Best ram kit for under 150$?

[mr. nails]

Also, is there a program I can use to take before and after comparisons of the performance I've gained?

Benchmarks?

not a benchmark, but VERY valuable when just wanting to see if the ram is good.

check this

[Smith]

Heres something to look at. I remember when I first got this computer I couldnt get the OCZ low latency ram I wanted. The guy said he couldnt get the computer to boot up with it. So I was looking around the interweb and I found this thread. Seems a lot of people are having problems with my mobo. Infact almost every other post says "avoid this board" What does this mean for me?

Edit/ After further reaserch ive discovered my board only puts out under 2.0v for ram(1.95 MAX, which means I wont be able to run my low latency ram at stock speeds (let alone oc it)

So now it looks like im going to need a new mobo to get the best out of my ram...Do I have any other options?

http://forums.anandtech.com/messagev...VIEWTMP=Linear

[clocker]

RAM latency is overrated.
Yeah, lower is better but I wouldn't get too excited about it.

If you decide to replace the motherboard I'd just ditch the AM2 platform altogether and jump to Intel.

[Smith]

Thats what I'm thinking now. After even more research most people with this mobo are getting 5-5-5-18 timings.

I think im going to jump to core 2 duo within the next few months..but I dont know anything about these things.

What should I be looking for? (gaming wise)

e/ Lets put it this way. Hows this board: http://canadacomputers.com/index.php...019&cid=MB.157

Ive done some searching and for 150$ that seems to be my best choice?