Im wonderign but what type of ram is the best for a fx-53 proccesor. Im planning to get it soon and I'm wondering what ram is the best for gaming. I heard of DDR2 ram but does it run on an amd.

PC3200 or better. The lower the CAS the better, but don't break the bank to get CAS2. Use DDR, not DDR2.

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how about duel channel memory like 2x1024mb. From crucial. Is that good if its 3200 memory or shoudl i just get plain ddr 3200 memory

heropsycho is right ddr2 is way to expensive i only have pc3200 ram in my comp thats the standard for all desktops at the moment. you can get a stick of 512 ddr400 PC3200 ram from newegg.com real chaep as cheap as around 20.00 bucks but i wouldnt mess with that stuff. i bought 2x 512mb G.Skill ram for around 60-70 dollars tops. they are a great brand of ram and they have been working great for gaming on my rig listed below. some other helpful tips, dont waste your money on hyper ram its kind of a joke to me 1 stick of 512 hyper ram is like $60.00 i luaguhed so did my freind i was gonna get but he gave me the low down on it all it would of done was alow me to load a game or a tournament map 1 secound faster than everybody else and i was like lol i can wait the extra secound for my game to load. but anyways stick with the basic ram for now a gig of that pc3200 will do it for the next 3-4 years depending on advances in game design. O and to reply to your compatibility question it really dosent matter waht processor you have it depends on waht kinda ram slots you have on the motherboard wich will determine your ram selection.

P4 3.0ghz presscot
MSI 865PE Neo-3 mobo
2x 512mb G. Skill ram
6800 GeForce AGP

Dual channel is a function of the motherboard, not the RAM. RAM is sold in "dual channel kits" to guarantee that they can be run together in dual channel mode on a board that supports it.

If you plan on overclocking, you might wanna invest in PC3500, PC3700, PC4000, rather than PC3200.

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you dont need to buy a dual channel kit. thats only one way to go about it you can also just buy 2 seprate 512mb sticks of ram as long as their the same kind and brand name and they will work. thats waht i did and and it works fine.

P4 3.0ghz presscot
MSI 865PE Neo-3 mobo
2x 512mb G. Skill ram
6800 GeForce AGP

"heropsycho is right ddr2 is way to expensive i only have pc3200 ram in my comp thats the standard for all desktops at the moment."

DDR2 is LESS expensive than DDR, believe it or not. But since he's going AMD, he must use DDR.

PC3200 is not the standard for all desktops. Mid to upper level Intel CPU based machines currently use DDR2.

CAS2 memory does result in a 5-15% performance boost over CAS 3, CAS2.5 obviously somewhere in the middle. Usually, you can get CAS2.5 for not much more than good quality CAS3, so I recommend CAS2.5 for the money.

Reputable brands I trust: Corsair, Mushkin, OCZ, Kingston, Crucial, with the first three usually being the best bangs for the buck.

"for now a gig of that pc3200 will do it for the next 3-4 years depending on advances in game design."

Not sure how you figure that when games are beginning to see performance advantages with 2 gigs of memory. I still recommend 1 gig for now, but you'll be wanting to add the second gig in the next year or two.

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get pc 5300. LOL!

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YOU NEVER GAVE YOUR SYSTEM SPECS.

RAM IS ONLY A PART OF A COMPLETE SYSTEM, AND THE RIGHT RAM FOR YOUR SYSTEM DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO INSTALL IT IN;

YOU NEED TO TELL US:
-MOTHERBOARD BRAND & MODEL & REVISION
-PROCESSOR BRAND & MODEL & CORE
-VIDEO CARD BRAND & MODEL

also do you plan to overclock or not? because that will make a difference in what you will need for your system.

O sry, my system is

AMD 2000+
2gb crucial ram
motherboard: Biostar version 1 : model type: m7ncg 400
Video card: Nvidea fx5200

I have an alienware area 51m 7700,
3.4 intel
2 gig of crucial (4x 512)
6800 pci-ex go

I just put the second gig of ram in today and wow what a differance it made in some games. It made battlefield 2 smooth as butta at high resolution and high visual settings. It also smoothed up half-life 2 a good bit. Especially in garry's mod. So i would say that getting the extra gig NOW is not a bad idea. I just depends on how hardcore of gamer you are. Yes the extra gig is worth the money i paid. No regrets.