Q: CPU: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131950 RAM:http://www.ebuyer.com/product/116755 X2 GRAPHICS CARD: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145605/show_product_reviews MOTHERBOARD: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143228 HARD-DRIVE: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130826 PSU: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135197/show_product_overview CASE: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/115479 with Vista HP 64 bit NOW I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS 1.) are all the components compatible??? 2.) will the system bottleneck??? 3.) how future proof is the build??? 4.) does the motherboard support RAID or any other form of having more than one HDD 5.) will it all fit in the case, enough space for the graphics card etc??? thanks One last question is the PSU a static 700W or not???
A: 1... The components should work fine together 2... Hard drives are always the slowest component. Consider getting a Raptor (10k) drive for your system drive and keeping the 500gb for storage 3... It will last you as long as you want 4... All mobos support more than one drive as JBOD, but this one does Raid 0 and 1... mirror or stripe... don't bother with it. 5... That case is plenty big enough - even if you add another HDD and two optical drives. Bonus: The power supply can supply up to 700W but will only draw the power needed for the rig. Typically, startup surges are the highest draw, but if you are running the heck out of the machine, you can see high sustained draw.