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Aside from capacity (512Mb), speed (DDR400) and manufacturer (Crucial), how else do I choose what RAM I want? What other aspects improve RAM and how?

For example, is it worth forking out for a buffered or registered DIMM type?

Dont get registered unless its absolutely necessary (unlikely).

Yep, I'm going for dual - I want 1Gb of RAM, you see.

Thanks for the help. What benefits does buffering give? Some says unbuffered, some says registered.

Cas Latency (eg CL=3) is a factor to consider. The lower the better. There are also various timings to be considered, which all need to be as low as possible.

Remember if you have an nForce 2 motherboard, you can buy two sticks of RAM instead of one (512mb -> 2x256mb) and run them in dual synchronous mode.

Aside from capacity (512Mb), speed (DDR400) and manufacturer (Crucial), how else do I choose what RAM I want? What other aspects improve RAM and how?

For example, is it worth forking out for a buffered or registered DIMM type?