PC Peripherals Help me configure my NEW PC..

[Naga]

Hi guys,
Wasn't posting anything for a very longtime coz I was still stuck with a 32 bit system while EVERYONE here was on the 64 bit bandwagon. Now I'm joining the club with my own Brand New rig:hap2: ! I've got all the components but I'm stuck on the choice of HDDs. Help me out. My main system configs turned out to very expensive and I can't spare much for the HDDs. Lemme just give a rundown of the other parts I'm using.
1. X2 4400+
2. Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe
5. XFX 6800 GT 256 MB x2
3. Corsair TWINX2048-3200C2
4. Antec TP-II 550 SMPS
5. Antec PLUS VIEW II Cab
6. Logitech G7 laser wireless mouse

For the HDDs, I plan to get 4 80 GB HDDs and RAID them. I wanted to buy the Barracudda SATA II but the average seek time at 11 ms seems quite high. Do you think they're a good choice or should I go for something else? I could go for 2 Raptors, only I'm getting some difficulties sourcing them. As far I know, Samsung doesn't have any SATA II drives. My retailer only deals in Seagate and Samsung, so my choices are quite limited ( I have to buy from HIM coz he's ready to give me credit and I've blown all my cash on the other components!). Also, can you suggest a cheap 7.1 speaker set up(I'm really strapped ) ?

 

[Chaos]

4 hard drives in raid 0 is a recipe for disaster considering how quickly drives die these days. Better get a single large drive instead. 4x80GB will cost around 10000 bucks. Instead get a couple of 250GB drives. However DO NOT raid unless you have other drives where you can backup sensitive/important data.

 

[Naga]

4 hard drives in raid 0 is a recipe for disaster considering how quickly drives die these days. Better get a single large drive instead. 4x80GB will cost around 10000 bucks. Instead get a couple of 250GB drives. However DO NOT raid unless you have other drives where you can backup sensitive/important data.

I've got 2 120 GB SATA I HDDs from my present setup as back ups! Anyways, RAID is cool as I ALWAYS have back up drives. I don't need the space as much as the performance. Also, I have a DVD writer for more backups (I'm paranoid about back ups !).

 

[Udit]

Hi guys,
Wasn't posting anything for a very longtime coz I was still stuck with a 32 bit system while EVERYONE here was on the 64 bit bandwagon. Now I'm joining the club with my own Brand New rig:hap2: ! I've got all the components but I'm stuck on the choice of HDDs. Help me out. My main system configs turned out to very expensive and I can't spare much for the HDDs. Lemme just give a rundown of the other parts I'm using.
1. X2 4400+
2. Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe
5. XFX 6800 GT 256 MB x2
3. Corsair TWINX2048-3200C2
4. Antec TP-II 550 SMPS
5. Antec PLUS VIEW II Cab
6. Logitech G7 laser wireless mouse

For the HDDs, I plan to get 4 80 GB HDDs and RAID them. I wanted to buy the Barracudda SATA II but the average seek time at 11 ms seems quite high. Do you think they're a good choice or should I go for something else? I could go for 2 Raptors, only I'm getting some difficulties sourcing them. As far I know, Samsung doesn't have any SATA II drives. My retailer only deals in Seagate and Samsung, so my choices are quite limited ( I have to buy from HIM coz he's ready to give me credit and I've blown all my cash on the other components!). Also, can you suggest a cheap 7.1 speaker set up(I'm really strapped ) ?

Get 7800 GT 256 MB x 2.
Buy Seagate SATA HDD's.
No use of 7.1 speakers get nice 5.1 speakers instead.

What is your budget for the Speakers?

 

[Naga]

Get 7800 GT 256 MB x 2.
Buy Seagate SATA HDD's.
No use of 7.1 speakers get nice 5.1 speakers instead.

What is your budget for the Speakers?

7800 GT:huh: ! duh, but you didn't seem to have read my post properly...I'm strapped!Neways, I've already bought the parts mentioned..just need the HDDs and speakers.Have also ordered a BenQ FP71E+ 17" LCD. As for the speakers, already have 5.1. Speakers as well as headphones. Want to get 7.1 just to show off :cool2: !

 

[Udit]

7800 GT:huh: ! duh, but you didn't seem to have read my post properly...I'm strapped!Neways, I've already bought the parts mentioned..just need the HDDs and speakers.Have also ordered a BenQ FP71E+ 17" LCD. As for the speakers, already have 5.1. Speakers as well as headphones. Want to get 7.1 just to show off :cool2: !

What is your budget for the 7.1 Speakers?

 

[Naga]

10K for the speakers

 

[Chaos]

In that case, get two 36gig raptors and raid them. Way better than raiding low performance seagates. Also for 10K, get a quality 2.1 since you already seem to have a 5.1 set. The only 7.1 you are gonna get is creative T7900 which sucks!!! Instead get an altec lansing mx5021. A thousand times better audio quality.