0/1/0+1 JBOD
SATA I 4
S ATA RAID NV RAID 0/1/0+1 JBOD
Onboard Video
Onboard Video No
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC850
Audio Channels 8 Channels
Onboard LAN
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 2
LPT 1
USB 4x USB 2.0
S/PDIF Out 1x Optical and 1x Coaxial
Audio Ports 5 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB Connectors 6x USB 2.0
Physical Spec
Form Factor ATX
Dimensions 12.0" x 9.6"
Features
Power Pin 24 Pin

 

[rseven]

If you are a gamer I suggest you go for a 2x1gig set from OCZ or GSkill. Don't go too crazy worrying about how well it will overclock as that's what dividers are for. There is only a marginal performance gains from low latency or higher clocks, but much to be gained from having the 2 gigs of ram. Good luck.