investigate http://neostore.com/ . They have several SSDs under $400 now. example: MTRON MOBI 3000 SATA 2.5" 16GB SSD $397 100MB/s read. 80MB/s write, 0.1ms access time. New & factory sealed in English packaging. In stock, ships within 1 day. i'm so stoked that SSD is finally becoming a reality. not...

These two were the more affordable SSDs I found at newegg:
SAMSUNG MCBOE32G8APR-0XA00 1.8" 32GB IDE (SSD) - OEM $430
Transcend TS32GSSD25-M 2.5" 32GB IDE (SSD) - Retail $280

not sure if this was already mentioned... what about having one super quiet drive in the PC, and put the large drives in a NAS in another room. Connect via wired gigabit. plus, you could put additional drives in it as you need them without worry about additional noise I'm not sure how it would effec...

i don't own this, but i'm thinking about getting it based on the newegg reviews
Rosewill RX-358-S SLV (Sliver) 3.5" USB & eSATA Ext. Enclosure w/Int.80mm fan

oh shoot, sorry about the list not showing up and completely missing the 5.25" requirement.

Here's the only one on that list that I found. it's tough finding these in this size. any other links would help me out too

Galaxy METAL GEAR 5202AUAS-Black 5.25" & 3.5"

so, these ST3500320AS are available and out in the market now. anyone used one? on paper these seem to be the fastest & quietest 500GB drives now. i wonder how they are performing on both fronts? STR: 105 MB/s Noise: 2.5 bels idle, 2.8 seek Power: 8 watts idle, 11 operating datasheet for reference

i was just looking at these on newegg yesterday. i kind of like this one:

Rosewill RX-358-S SLV (Sliver) 3.5" USB & eSATA Ext. Enclosure w/Int.80mm fan

and here are all the ones i considered. they're not all eSATA/USB with internal SATA, but it's a short list

Thanks for the replies i fired ahead and got 3 of those scythe fans, and that ds3r motherboard aswell as a few sata cables just in case. if those 1200RPM fans are still too loud, you can also try 800RPM. the slower speed allows less noise (and less airflow... lower CFM) Noctua NF-S12-800 120mm Fan ...

photo apps like photoshop use lots of memory. buy as much as you are comfortable with, but get at least 2GB. You can get top quality 4GB (4x1GB sticks) for around $100 or 4GB (2x2GB kits) for around $140. the later option allows you upgrade to 8GB down the road :) faster HDD is better too, but 10k R...

How many and what type fans? Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fans like these . your case can hold 5 120mm, but i don't think you need that many. i think the case comes with 3. not sure how many to tell you to get. if money doesn't matter, then get 5 and only use however many you think you need afte...

Here is an Update of what I am currently looking at: - 2x MDT 2048MB (2x1024MB) Kit DDR2-800 CL5 i'm not sure how much that RAM is, but i'd definitely get in on the Crucial rebate at newegg that ends tomorrow. Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) BL2KIT12864AA804 $...

Building a Photoshop and gaming PC for my brother in law. I think I've got everything scoped out...all except the case. Intel P35 mobo Intel Q6850 8GB DDR2 800 Corsair HX620 2x SATA Hitachi 1TB 8800GT (wrong card for Photoshop, but he wants to game) Samsung SATA DVD/RW Creative X-FI Fan configurati...

check out these recommendations from renethx over at avsforums. good stuff in there and it will help you see what the current parts are for different build levels.

I was about to commit to a similar system 182se but after seeing the Antec 900 I am pondering if it might suit me better even though it is a gamer case and I could care less about case windows and games. So what's with the thick fan and where do you plan to use all your fans ? the p180 supposedly c...

Should I use any of the stock fans, or should I go ahead and buy 4 standard 120mm fans and 1 thick 120mm fan?

mttcrlsn wrote:Last I knew Adobe Premerie does not work with x64. What video softtware are you using - planning to use?

sony vegas... it has some issues, but it works for me so far. it also uses 4 cores

well, i still haven't decided on what i'm going to do haha ! the only thing i'm sure of is that i will have 4x1GB crucial ballistix pc6400. the rest is still a toss up. i can't decide if i'm going to build one machine or two. primary focus is for audio/video/photo editing and gaming. secondary is no...

Post pics of it if you can. Would be interested to see it. I tried years ago painting a case, didn't turn out too good though. Most definitely my fault though. :oops: i've got a SOLO and i will paint it IF i keep it. i want a P180B but i just missed all the discounts and won't pay full price just o...

XtremeTiramisu over at xtremesystems owns the deluxe and just got a premium. i think he's going to do some comparisons, or at least he'll be able to comment on the heat differences.

how does this case compare to the P180? i was set to buy the P180, just waiting to see if any deals for it show up too. but i'm a little barn sour and want a case

why not just set up three PCs? Put together a cool, budget-centric HTPC, build a nice gaming machine, and when Home Server becomes available, make one then. Hmmm I wonder if I can pull that off for the same budget?? you got me thinking! I do have an old rig that I could retire to the media server (...

second attempt.. 3 machines now lol my current P4 is way too noisy to be the HTPC. and it chokes on HD playback photo/video editing & gaming: Vista Ultimate 64bit GIGABYTE GA-P35-DQ6 Xeon X3210 Crucial Ballistix - BL2KIT12864AA804 4x1GB PC6400 at 4-4-4-12 (2 kits) 4x250GB Matrix RAID 0 Seagate 7200....

I'm new to overclocking and cooling, but i've reading like its my job. Can anyone recommend a system, or tell me if air cooling will suffice? Here's the detail I guess you would need: A) Q6600 with 24/7 overclock ~3-3.3GHz B) 2-4 HDDs C) 1 vid card.. 2600XT or 8800GTS (along those lines) D) Ambients...

Any idea if running two raptors in Scythe Quiet Drives would be any louder than running four 7200RPM drives. On the 7200RPM side I'm mostly curious in the 500GB from seagate (eg the 7200.11 with 250GB platters), WD and Samsung. Is it too close to call? How much quieter/louder are we talking about? a...

derekchinese wrote:El Jefe: The Zalman reserator is not good when ambient temps are high because it does not use any fans.

what ambient temp would be too high?

I want to choose between the 321KJ and the 501LJ - on the Samsung site it says this: 321KJ has 2.3 bels idle / 2.7 bels seek 501LJ has 2.7 bels idle / 2.9 bels seek Anyone that has tested both, I'm guessing the difference is quite a lot, no? Should I stay with the 321KJ, maybo buy 3 of them for a r...