Re: Proposed setup, please comment

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From: Thor
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 01:43

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I have found IBM drives to be very quiet and very reliable.


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"MICHAEL WHITLOCK" <dalmike@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Only advice I can give is stay away from IBM harddrives.  Very noisy,
> tempermental to run fdisk and format.  And again, VERY Noisy.
> "JNIK" <Shaw57@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:9odi59$98b$1@plutonium.btinternet.com...
> > I have been scanning these newgroups for ages for information on the
> system
> > i wanted to compile.  This is my first homebuild so i am taking alot of
> care
> > over what components i select.  Below is what i think i want, but i would
> > really appreciate anyones advice on any alternatives to products in my
> > setup.  Also, will all of the components i wanna buy be compatible? thanks
> > very much for any help you can offer, very much appreciated
> >
> > AMD Athlon Socket A 1.2GHZ (�83.44)
> > Asus A7M266 (�129.94)
> > IBM Deskstar 41.1 GB (�90.64)
> > Creative GeForce 2 Pro 64MB (�152.75)
> > Creative Blaster 52x CD rom (�28.20)
> > Suntek Vision ATX 300 psu (�62.27)
> > Crucial 256MB DDR RAM (�30.59)
> > Creative SoundBlaster PCI 512 (�37.99)
> >
> > That's it! does anyone think there is anything else i might need? i
> already
> > have a floppy drive, monitor, keyboard and mouse.
> > thanks for your help
> > JNIK
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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