White MB early 2009 and RAM - problems?

Hello,
anyone has any experiences with RAM upgrades for the new NVidia white? I bought some 'quality' RAM (4 Gig kit, Mac memory, DDR2, 667MHz, PC2-5300, CL4) but they only cause trouble .... ran memtest 4.21 and lots of errors occur.
So, is that a problem with compatibility with the NVidia MacBook or are the sticks erratic?
Anyone having any experiences with Corsair Ram or comparable?
thanks
Steff

Thanks for your reply ...
Your Macbook requires SO-DIMMs) of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM, use ram that meets that spec and you'll be fine.>>
I had that ... 5300 DDR2, 667MHz, CL4 .... so it is not the whole thing .... On that site there is just the normal blahblah, nothing specific .... Bought that computer (decided for it), so I know the standard blahblah ....
I think that once you have some decent ram from a decent vendor that meets Apple's specs you'll not wish to go back to windows! >>
I have been a Mac user since I left the Atari ... so it would definitely not be 'going back to Windows' ....
dump the v4 beta. Use the current version 3.2.3 and I think you'll have no problems.>>
Maybe ... but if a beta software does not even work with the stuff of the developer ....
thanks
best
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