Memory Selection - DDR3

After deciding on the main components, the rest of the HTPC components was quite easy. With the motherboard only support DDR3 ram, choosing memory types was an easier task. I decided to use 4GBytes of Corsair XMS3 DDR3 PC-10666 ( 1333Mhz running in pairs of 2GBytes ).

Why did I choose Corsair over the other brands like Kingston or Muskhin, I do not know, perhaps I find them to be a reputable memory chip maker or they did an excellent marketing to position their brand ahead of others.

I use 4GB ram because with only 128M DDR3 of sideport memory (additional memory specially dedicated to the 3d graphic card), the integrated graphic card can have the options use the main memory as video ram once the 128M of sideport is fill up.