Building new Pc after a llllllloooong time.Help needed

[imported_asky]

PU : Intel Pentium 4 3.4C(Northwood)[planning to buy this after the pricecuts]

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8KNXP REV.2

[OK NOW I AM CHOOSING BETWEEN THIS AND THE P4C800E-Dlx,which one is the best for {ONLY} STABILITY,i dont mind less performance but i want stability ...plus i really like the features of the GIGA]
RAM: Corsair Valueram 1Gb(512Mb*2)[not gettin the XMS since am not OC'ing]

PSU: Antec Truepower 480W
GPU : ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
Mouse/keyboard: Logitech Cordless MX Duo

CASE: Antec P160
[Should i buy this or save some cash and go for PLUSVIEW1000AMG i really dont mind if it is steel or aluminium...but does the P160 cool better?]
Pioneer DVRA08 [CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHATS THE DIFF Between this and the DVR-108??]
i already have 2 80Gb HDD's so i dont need more space
[BTW A STUPID QUESTION: CAN I ?PUT A 5400rpm drive and 7200rpm drive in Raid 0?]
how is the config guys....one more Q how is this heatsink Thermalright XP-120?
this is my first PC build in like 5 years (ya i know i look like i am from STONEAGE)

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: asky
PU : Intel Pentium 4 3.4C(Northwood)[planning to buy this after the pricecuts]

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8KNXP REV.2

[OK NOW I AM CHOOSING BETWEEN THIS AND THE P4C800E-Dlx,which one is the best for {ONLY} STABILITY,i dont mind less performance but i want stability ...plus i really like the features of the GIGA]
RAM: Corsair Valueram 1Gb(512Mb*2)[not gettin the XMS since am not OC'ing]

I'd take the P4C800E over any Gigabyte board, I've just had a lot of problems with them.
The memory's okay for what you're doing.

PSU: Antec Truepower 480W
GPU : ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
Mouse/keyboard: Logitech Cordless MX Duo

They're all good

CASE: Antec P160
[Should i buy this or save some cash and go for PLUSVIEW1000AMG i really dont mind if it is steel or aluminium...but does the P160 cool better?]

The difference is likely to be a few degrees either way, so go for whichever one you prefer

Pioneer DVRA08 [CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHATS THE DIFF Between this and the DVR-108??]

One is the OEM version, one is retail. OEM will be fine, and cheaper.

i already have 2 80Gb HDD's so i dont need more space
[BTW A STUPID QUESTION: CAN I ?PUT A 5400rpm drive and 7200rpm drive in Raid 0?]

You can, but it will affect performance quite a lot, and RAID-0 isn't all it's cracked up to be.

how is the config guys....one more Q how is this heatsink Thermalright XP-120?
this is my first PC build in like 5 years (ya i know i look like i am from STONEAGE)

I don't really know the TR heatsinks, but the Zalman series are reckoned to be very good, and almost silent.

Otherwise, everything pretty much looks good.

 

[imported_asky]

thanks for the reply Dopefiend
now,
pretty much finalised everything except the MOBO.
About the Asus P4C800E-Deluxe,the main reason i am leaning towards the GIGA is because in MANY people seem to be having lots of issues with the MOBO whereas i dont see many users having problems with this particular GIGA.
is it because not many people have this MB(Gigabyte) or is the gigabyte better one?
What do u think?

DOES THE Thermalright XP-120 fit into the P4C800-E Deluxe/8KNXP Properly? [THIS MIGHT HELP ME CHOOSING THE CORRECT ONE]
anyone HERE having problems fitting the XP-120 into Either of the Boards?