What is the best RAM for me for $200 or less?

[Vanditz]

I currently have an AMD 4400+ on a ABIT K8N SLI board with 1 gig of OCZ El Platinum rev 2 (512 x 2). I can't overclock my processor much at all. I don't know if it is the ram/mb. I wan't to get 2 gigs of RAM. You can't buy the RAM I have anymore, and I would also like to see if I can overclock better with another kind of ram. Can you guys recommend some good DDR Ram for my setup? I do want to overclock my 4400 X2.

 

[chizow]

If you're having trouble OC'ing your CPU it probably isn't because of your RAM, unless you're trying to run it 1:1 and your RAM can't handle it. I doubt that's the case though. You should be able to run your RAM and FSB asynchronously (unlinked) to see if your CPU is capable of handling higher FSB speeds. I'm not super familiar with the AMD 64s (last AMD was a Barton), but I don't think they have tons of OC'ing headroom.

You could benefit from more RAM though. That CPU should still be pretty fast so any PC6400 (800MHz DDR2) kit should be fine. There's tons of good 2GB PC6400 kits for $200 or less, just check out the Hot Deals forum or Newegg.