About to buy Quad G5 - ? about RAM kits and Airport Card

Hi! I don't need it (current G5 dual 2ghz runs great), but boy do I want it!!
So, I am looking on MWarehouse and MConnection since they have $200 rebates on the G5. I called one of the stores mentioned above and they told me that I couldn't order the machine with the airport / blutooth card installed... that I would have to build through Apple. Huh? Strange! I forgot to ask if they sell it and I could install it (easy, I know). That would be silly of them not to sell it.
Ok... now RAM. So many choices. I think I want to throw in 4 extra GB's... that would be two 2GB RAM kits. I found such a variance in price, it makes me nervous. Will 2 of these kits suffice? ---
KINGSTON 2GB KIT FOR APPLE POWERMAC -- $265 each kit
MFG#: KTA-G5533/2G
(it says 2 modules... so they must be 1GB each?)
VS.
Kingston memory - 2 GB ( 2 x 1 GB ) - DDR -- $319 each kit
Memory - 2 GB ( 2 x 1 GB ) - DDR - 400 MHz / PC3200
MFG#: KTA-G5400/2G
(is this one better for the little extra?)
So, with either of these, I'd be using up 4 of the 8 slots, right? For a total of 4.5GB RAM.

i went through a similar 'ordeal' just before buying, thank god i read up a bit though, i've saved myself hundreds of dollars by not buying RAM and 2nd Hard Drive through apple, for the same price as 4GB i am able to get 8GB, and the exact same RAM as what apple use -- apple really overcharge in some areas!!
I decided to wait until i recieved the apple to see exactly what ram they use and try match it. i ordered 2GB from apple, otherwise i've had to have either 2x256MB sticks or 2x512mb sticks, and would have to go through the hassle of selling them on if i wanted the maximum 8GB (anything above 8GB obviously involves 2GB sticks, and you'll have a heart attack seeing the price for just one of them).
so i don't know about in the US, but the G5 i got here in the UK (assembled in Ireland) uses Samsung 4200 Ram, and i've been able to find the exact same ram on ebay and some websites, and at just under half the price apple sells them for. Otherwise from what i've read most people recommend Crucial, which is a bit more expensive, which is probably why apple don't use them!!
also the Airport issue, just do as you are doing and get it pre-built through apple, i thought it was just some PCI card or something, but it's actually a pretty nifty looking grey strip (antennae) on the back, and there seems to be some wiring that goes behind and underneath the main CPU housing.. i'm sure it wouldn't be too tricky a job for someone to self install, but i myself wouldn't have liked to try, when apple do it for little extra

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