Hardware Advice

[GuardianAnge1]

So, I'm looking for the stuff to fill my computer. Since it's bairbones, ill need the whole shabang.

This is what I have inmind:

GFX: Nvidia GForce 6800 GT (256mb)
CD: NEC ND2510A
Memory: 2x 1024mb Corsair (cant remember the name - need advice here)
HD: 120gb segate barracuda

recommendations anyone? Just looking for some good components - CD/DVD+/-RW preferably duel layer. 2 gigs of RAM. Big hard drive.

If i've missed anything out, or you think i should choose something different - PLEASE POST :cool:

[Peete]

About the GFX card, check if it's no too big for your barbone case.

[GuardianAnge1]

how can i check?

[Hincey]

i've heard the raptor HD's are good......

other than that stop fannying about and buy it!!!!!

[GuardianAnge1]

just making sure its all good stuff... you schlag!

yeah, Western Digital make good ones - theyre really fast, but the biggest one is 74GB.. kinda small eh?

Are the ones i've chosen any good then?

[Ludicrouse]

fuck off the 120gb Barracuda.

Get yourself a Western Digital 200gb drive (WD2000). I have a pair of em and they are very nice :)

[GuardianAnge1]

i dont really need that much space reallly - so i dont know if i need such a big drive. Are the 10Krpm ones any good?

[Fusion]

In a word, yes.

However they generate a tremendous ammount of heat so they aren't practical for small cases.

[Ludicrouse]

Shuttle + Heat = Meltage...


Trust me... you do need 200gb. If your doing movies its almost essential. Im already using 350Gb out of the 400Gb i have :eek:

[GuardianAnge1]

omg.. thats a lot of bulgarian goat porn...

I dont think i want to melt my computer, so ill go with the WD drive

i use my mac for editing, and I save everything on my external hard drives. Do they have a 150GB/120GB/100GB? These, afaik, have to be Serial ATA, whatever that means. You can see if it works with the system here:

http://de.shuttle.com/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-72/170_read-787/

[Ludicrouse]

Your going SATA instead of PATA?

I think WD do a 140/160GB Sata drive not sure tho. I thought u was going PATA.

[GuardianAnge1]

ludi - i have no clue what i'm doing - have a look at the website i've linked at tell me what to get plz :) be my little bitch :)

[Ludicrouse]

Well... You can have 1 PATA or 2 SATA drives.

If it wasnt a PCI-E board then i would go PATA as its best as a bang for buck solution.

But seeig as your ripping yourself off by buying overpirced PCI-E so early in its infancy. Id suggest SATA drives... but you will prolly need 2 of em for a nice amount of storage.

[GuardianAnge1]

But seeig as your ripping yourself off by buying overpirced PCI-E so early in its infancy

It's either that or a slow old AGP one and both intel and amd mobos were crap, and dont have good onboard sound (and since its a SFF pc, i can't fit another internal carrd)

you will prolly need 2 of em for a nice amount of storage

one 120GB is fine for me. Right now I've pretty much filled my computer with all that i need and i've got 20GBs left of my 80GB. No need for the extra weight+cash.

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What can you recommed as memory? I'm looking for 2gigs unless that's not really needed?

[GuardianAnge1]

alright- please fill in the blanks, ill continue to nag until someone helps :D

cpu: p4 3.4Ghz
gpu: ________ (pci-e)
HD: Western Digital 150GB
memory: ________ (prolly 2x1024)