What are you talking about? Why ignore DDR2 ram? It is not like DDR ram is gonna get any faster. So why not look out for the future and get something that will not be a piece of crap in a couple years? If he already has a mobo that only supports DDR, then yea fine get DDR, and dont get a new mobo. But if he hasnt yet, I would say get DDR2. It is not like he going to overclock his ram in the first place.
Alex