Scara's Conroe Build
#1 Guest_scaramonga_*
Posted 14 October 2006 - 01:19 AM
After my misfortune in May this year....regarding my house break-in......things are moving finally.
I took delivery today of the following components:
1 x ASUS P5W DH Deluxe WiFi Board
1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
1 x 2GB G.Skill DDR2 HZ PC2-6400 RAM
1 x OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 2 16MB 320GB (Storage Drive)
1 x Sony Black Floppy Drive
1 x NEC AD-7173A DVD+-RW Burner
1 x Logitech Gaming Keyboard
1 x Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse
1 x Coolermaster Stacker STC-T01 Server Case
1 x UV Lighting Kit
1 x Swiftech H20 APEX Ultra WC Kit
All arrived in good condition so no complaints there.
Missing are:
2 x WD Raptor 150 Drives (to go in RAID 0 configuration)
1 x Evga Geforce 7950GX2 Superclocked
1 x Viewsonic VX2025 Widescreen 20" Monitor
So I still have a system I cant use and will have to wait....as its the Insurance that is dealing with the order.
I also got word today that my Sony PSC200 Digital Camera is discontinued.......so to pick another.
I chose the new Canon Powershot A640 10.0 Megapixel.
I will receive this on Wednesday and take pics for you all to see as I go along with this build.
I kinda feel like the carrot's being dangled in front of the donkey though......LOL.......all these parts....and I cant get using them!
#2
Posted 14 October 2006 - 01:33 AM
Best of luck with it S. if anybody deserves good luck it's you
#3
Posted 14 October 2006 - 03:22 AM
#4
Posted 14 October 2006 - 04:18 AM
#5
Posted 14 October 2006 - 04:35 AM
#6
Posted 14 October 2006 - 04:49 AM
You system looks pretty close to my one I just built!! Good luck with!!
#7 Guest_scaramonga_*
Posted 14 October 2006 - 05:17 AM
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Do you think that it may be worthwhile grabbing another 2 of them in RAID mode then?.......rather than the Raps??
#8
Posted 14 October 2006 - 02:29 PM
scaramonga, on Oct 14 2006, 12:17 AM, said:
Do you think that it may be worthwhile grabbing another 2 of them in RAID mode then?.......rather than the Raps??
You can PM phat (@pamd) because he did the exact comparison but when I built my rig he said that some of test he did the Seagate 7200.1 drives beat the raptors, He advised me to get two of them instead of raptors and i did, I am real happy with them.
Here is the review he did of the 750gb drive.
Review
hope that helps
#9
Posted 14 October 2006 - 03:36 PM
#10 Guest_scaramonga_*
Posted 14 October 2006 - 06:47 PM
GSG-9, on Oct 14 2006, 03:29 PM, said:
Here is the review he did of the 750gb drive.
Review
hope that helps
I just gave Phat a bell.....awaiting his thoughts
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I don't have the Raptors yet....but I can change the order
Awesome stuff guyz!........thx for the advice
I suppose there are 2 other things as a plus to this also:
1. The Barracuda's have more capacity.
2. The Barracuda's have a SATA 2 interface wheras the Raptors do not.
#11
Posted 14 October 2006 - 08:21 PM
#12 Guest_scaramonga_*
Posted 15 October 2006 - 01:10 AM
Here in UK...the Raptor is selling at £162! (£1.08 per Gig)
The Barracuda is selling at £66.00! (20p per Gig)
That's nearly £100 difference + more than double the capacity.
Slower spindle speed yeah but in RAID it shouldn't matter too much?
#13
Posted 15 October 2006 - 01:14 AM
scaramonga, on Oct 14 2006, 08:10 PM, said:
Here in UK...the Raptor is selling at £162! (£1.08 per Gig)
The Barracuda is selling at £66.00! (20p per Gig)
That's nearly £100 difference + more than double the capacity.
Slower spindle speed yeah but in RAID it shouldn't matter too much?
all things equal in raid you will not see much of a difference, I think.
#14
Posted 15 October 2006 - 03:03 AM
hey S, the seagate drives look cool, any of the choices would be great
#15 Guest_scaramonga_*
Posted 15 October 2006 - 05:29 AM
That actually looks just like me in the morning.....before my make-up....... :rolleyes:
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