Help!

[richierich1689]

SCSI, SATA, EIDE, RAID, it's all so confusing! I really need help with the choosing of a hard drive. i want one that has about 100GB and name-brand, but i don't know which one to choose!
i am trying to build a computer for the first time and these are the things i have chosen:
Case: Thermaltake VA3000 Dream Tower Black
Power:Coolmax 550w Taurus CX series
CPU:AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
MoBo:ASUS A8V Deluxe VIA K8T800 Pro
Memory:????
HDD:??????
optical drives: any recommendations?
i need cd burner, dvd-rom and that's it!
sound card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Gamers Limited Edition
speakers: Logitech Z-5300
video card: ASUS ATI Radeon X800 XT
please help! :confused: :eek: :(
i think i'll order from Newegg.

[Alienware_Dude]

EIDE (http://webopedia.com/TERM/E/EIDE.html)
SCSI (http://webopedia.com/TERM/S/SCSI.html)
RAID (http://webopedia.com/TERM/R/RAID.html)
SATA (http://webopedia.com/TERM/S/SATA.html)

You want a SATA or IDE(EIDE) drive. You can't use a SCSI drive unless you purchase a host adpater, and SCSI is far too expensive and complicated for what you'll be doing.

[RJ]

Go SATA for the new hard drive. That is the standard for hard drives right now. Nearly all opticals are still made for PATA, so keep them free of hard drives in order to connect your opticals there.
Maxtor and Western Digital are very good brands for hard drives.

CD-burner: LiteOn 52x32x52
DVD-ROM: Plextor PX-116A2

RJ