Critique the Rig *ORDERED*

[NathanBWF]

About to order:

AMD ATHLON 64 3700+ SAN DIEGO S939 RETAIL BOX AMD ATHLON 64 3700+ SAN DIEGO S939 RETAIL BOX
DFI LANPARTY UT NF4 ULTRA-D
THERMALTAKE XASER V V5000A CHASSIS (LINK)
OCZ OCZ45012U 450W PSU
2 2x512MB PC3200 DDR OCZ RAM WITH HEAT SPREADER
BFG GEFORCE 6800 GT OC PCI-E 256MB
WESTERN DIGITAL 36GB SATA RAPTOR 10000 RPM HARD DRIVE
WESTERN DIGITAL 250GB SATA HARD DRIVE
LG 16X DVD ROM
LG GSA-4163B DVD+-RW DVD BURNER
COOLERMASTER AQUAGATE LIQUID LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM (LINK)
LOGITECH MX1000 MOUSE
LOGITECH INTERNET PRO KEYBOARD
LOGITECH Z-5500 5.1 SPEAKER SETUP
LEADTEK WINFAST TV2000 TUNER CARD
D-LINK 4 PORT KVM SWITCH
WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION
DELL 2405FPW 24" WIDE ASPECT MONITOR

Comments, suggestions, input?

 

[Continuity27]

Looks like an awesome system so far.

Heres something I'd like to add though.

The 36GB version of the Raptor (version 1), is slower than the 74GB version (version 2), slower I think to the point where larger, cheaper 7200RPM hard drives beat it in most things speed-wise. If you're going to get a Raptor nowadays, I'd get the 74GB model, or neither. But that's me.

 

[HomicidalSloth]

Originally posted by: Continuity27
Looks like an awesome system so far.

Heres something I'd like to add though.

The 36GB version of the Raptor (version 1), is slower than the 74GB version (version 2), slower I think to the point where larger, cheaper 7200RPM hard drives beat it in most things speed-wise. If you're going to get a Raptor nowadays, I'd get the 74GB model, or neither. But that's me.

Really? I didn't know that, thanks for the info, as I was just about to buy a 36gb raptor.

 

[imported_Kensai]

:thumbsup: Get a 74GB Raptor as he said.

 

[NathanBWF]

Ordered last night as posted above.

(The 74GB raptor was like $100/cdn more so I chickened out)

 

[imported_Kensai]

The 36GB Raptor is very underperforming, new 7200RPM drives outperform it.

 

[MobiusPizza]

and buggy and reliability and all that. The 74GB is much better

 

[NathanBWF]

Meh, I'll give it a shot and see how it is. I can always RMA it.

 

[Marthisdil]

And get a replacement drive that's exactly the same. Plus have to pay shipping. or if you send it back to the vendor you bought from, you get to pay a restocking fee. Not a good way to "try something out"

 

[NathanBWF]

Originally posted by: Marthisdil
And get a replacement drive that's exactly the same. Plus have to pay shipping. or if you send it back to the vendor you bought from, you get to pay a restocking fee. Not a good way to "try something out"

Actually I get free return shipping with no restocking fees, and I'd get a different hard drive if I did send it back.

Sorry, I guess RMA wasn't the exact term I was looking for.

 

[theMan]

sweet system, i bet you are getting anxious

 

[ShadowBlade]

go for a hauppage pvr-150 or 250 tv tuner
otherwise its great

 

[NathanBWF]

Originally posted by: theman
sweet system, i bet you are getting anxious

Yeah, I keep hitting 'Refresh' on the order page to see if they've shipped it yet.

I just want to make sure it's here and assembled in time for BF2.