Hi Consider choosing another HD than WD's green. It might be the bottleneck in your system. The old WD green (WD6400AACS) use 6watt where other hard drives of similar generation were using 8watt, but had a 20% performance improvement. Have a Samsung spinpoint f1 drive and a Hitachi deskstar p7k1000...

thanks rogue, I have seen that name before, so at least i know its well recommended. Is that just for its quieter operation? or also for its extra cooling capabilities too? Sounds like im gonna be modifying my case more then i wanted too lol.. Some great diy mods around the forum.. And loads of idea...

Hi, Thanks alot for the information and ideas so far. im going to start digging in the older posts now as you recommended. I must admit that it is rather freaky that the components im going to use are the same. But i can assure you id never seen your gallery or even your specs! some bits have been r...

Hi folks. Im not completely new to pc's but never actually got around to building my own and ive started that conquest today by buying some components. I have thought about upgrading my pc for a while and im sick of waiting for my current old pc to boot up but the pc is 7 years old and i can forgive...

very good informative thread for complete Newbies like myself.. Already learned loads not being regeistered but i thought i better had, as im sure there will be loads of questions/answers i need to ask and already answered!