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ok first off 512 is the size , amount of ram , not the speed . and with that board you want to get 2 sticks of ram to take advantage of the dual channel memory otion on the board . it increases ram performance . if you are running anything but win2k or win xp then 512 total is good if you got the money 1 gig is alittle better , can't have to much ram but you don't get alot of "performance" boost going from 512 to 1 gig . but you do have lots of ram to run lots of progams at 1 time . the speed is rated by pcXXXX if you get the xp2700 and don't plan on overclocking then pc2700 will be fine . if you do want to overclock you will want to get atleast pc3200 or better .
as for heatsink fan if you get the retail version the retail heat sink will be fine even if you overclock it alittle . if you get oem then guiet ones are made by zalman , vantec aeroflow and the glacialtech igloo series or the glaciltech slinet breeze 462 . the silent breeze is the quietest hsf out that does a really good job of cooling a pc .
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