Advice please!

[Dr. Gonzo]

Hi All

Its annual bonus time!!

I'm on the final stage of ordering all the parts for my new build.

The only thing I'm definately sure on getting at the moment are the hard drives:

2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-079-SE)

I'm looking to achieve a high performance system thats quiet as possible at the same time. The machine will be used for occasional gaming and its main use for music production.

OcUK could you recommend me some decent memory (around the £150 mark) and a graphics card (in the same price bracket, or maybe just a bit more if its really good)!

I had in mind some G.Skill 2GB DDR HS PC3200 memory and a Leadtek WinFast PX7600 GT TDH Extreme 256MB GFX card.

The current (unfinished setup):

AMD 3700+ CPU
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Motherboard
Arctic Cooling 64PRO Heatsink & Fan
Antec P180
Antec Phantom 500w

Thanks

Gareth

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

Thanks kmistry do you know anywhere with good reviews on this card?

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

I'll be looking to overclock once the system is stable. Nothing massive (or crazy) though as I need a stable base (as previously mentioned) for music production and a sample archive.

Thanks so far any memory suggestions?

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

I've decided to go for the G.Skill 2GB DDR 4000 memory and a 512mb X1800XT.

However after further reading the newer revisions of the Barracuda drives are supposed to be rubbish with long seek times and a persistent noisy whine.

Anyone have any tips for HD(s) with good access times and are quiet?

Thanks.