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Tru2Chevy · 07-28-2007, 05:04 PM

Yea, you should be able to overclock it from the motherboard easily.

Something to think about in terms of performance - I am planning on getting a 74gb Raptor (10k RPM) drive to use for the OS and main applications, and a 160+ secondary drive to use purely for storage when I get the money together for a new box. That will speed boot time and application loading time quite a bit....

As for a sound card, I would just go with any old SoundBlaster 5.1 card, unless you have plans to get a fancy 7.1 speaker system and you do a lot of watching DVDs or gaming.

Also, make sure you have air blowing across your hard drive(s). Heat is a major cause of hard drive failure. I keep all of mine cool, and haven't had a single issue with any of the drives I've used (WD, Seagate, and Maxtor).

- Justin

07-28-2007, 05:04 PM	#13
Tru2Chevy Co-Founder / Site Admin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ewing, NJ Posts: 22,476 iTrader: (8) Social Networks:	Yea, you should be able to overclock it from the motherboard easily. Something to think about in terms of performance - I am planning on getting a 74gb Raptor (10k RPM) drive to use for the OS and main applications, and a 160+ secondary drive to use purely for storage when I get the money together for a new box. That will speed boot time and application loading time quite a bit.... As for a sound card, I would just go with any old SoundBlaster 5.1 card, unless you have plans to get a fancy 7.1 speaker system and you do a lot of watching DVDs or gaming. Also, make sure you have air blowing across your hard drive(s). Heat is a major cause of hard drive failure. I keep all of mine cool, and haven't had a single issue with any of the drives I've used (WD, Seagate, and Maxtor). - Justin __________________ 1999 Camry - Beigemobile DD 2002 Suburban - Wife's DD 2004 Grand Cherokee - Not running / Project / Selling?