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1. Actually, Seagate Barracuda IV's do support RAID. Apparently, and I
don't know if this is still true, they are too fast for some RAID
controllers: http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=80 .
>From Seagate:
http://www.seagate.com/cda/newsinfo/newsroom/releases/article/0,1121,1156%5E4,00.html
http://www.seagate.com/products/discsales/discfamily/A1h5.html
The best RAID controllers are the 3WARE 7810 & 7850:
http://www.3ware.com/products/Ecompatibility.asp?Title=Product&subTitle=373&ImageNumber=2
http://www.xbitlabs.com/storage/3ware-7810/
http://www.xbitlabs.com/storage/raid-roundup-2/
Although Seagate HDD's are an option, I have 2 Maxtor 7200 RPM 30 GB's and
I would stick with Maxtor.
2. While Zalman "Flower" heatsinks look exotic, they don't cool as well as
other HS's. Also, they often do not fit on motherboards. I do not
recommend you buy the Zalman "Flower" or "Radiator" HS's. You can find 2
major HSF reviews here:
http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQy
http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=OQ==
Before I purchased my PC components in Sept, I did extensive research on
all of them. I decided on an all copper Thermalright SK6 heatsink. I
initially used a 60 mm T&T 5.8K RPM, 42 dBA, fan but it was very loud.
Then, I used a Thermaltake 4.5K RPM but it was too slow and the center was
too large making the fins too small. I finally settled on a Sunon
GM1206PTVX-AF 5.2K RPM. It has a new/advanced "vapor" bearing system, a
very small center, and therefore larger fins. It is quiet and delivers 26
CFM:
http://www.zalmantech.com/Vapor60.htm
http://www.sunon.com.tw/product/ms/ms6025.htm
If you are concerned about noise, do not buy a 60 mm fan faster than 5200
RPM. I also have a Whisper Enermax 430 Watt PSU: EG465P-VE(FC). If your
motherboard is a newer one, has 4 holes next to the ZIF socket, and the
capacitors don't interfere, get an Alpha PAL8045 HS. It uses an 80 mm fan
which delivers more CFM's with less noise (dBA's). Even a slower 80 mm at
2900 RPM will deliver 37 CFM with 30 dBa. 80 mm fans are quieter (dBA's)
than 60 mm fans at the same speed and deliver more air flow (CFM's).
http://www.micforg.co.jp/c_pal8045e.html
Mobo compat: http://www.micforg.co.jp/mb_inf_pal8045e.html
http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/heatsinks/alpha/pal8045/index.htm
Daniel.
Gary Fritz wrote:
> > Here are some random results from readings and searching. In
> > regards to hard drives, it seems that the Seagate Barracuda IV is
> > pretty quiet in seek and idle times. But it does NOT support raids
> > so if you need them for raid, you have to contact Seagate directly
> > and they will supply you with special drives for raid.
>
> http://www.directron.com/silence.html also has some quiet-PC tips and
> products. I got an Enermax EG365P "Whisper" power supply and an IBM
> DeskStar 40GB HD. I can't hear either one of them -- they're both
> drowned out by the CPU fan, which came included on the MB/CPU/RAM
> bundle I got from http://direct.mwave.com/mwave/DeptBundle.hmx.
>
> So as soon as I get around to it, I plan to get a Zalman "Flower" CPU
> heatsink from
> http://www.quietpcusa.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=8&Product_ID=20&CATID=3
>
> This amazing beastie can cool an Athlon 2000+ almost by itself, with no
> fan, but they recommend the add-on fan (slow speed, very quiet) to make
> sure you get sufficient cooling.
>
> Looks cool too. :-)
> Gary
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