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I think any ram with a 1066 (533mhz x2) clock speed is good stuff, as long as the brand isnt complete and utter shit. PNY, Corsair, G.skill, OCZ, all good brands. I built a budget pc on ddr2 and I just grabbed 800mhz. It works just fine and I don't bottle neck.
I've had the best luck using GSkill and have recommended it many times with great success. Corsair has it's share of problems, OCZ by far the worst and is very picky about the settings, Patriot would be my second choice for gaming with GSkill number one.
I agree with you there with picky settings, but, at the same time, I have not really had a problem and i have 6GB of DDR3 Reaper-X modules, very good for gaming and i am very happy them.
But, that is my personal opinion.
I would recomend Kingstons Hyper-x as i also had a board with that ram, DDR2 800Mhz, even they were fine for gaming
No such thing per se...I use Team Xtreme DDR2 without any problems. Previous rig I used OCZ platinum..Rig I am in the process or bolting together is/will be using Gskill triple channel
Stay away from generic rubbish and you should be fine