bought a GIGABYTE GA-7VA motherboard which supports pc3200 DDR 400 but on the site it recommends using one of these Recommended DDR400 (PC3200)memory modules for GA-7VAXP Ultra, GA-7VAXP, GA-7VAX, and GA-7VA - (2002/10/30) Vender Brand Type Size Component Status Kingston Winbond DDR 512MB W942508BH-5 2312D OK Kingston Winbond DDR 256MB W942508BH-5 2220D OK Kingmax Kingmax DDR 128MB KDL684T4AA-50 OK MICRON MICRON DDR 128MB Mt8VDDT1664AG-403B2 OK Hynix Hynix DDR 128MB HY5DU28822BT-04 OK SAMSUNG SAMSUNG DDR 128MB K4H280838D-TCC4 OK Kingmax Kingmax DDR 256MB KDL684T4AA-50 OK MICRON MICRON DDR 256MB Mt16VDDT3264AG-403B2 OK Hynix Hynix DDR 256MB HY5DU28822BT-04 OK ADATA Winbond DDR 256MB W942508BH-5 2260D OK SAMSUNG SAMSUNG DDR 256MB K4H560838D-TCC4 223 OK APACER Winbond DDR 256MB W942508BH-5 2260D OK Winbond Winbond DDR 256MB W942508BH-5 2110A OK Winbond Winbond DDR 256MB W942508BH-5 2150D OK ADATA Winbond DDR 256MB W942508BH-5 2260D OK APACER Winbond DDR 256MB W942508BH-5 2260D OK do i have to use these or will memory from say crucial.com do the same........... has anyone with this board bought other memory apart from this list

Memory from crucial will be fine. These are merely the RECOMENDED manugacturers of memory. The main thing is, make sure you match up your speed right with your board. I've gotten all different kinds of memory from different companies, and have yet to actually see what my mobo manufacturer recomends =)