memory upgrade, whats better question

[rowbear62468]

whats better, 2x512 corsiar xms at 2700 or 2x512 k byte at 3200.
corsair xms= quality but slower
k byte= cheaper but faster

my current 1x512 of the corsair is oc'ed
Memory
DRAM Type DDR-SDRAM
DRAM Size 512 MBytes
DRAM Frequency 180.0 MHz
FSB:DRAM 1:1
DRAM Interleave 4-way
CAS# Latency 2.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# 2 clocks
RAS# Precharge 2 clocks
Cycle Time (TRAS) 7 clocks
# of memory modules 1
Module 0 Corsair DDR-SDRAM PC2700 - 512 MBytes

[saphalline]

If you like to OC, I suggest getting the higher quality Corsair. Even if you run the K byte memory at the slower 180 FSB, I doubt you'd get those kind of timings out of them.

Then again, if this is for a stock config, the K byte would be my choice because it's guaranteed to run at DDR400 speeds.

[Deagle]

I'd go with Corsair since then you can have dual-channel mode if you want. I see you're running the ram @ 2-2-2-7, if you have an NForce 2 mobo, why don't you try set it to 2-2-2-11, I heard its better that way.
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