[Kenjii]

Hey. So I've got some help on another forum, where some people got me some stuff. Now I finally found the things I want, but I need someone to check out the stuff and share experiences if they have some. Or just say what they think! Thanks alot!
I'm from norway, so the pages are in Norwegian, but I think the hardware is called the same on english?
Some of the word might be wrong, I'm sorry, but I'n Norwegian
So here is the hardwares:

CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6750, 1460kr
DVD-Burner Nec AD-7173, 275kr
I don't know what it's called in english Samsung SpinPoint P120 250 GB S-ATA, 500kr
Maincard Asus P5B, 800kr
Memory/RAM Corsair TWIN2X-6400 2 GB (2 x 1 GB) CL5, 769kr
Screen Samsung SyncMaster 940BW, 1758kr
Screencard Inno3D GeForce 8800 GTS 640 MB, 2750kr
Electricity supply Hiper HPU-4M580, 744kr

Thanks alot for the replies

[alex]

Very well spec'd.

Superb hdd (I have the same) runs quiet and cool.

Good balance overall, especially if combined with a 1680x1050 tft. It'll kill anything thrown at it on the 1280x1024 monitor you've spec'd though. Might want to think about a 320mb version of the 8800 though, as the 640mb version is overkill for that screen.

But swap out the P5-B for a P5-K and make use of the 1333mhz fsb the cpu is capable of. Shouldn't cost you much more, if at all. But if you take my recomendation regarding the card you'll still save money overall.

[SKyR!D3]

Change the HDD. GO with something Seagate or Western Digital.

Also +1 on the 320mb gts over the 640mb. Unless you do serious gaming it will just be a waste of money.

[alex]

If temps and noise are your thing, go for the Samsung.

If speed is your thing, go for a Hitachi Deskstar.

Sorry Skyride, gotta disagree with you there.

[SKyR!D3]

Originally Posted by alex

If temps and noise are your thing, go for the Samsung.

If speed is your thing, go for a Hitachi Deskstar.

Sorry Skyride, gotta disagree with you there.

I just think that my gate drive is alot quiter than the samsung drive in my htpc.

Also if you want speed you really want a raptor. Expensive but worth it (if you need it).

[alex]

Raptor's are overpriced, overfast, overloud, heating elements.

A good 7200rpm drive with a density of 166gb per platter (so most of them nowadays) will come close to, or in the case of Samsung's T166 500gb, beat a raptor (150gb ncq version) at loading games.

Not shouting you down here Skyride, so don't think that. Raptor's were good in their day, but that day has passed. They're living off previous accolades. Technology, as ever, has moved on.

[SKyR!D3]

so in other words a 2x 320gb drives in raid 1 would beat a raptor 150gb?

[alex]

As previous post, potentially, yes.

But also, it's all down to keeping the drive defragged etc allowing the head to read the data sequentially.

Blah blah, you know the score yourself.

[SKyR!D3]

Originally Posted by alex

As previous post, potentially, yes.

But also, it's all down to keeping the drive defragged etc allowing the head to read the data sequentially.

Blah blah, you know the score yourself.

ye ye.

i never defrag cause i never need to. i just reformat every couple of months or so. like a clean system.

[alex]

Each their own, but why not just CCleaner your drive, and defrag?

Much less hassle and you'll save a lot of time.

Just curious.