ram upgrade

[kingdomwinds]

I plan to get a athlon 3500 system. Right now i have 2800+, 512ddr400, and 9800 pro 128mb. Can i just settle for 1gig of normal ddr400 ram like crucial? Or do i need expensive performance ram like cosair xms etc? I do not overclock but i still want good peformance in games. I heard that more ram only effects load speed and not fps. So is really expensive ram necessary? If i upgrade now it will cost almost $1250 for a 3500, abit mobo, 1gig of cosair xms, 6800 GT, and a 120gb hd. I dont want to spend too much so can i cut back on my ram?

[Treacherous Mercenary]

If you don't overclock, then you should be able to just get another stick of 512MB ram. It does improve loading and helps with multi-tasking, so I recommend it. Corsair is more for overclocking, but provides better quality with lower timings and such, depending on what you get, same for OCZ and such.

[Nairb Notneb]

I concur