Advice on my build

[zscully]

If anyone could look over my build and give my your thoughts/opinions i'd appreciate it.


1. Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache $195.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-215-_-Product


2. ASUS P7P55D motherboard $137

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131404


3. Radeon 4890 1GB 256-bit $199 + shipping

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...080&CatId=3669


4. G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (4 X 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM $105

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231277


5. Seagate 1.5 T hard drive + OCZ 700 Watt Power Supply $155 after mail in rebate + shipping.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.328621

6. Samsung DVD-+RW drive/burner $25

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151188


7. Antec 900 ATX mid tower $110

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129066


9. Windows 7 Pro 64-bit student copy $30


Total Price ~$957

[zscully]

If I had another $100 dollars to spend on it. Would it be better to get 8gb of ram or upgrade my card to the Radeon HD 5850? Some people say 4gb of ram all i'd ever need but i'm skeptical as more ram has always been nice and it seems to really make things smoother. Ram is just so expensive right now.

I was also not sure how many watts I wanted for the power supply but it was only $10 more to get the 700W instead of the 600W so I figured, why not?

[glc]

I'd go with a Western Digital Black hard drive, an Asus, Lite-On, LG, or Sony DVD burner, and a Corsair or Antec power supply. If you have any interest in SATA 6.0 and USB 3.0 for the future, get the P7P55D-E board.