Questions - Phenom X4 system for web/graphic student/freelancer

[sub mesa]

Normal HDDs consume about 7-8W meaning you need airflow to keep the drives from building up heat. A WD Green drive will consume half of the power, removing any need for cooling, having less heat build up inside your case and also take care of a lower energy bill. Their sequential speeds are not very different from 7200rpm: about 100MB/s max. And since it'll be used for mass-storage it doesnt need the higher IOps performance of 7200rpm HDDs. Plus they are generally very cheap if you calculate the price per gigabyte.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136317&Tpk=WD10EADS

 

[Xantulle]

It seems that the "Samsung Spinpoint F1 DT HD642JJ, 640GB" and the "Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AACS, 640GB" have exactly the same price .. I won't need 1TB.

But I'll have to go with the Samsung, because I just saw the WD isn't in stock where I'll buy my pc.. and delivery is 14 days for the WD.. can't wait that long, so..

Thanks for all the help, I appreciate it and I'll order the PC as stated in my last post

I'll let you know when I have it

 

[sub mesa]

Alright, good luck! Hope you'll have lots of fun out of your new system.

 

[Xantulle]

Alright, good luck! Hope you'll have lots of fun out of your new system.

I'm sure I will

One more question by the way... how do they call those USB backplates with 2 USB ports? I can't find it at www.azerty.nl

 

[sub mesa]

It appears that store doesn't have the USB backplates. To make sure you know what i mean here are some pictures:

http://images.google.nl/images?hl=nl&q=usb backplate

 

[yoyojam55]

I hope you haven't ordered yet , because that PSU is horrible. Get this one instead http://www.azerty.nl/0-1073-53576/corsair-vx550w-voeding-int.html

 

[Xantulle]

I haven't ordered yet.. Will do that today or monday..

Why do you find the Zalman ZM600-HP horrible? Seems like it is getting pretty good reviews...
Maybe the Cooler Master Real Power 520w is a good alternative? 520 should be enough I guess..

 

[yoyojam55]

Reviews mean nothing. Get one from a reputable brand like the one I listed.

 

[yoyojam55]

My bad, I got Zalman mixed up with another brand. It will be OK. However the Corsair is much better AND cheaper.

 

[Xantulle]

Zalman is a reputable brand... 😛

Anyway, I went with the Cooler Master Real Power M520w... because it was slightly cheaper... It's also a good psu and 520w should still be more then enough