I have an MSI K9A2 Platinum motherboard. I am running Windows 7 64 bit. I have an AMD Phenom triple core 8450 2.1Ghz. ATI Radeon 4870X2 video card. When I check the specs of the board on newegg, it says I can use 1066megahertz sticks. I have four slots and would like to use 8gig of RAM (4x2gig). Would I be limited to 1066 megahertz sticks or could I go with some of the 1200 megahertz memory I saw on newegg (like Trident or Rip something or other). I guess my question is what would be the best option you guys sell that will have my machine going as fast as possible stably. Thanks in advance for your help. Jon
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If the budget is there, I'd go 1200, you can always downclock it to 1066, and then if you go to a different board you have the faster RAM or if they upgrade the BIOS of your mobo to take 1200, you already have it. Additionally downclocked to 1066, you should be able to run a lower CL which will give a boost over other 1066 sticks
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