After putting it off as long as possible, I really have to get a new machine now. Not because the old one doesn't do the job, but it's getting to impossible to upgrade it. Anyway, seeing as it's been a while since I kept up with developments and such, I'd be grateful for some feedback on the stuff I'm so far planning to buy when June rolls around.
ASUS P5B Dlx WiFi
Intel E6600, E6700 or Q660 (depending on price at the time)
4 x 1GB Corsair Twin2X DDR800
4-5 x Samsung 500GB (for a RAID5 array. Samsung tend to be cheapest and I have good experiences with them already)
1 x WD 500GB (fastest 500GB SATA atm I believe)
1 x Seagate Cheetah 73GB 10k rpm SCSI (OS drive)
1 x 8800GTX (probably XFX)
1 x ThermalTake ToughPower 850W
1 x Scythe Infinity / Thermalright Ultra 90/120
Everything else I already have.
The machine is for general use and I'm not after an uber o/c or the best gaming rig on the planet. What I primarily want is a set of components which are known to be stable, work well together and which will give me both a problem-free building experience and a couple of years of hassle-free use afterwards. I do intend to overclock it somewhat, but only up to 3GHz. As I understand it, that ought to be easily achieved with the E chips and probably also the Q6600. Is that so?
So - anyone see anything above which might cause any problems?
Thanks in advance for suggestions and assistance!
PS - forgot to ask: is the built-in SATA controller on the m/b capable of running all 6 drives in RAID, or is there limit below that? The manual doesn't say, which makes me think it can, but it'd be nice to know for sure.....
ASUS P5B Dlx WiFi
Intel E6600, E6700 or Q660 (depending on price at the time)
4 x 1GB Corsair Twin2X DDR800
4-5 x Samsung 500GB (for a RAID5 array. Samsung tend to be cheapest and I have good experiences with them already)
1 x WD 500GB (fastest 500GB SATA atm I believe)
1 x Seagate Cheetah 73GB 10k rpm SCSI (OS drive)
1 x 8800GTX (probably XFX)
1 x ThermalTake ToughPower 850W
1 x Scythe Infinity / Thermalright Ultra 90/120
Everything else I already have.
The machine is for general use and I'm not after an uber o/c or the best gaming rig on the planet. What I primarily want is a set of components which are known to be stable, work well together and which will give me both a problem-free building experience and a couple of years of hassle-free use afterwards. I do intend to overclock it somewhat, but only up to 3GHz. As I understand it, that ought to be easily achieved with the E chips and probably also the Q6600. Is that so?
So - anyone see anything above which might cause any problems?
Thanks in advance for suggestions and assistance!
PS - forgot to ask: is the built-in SATA controller on the m/b capable of running all 6 drives in RAID, or is there limit below that? The manual doesn't say, which makes me think it can, but it'd be nice to know for sure.....