What to choose, RAID or SUCI
Hi,
Building a new PC, got some parts and I need a bit of help. I've got a
Tsunami Aluminium Silver Case with Window - No PSU
Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200PT TwinX
Globalwin Sapphire Super Silent 19dBA 520W ATX Power Supply
L1910B 19" TFT Monitor
Deskstar 7K250 200GB UDMA100
Pionerr DVD Writer
Coolmaster 4, some lights, fans and shiney stuff : )
HP CD Writer
Creative sound card, 5.1 Inspire speakers and seinhiser headphones
the rest which i'm looking to upgrade is :-
Gainwood Geforce 4, k75SA Motherboard, Athlon 2400+, hd possibly
This is the point I need some help. I'm not sure where to go for a
Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA 8MB
or trying to run 2 * Fujitsu MAS 36.7GB U320 suci in raid. Someone was telling me SATA drives arn't that noticable faster unles you have 4 running in RAID, is this true or would it be easier to get one or two SUCIs, if so how do I set it up in RAID. I havn't install my RAM yet but I want apps and games to run as fast as possible. First time for years I've got a bit of spare money : )Also
For mobo I was thinking SK8V and a AMD Athlon 64 FX-53, but not to sure where in the uk I can get one, tried dabs and overclockers but could see one.
And finally (going on a bit now) any suggestions on a GFX and GFX cooler would be very greatfully appriated. Thinking about Gigabyte GV-N68U256D GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI for GFX,
Anyone got any better ideas
Where to get an asus av8 2 from in the uk ?
think 4 * raptors is just a tad out of my price range, whats that about £500, could buy a pc form pcworld for that much.
don't suppose anyone knows where i can get the av8 2 without wifi in uk ? the only sites i seem to find include the wifi. Have to consider if its worth raiding 2 raptors, all I want is my apps to run faster (tired of waiting for hours of aggonising loading time). Not sure if spending £250 for raiding 2 80 gb raptors is worth the money if it isn't going to speed things up, that mush.
oh well least its only three weeks to pay day :)