Need advice for building an Nforce4 System

[davidtran007]

im building a nforce4 system soon and here is what i planned so far. would you guys have any other recommendations. i will at least oc the processor to 2.5

AMD 64 3200+ 90nm
MSI Neo4 Platinum (Nforce4 Ultra)
BFG 6800 GT OC PCI-E
WD Raptor 74gb (Will buy another one later for raid 0)
Antec P160 or Thermaltake Shark
Antec NeoPower 480 PSU

i dunno what type of memory i should get yet. i was wondering if the kingston hyperx or corsair twinx was good with this at all. i just know i will be getting memory with ddr 400 and up.

also would you guys prefer more storage space or the performance for the raptor.

help me out here guys. thanks

 

[amol]

RAID0 does not help

there was an anandtech review (too lazy to look for it) that said it doesnt work

look in the storage section on top

as for me, storage space is where its at

 

[davidtran007]

what type of memory is good when ocing a bit

 

[fishmonger12]

for the storage thing, depends on whether or not you are going to use the space. i have a 37 gig raptor in my computer, and i have 10 gigs of space just sitting around. i don't use a lot of the hard drive. if you are into LOTS of music and video editing and such, you might want to consider getting a storage drive. The load times between my computer and my bro's comparable rig with a normal ide hd in it are negligible. The price is also another turn off.

 

[ts3433]

Originally posted by: davidtran007
what type of memory is good when ocing a bit

Corsair/Mushkin value RAM is fine--1:1 doesn't make too much difference on the A64. See here. If you still want to put down the cash for TCCD, go right ahead.

 

[davidtran007]

ill prob get a 250gb sata and drop the raptor then.

now i just to know what type of memory to get. any other suggestions on the memory or bad things on my list ?

 

[davidtran007]

is the kingston hyperx ram any good for this type of setup ?