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Advice on New System

Oct 15, 2004 2:47PM PDT

I am putting together a new system although it has been almost four years since I did my last. Needless to say I am a little behind on my tech. I have done some research and come up with the following system. Any recommendations are welcome. I have the feeling I am leaving something out.

I want the following things from this system:
1. upgrade easily
2. Not need to be upgraded for awhile
3. edit video/burn video on dvd
4. I do not know anything about RAID but wonder if it would help out.
5. Some gaming although now I do that mostly on xbox.

Asus P4R800-V skt478 ATI 9100IGP?
Intel P4 3.2ghz 512k 800mhz w/HT
Thermaltake Spark Cooler 7+ up to 3.2ghz
Kingston 1 GB Kit 400mhz DDR PC3200 Dimm 333 (2 ? 512 modules)
Maxotr 120 GB serial ATA 7200
Mitsumi Floppy Drive
Raidmax CP868S Black 340w case
Lite ? On LDW851S Black DVD+RW?
LCT Powerbox 480W speakers
Windows XP Home

Everything now is on a PATA hdd. Will it work with the SATA hdd without any problems?

Thanks for any help.

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Advice on POWER.
Oct 15, 2004 10:19PM PDT

That 340W (Watt) power supply will be tapped heavily and will degrade in about a year and the rebooting/glitching/freezing will drive its owner nuts. But it will work super for a few months and give them the feeling it can't be that part when it ages.

Read...

http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-7591-0.html?forumID=26&threadID=12341&messageID=141219

The links in that one show some of the issues and the long discussion the other issue.

Bob

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Yes, the Parallel HDD will work fine
Oct 15, 2004 10:58PM PDT

with a SATA in the same sytem.

Be sure to install the mobo drivers. LOL

Tests by Maximum PC magazine [Nov issue] show that RAID does nothing for gaming, single drive performs as well or in some cases better.