Quick question....dual channel ram....

[MegaDan]

I have looked all over, (maybe not hard enough), but does one need to use specific dual channel sticks of ram to enable the dual channel option? or can one just use regular DDR ram? I see everywhere the 'kits' where you buy them in pairs of two, is that just because its conveinent (sp?) or is it a completely different thing? Any insight would be much appreciated thanks

[golfer49]

The best thing is two buy 2 x 256 or 2 x 512 Mb stick of the same memory, they need not be a kit. Just some high quality PC3200 or PC3700 will do you just fine.

If you have an nForce chipset motherboard, suggest Twinmos or Buffalo with Winbond chips.

[MegaDan]

Im going to have the abit nf-7s motherboard with a 2800+ in a day or two. Im slightly strapped for cash, i wanna spend aroud 100$ (give or take 25ish) on memory. I just checked out neweggs selection of buffalo memory, but it seemed like most had high latencly chips...cas 2.5 to 3....could you suggest a certain 'model' to look for by either or both brands? Im just looking for 2 sticks of 256. Thanks for the help

[golfer49]

Get this, it is $44 a stick

Buffalo Technology 256MB 6 Layer PC3200 DDR Memory Module CL 2.5 32X8 (Winbond Module), Part# DD4002-S256 - OEM