Another build thread, surprise

[Evolv]

An HD 4850 is a perfect card between the $100-$200 range.

 

[stang2009]

Thanks gt7sanremo, I'm having a hard time deciding on what ram. Here is what I am looking at.
Newegg.com - G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

I won't overclock the ram. Lastly is this a good hard drive?
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Is the cache size really important or will 16mb be fine.
Thanks should be the last questions I have.

 

[Ethan_Kaizer]

Thanks gt7sanremo, I'm having a hard time deciding on what ram. Here is what I am looking at.
Newegg.com - G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

I won't overclock the ram. Lastly is this a good hard drive?
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Is the cache size really important or will 16mb be fine.
Thanks should be the last questions I have.

If you won't overclock the ram, then any of those are fine, there won't be much difference.

That hard drive is very good. 32mb cache makes for a faster hard drive, but 16 isn't bad.

 

[Hussein19891]

An HD 4850 is a perfect card between the $100-$200 range.

Thats quite a big gap in price.

 

[Evolv]

Thanks gt7sanremo, I'm having a hard time deciding on what ram. Here is what I am looking at.
Newegg.com - G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

I won't overclock the ram. Lastly is this a good hard drive?
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Is the cache size really important or will 16mb be fine.
Thanks should be the last questions I have.

Get the G Skill PI Blacks, they have the lowest timings and will have better performance compared to those others. They are really good ram even if you are not overclocking.

Yea, that is a good hard drive. But it's up to you, generally bigger the cache size, faster the hard drive.

 

[1337_JohnN]

This MoBo is better.
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

And get a Sapphire 4850, because it's cheaper, and has a better cooler.