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PC2700 Kingmax memory would be perhaps the best idea, as it isn't expensive, yet it has 5ns Nanya DRAM chips--meaning it can run at 200MHz, or DDR400 (providing PC3200 performance). If you're willing to wait a bit, Infineon will in the near future be offering modules with 4ns BGA packaged DRAM chips. The first such module will be a 1GB ECC module costing $1,300. Prices are expected to drastically decline thereafter, of course.
A 4ns DRAM chip allows you a theoretical 500MHz (the GeForce 3 Ti500 uses 4ns DRAM chips, though they're TSOP packaged). Furthermore, the BGA packaging increases signal integrity (which is a serious problem with higher clocked chips derived from SDRAM technology).
A 4ns DRAM chip allows you a theoretical 500MHz (the GeForce 3 Ti500 uses 4ns DRAM chips, though they're TSOP packaged). Furthermore, the BGA packaging increases signal integrity (which is a serious problem with higher clocked chips derived from SDRAM technology).
