I've had the case, power supply, and the Plextor's for about a month, but I couldn't decide on a MOTHERBOARD.
I wanted SLI X16 (even though I probably want use it, but SLI X16 motherboards only cost abut $50 bucks more, so you might as well get it for the upgradebility. The Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe only has 5 internal sata ports, which wasn't enough (its enough ports, but I want each SATA controller run a RAID 0 array), and the audio on the Asus sucked.
The MSI is the perfect board, especially since I plan on moving it to an HTPC I plan on building in a few months (after AMD releases their new chipset)
Case: Cooler Master - CM Stacker - Black BTX Full Tower
Power Supply: OCZ OCZ600ADJSLI ATX12V 2.01 600watt SLI SATA
Motherboard: MSI K8N Diamond Plus SLI X16, Dual Sata 2, Soundblaster Audigy
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ OR 4400+ Toledo 1MB+1MB L2 Cache
Memory: OCZ Gold GX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 500 (PC 4000)
Graphics: eVGA 256-P2-N529-AX Geforce 7800GTX 256MB
OS Hardrive #1: WD 10,000K RPM Raptor 74GB SATA150
OS Hardrive #2: WD 10,000K RPM Raptor 74GB SATA150
Hardrive #1: WD Caviar RE2 WD4000YR 400GB SATA150 RAID-specific
Hardrive #2: WD Caviar RE2 WD4000YR 400GB SATA150 RAID-specific
Optical Drive #1: Plextor slot load PX-716AL/SW IDE
Optical Drive #2: Plextor slot load PX-716AL/SW IDE
Monitor: NEC LCD1970GX-BK Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor
Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech MX3100 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
Card Reader: LINKSKEY LKA-CR15B 19-in-1 USB 2.0 Black Card Reader/Writer
OS: Microsoft XP Pro OEM
External HDD Encosure: Rosewill RX30-U2FAB BLACK Alm 3.5" USB2.0 Firewire 800
UPS: APC BACK-UPS RS 800VA 120V BLACK USB BR800BLK
Question: the CM Stacker comes with a 4 in 3 hardrive cage (4 3.5 drives that take up only 3 5.25 bays). I ordered another one because I wanted some space in between the drives. Due to the heat I don't want to cram 2 10,000 RPM drives next too 2 7200 drives. Is my thinking correct or am I being too cautious?
In anycase the 2nd hardrive cage won't be here for another week, am I okay putting all 4 drives in one cage right on top of the other? The cage has a fan.
I wanted SLI X16 (even though I probably want use it, but SLI X16 motherboards only cost abut $50 bucks more, so you might as well get it for the upgradebility. The Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe only has 5 internal sata ports, which wasn't enough (its enough ports, but I want each SATA controller run a RAID 0 array), and the audio on the Asus sucked.
The MSI is the perfect board, especially since I plan on moving it to an HTPC I plan on building in a few months (after AMD releases their new chipset)
Case: Cooler Master - CM Stacker - Black BTX Full Tower
Power Supply: OCZ OCZ600ADJSLI ATX12V 2.01 600watt SLI SATA
Motherboard: MSI K8N Diamond Plus SLI X16, Dual Sata 2, Soundblaster Audigy
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ OR 4400+ Toledo 1MB+1MB L2 Cache
Memory: OCZ Gold GX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 500 (PC 4000)
Graphics: eVGA 256-P2-N529-AX Geforce 7800GTX 256MB
OS Hardrive #1: WD 10,000K RPM Raptor 74GB SATA150
OS Hardrive #2: WD 10,000K RPM Raptor 74GB SATA150
Hardrive #1: WD Caviar RE2 WD4000YR 400GB SATA150 RAID-specific
Hardrive #2: WD Caviar RE2 WD4000YR 400GB SATA150 RAID-specific
Optical Drive #1: Plextor slot load PX-716AL/SW IDE
Optical Drive #2: Plextor slot load PX-716AL/SW IDE
Monitor: NEC LCD1970GX-BK Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor
Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech MX3100 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
Card Reader: LINKSKEY LKA-CR15B 19-in-1 USB 2.0 Black Card Reader/Writer
OS: Microsoft XP Pro OEM
External HDD Encosure: Rosewill RX30-U2FAB BLACK Alm 3.5" USB2.0 Firewire 800
UPS: APC BACK-UPS RS 800VA 120V BLACK USB BR800BLK
Question: the CM Stacker comes with a 4 in 3 hardrive cage (4 3.5 drives that take up only 3 5.25 bays). I ordered another one because I wanted some space in between the drives. Due to the heat I don't want to cram 2 10,000 RPM drives next too 2 7200 drives. Is my thinking correct or am I being too cautious?
In anycase the 2nd hardrive cage won't be here for another week, am I okay putting all 4 drives in one cage right on top of the other? The cage has a fan.