New system - opinions please =)

[Dakrath]

I currently have a P2 400mhz, Asus P2/B, 64mb pc100 sdram, and a riva128-based video card (hehe). Pretty much anything I buy will be a substantial leap over this system, so I might go with:

AMD Thunderbird 1.4ghz
Epox 8k7a+
256mb Crucial PC2100 DDR SDRAM
Kryo2 (maybe ultra...I don't play anything too heavy)

Doe that sound wise? Also, I am needing a new harddrive as well, and was going to go with the IBM 40gb 60GXP hd, but after doing a search here on the forums, it sounds like everyone's IBM hd is failing at one point or another. Any recommendations on a similarly priced/performing/capacity drive?

Thank you!

 

[GmanBat]

I'd go with 512mb of that good Crucial Ram. A Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 40GB, ATA 100, 7200 is a good choice. Quiet, fast, and reliable in my experience.

 

[GmanBat]

Also, be sure you've got a good heatsink/fan on that 1.4, and good case ventilation. Doze are hot mama's!

 

[Buddha Bart]

To my knowledge all the problems lately with IBM drives have been the 75GXP series, not the 60GXP's. Double check me to make sure.

bart