advice needed please

[selftaught]

hi folks, i`m new here and am trying to build a computer. my budget is small so this is a lengthy process [about $200 a month].so far i have a pentium d 925 3ghz , an asrock 775i65g motherboard, a mushkin 680w psu and a coolermaster case. i plan on getting a wd raptor 74gb sata harddrive , a sata dvd-rw , a wd caviar 320gb ide harddrive and ide cd-rw and a floppy.

where i have run into trouble is deciding what ram to use.i need ddr 400 dual channel in a 2gb kit with a latency of 2.5 [the mb manual specifies a cl 2.5 if i ever drop a core duo 1066 fsb in] my problem is the vast array of products and prices , i don`t want to pay for just a name if the quality is no better than a less well known name. what i want is fast, quality ram and if i have pay a little more i don`t mind. so , any suggestions? i`m 47 years old and this is making my hair turn grey! [ not really but any excuse will do] i`m looking for you guys to make my list less than five brands [ from your personal experiences] or point me to a thread that deals with this issue[ i searched but couldn`t find] .
thanks for any help

 

[b1gapl]

Hey Selftaught

I would definitely suggest this pair:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

It's one of the most recommended brands, on these forums. And they meet all your criteria. DDR 400, dual channel, and a CAS latency of 2.5.

What will be the purpose of this computer, if I may ask?

Other good brands of memory are, Crucial, Corsair, GeIL, and Patriot.

 

[san21893]

What's you're reason to get a raptor? I'm not bashing your decision but usually the raptor isn't worth it, usually. If you're going to pay that much for a hard drive I'd recommend this Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

80 bucks for 300gigs, not bad if you ask me.

 

[selftaught]

Hey Selftaught

I would definitely suggest this pair:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

It's one of the most recommended brands, on these forums. And they meet all your criteria. DDR 400, dual channel, and a CAS latency of 2.5.

What will be the purpose of this computer, if I may ask?

Other good brands of memory are, Crucial, Corsair, GeIL, and Patriot.

this computer will be used as a playtoy, i`ve been curious about overclocking [know nothing] and have to start somewhere. i`m more adept at the hardware aspect of computers than the software side. i`ve been fixing old computers for 7 years now and i find it very satisfying to make them run the way they are meant to[not to mention finding the problem] i have no training but seem to be very lucky fixing computers. the worst computer was a ibm netvista pIII [turned out it had 4 blown caps] by the way, i never even heard of that ram from newegg but checked it out, good price but 1 bad review[more than likely the idiot put too much power to them]

anyways thanks and any thoughts on kingston hyperX?

 

[b1gapl]

Don't read reviews from newegg. A lot of them are quite stupid. But G. Skill is a highly recommended brand. You can ask anyone. About Kingston, which model are we talking about here. Link?

 

[selftaught]

What's you're reason to get a raptor? I'm not bashing your decision but usually the raptor isn't worth it, usually. If you're going to pay that much for a hard drive I'd recommend this Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

80 bucks for 300gigs, not bad if you ask me.

going for the raptor because 1. had bad luck with maxtor and seagate
2. i run old machines and noticed big difference going from 5400rpm to 7200rpm and figured 10,000rpm has to make a difference too.
3. my board is only sata1 with no raid[whatever that is] and so is the raptor.[ think of cars and i`m going from a 60`s unit to a late 90`s and what the **** is abs?] thanks for replying

 

[commandercup]

going for the raptor because 1. had bad luck with maxtor and seagate
2. i run old machines and noticed big difference going from 5400rpm to 7200rpm and figured 10,000rpm has to make a difference too.
3. my board is only sata1 with no raid[whatever that is] and so is the raptor.[ think of cars and i`m going from a 60`s unit to a late 90`s and what the **** is abs?] thanks for replying

anti brake stick?

 

[b1gapl]

I believe it's Anti-lock braking system.

 

[taintedplay]

well, the jump isnt that drastic from what ive seen. well atleast not cost wise. if not maxtor and seagate, try WD. all three are respectible brands, i ran a WD ide hd for 12 years (if you count the time it was in my dads computer before mine)

 

[Invisible]

maxtor is not a respectable brand :/ they are seagates low quality models
the barracuda 7200.10 series is the best for low capacity 800-500
and the barracuda ES for high quality reliability