My new rig-- Runs like a dream (thanks)

[gabemcg]

First of all, if I've learned one thing this time arround it's this:

"Paitence is a virtue, but overnight shipping is a blessing."

That said here are my new stats:

CASE:

Lian-Li PC-55 (discontinued, same as pc 60, just 3 external 5.25" and 2 ext 3.5")

PSU:

Antec True Power 380W

Mobo:

DFI Lanparty nF3 UT 250GB
using onboard audio, Gigabit Ethernet

RAM:

1 GB (2x512) Corsair Value Select DDR 400 (PC3200)

CPU:

AMD Athlon 64 2800+ (Stock HS/Fan)

Primary Master:

WD 160 GB 7200rpm (8Mb Cache)
Primary Slave:

IBM DeskStar 80GB 7200rpm (2Mb? Cache)

Secondary Master:

Plextor 16x10x10 CDRW

Secondary Slave:

Toshiba DVD ROM

RAID 0:

Maxtor 80 GB 7200rpm 8mb Cache SATA Drive
Maxtor 80 GB 7200rpm (2Mb? Cache) IDE Drive w/SATA Adapter

Removeable Storage:

30GB iPod
Standard Floppy

Video Card:

Gainward GeForce 3 (128mb)
(now the only thing in my system that sux!)

MAG 17" LCD monitor (got it for $180 @ BB)

MISC:

Total of .43 Terrabytes

Rounded cables throughout, 80mm top blowhole fan (blows in, to blow air directly over cpu HS/F, exausts through psu internal fan, and 80mm filtered intake fan runns nice and cool. Whole thing pretty quite (that deskstar gets kinda loud, but at least it's not the 75GXP)


There she is, next steps are to name her; suggestions?
then upgrade GPU (6600gt agp), put some heat sinks on my RAM, and try a bit of cautious overclocking.


what do you think?

 

[KayKay]

how does your sata adapter run? does it actually help performance?

 

[LifeStealer]

Originally posted by: KayKay
how does your sata adapter run? does it actually help performance?

No it doesn't. Almost all SATA drives don't perform enough to warrent the move to SATA aside from the fact its easier to manage speaking from a wiring point of view. If its not a 10k RPM drive then SATA does nothing for it.

 

[gabemcg]

the adapter "works" fine, doesnt improve anything, per say, I hust thought it would be better to have both of my raid drives on a SATA bus