Which DDR2 memory should I get?

[Ilmater]

I'm getting a Gigabyte GA-MA785GM board and an Athlon II X2 250 processor (AM3 socket). I don't plan to overclock at all. I believe that DDR2 800 is the right RAM, but I can't really tell as I haven't kept up with all the new memory and FSB speeds, etc. in the last couple of years. Please let me know if there's any reason I can't pair a couple of 2GB sticks of DDR2 800 with that processor and motherboard.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Ilmater]

Please? I know most of you guys know this off the top of your heads.

 

[Yellowbeard]

Check the spex at Gigabyte:

http://www.gigabyte.us/Product...ctName=GA-MA785GM-US2H

DDR2-800 aka PC6400 sounds perfect if you are not OCing.

 

[Syntax Error]

No need to get faster memory if you're not overclocking. Get the DDR2-800 cheap stuff as Yellowbeard stated; they should be fine, if not more than enough.

 

[Ilmater]

Thanks. I just remember back when your RAM was based off a multiplier of the FSB, and if your processor was based off a multiplier of 133MHz, then you had to get RAM that was a multiple of 133MHz as well, not 100MHz or 166MHz. So when the board said it would support DDR2 1066/800/667, I wasn't sure if that meant I could just grab any, or if I needed it to match the processor I picked.