I was thinking that I could use a drive just for movies. But your saying thats a bad thing? Ok so on the thermaltake case how do I buy it without the sidepanel to save the 70 bucks? I dont think I would really need that right?
Also about the video card you described that gecube sucks? Any info to back this up because I dont see anything diffrent in specification besides that the Memory Clock is 2250MHz on the gecube to the SAPPHIREs 2250MHz? Oh have the gecube is still cheaper.. explain if you could..
He means that the GeCube is bad because their products are usually bad. ATI just makes the basic design and GeCube is responsible for it's own manufacturing process and can pump out crappy products even though it looks the same.
Any other recommendations appreciated. You guys have been tons of help! Any Idea which items I should get the warranty's on? I don't want them to die and leave me hanging but also I don't think I will have enough to cover all of them.
As Abuzar says, it's not the spec, it's the quality. ATI only design the boards and make the core chips, it's up to companies like Gecube to manufacture the boards, and they often seem to mess it up. Avoid Gecube, powercolor and Connect3D for this reason.
As for retail hard drives, not necessary. Your power supply comes with the power cables required and the motherboard comes with the S-ATA data cable you need. All you need to know is how to install it, and that could't be easier. A couple of screws (or not in the case of some cases) plug in two wires and off you go. S-ATA drives have one-way connectors, so if it doesn't fit, it isn't right!
Updated component list:
Monitor: Good
PSU: Excellent
CPU: Excellent
mobo: excellent
HDDs: Out of stock, and a waste. Save $30 by getting two of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136113 The Motherboard and PSU come with the cables you require.
GPU: Excellent
DVD drive: Excellent
RAM: Good
Case: Excellent
Krij: S-ATA DVD drives are still in their infancy and don't seem to perform any better than IDE drives, and on numerous occasions seem to be reported as noisy. The Armor case is absolutely hench, so there should be no issues fitting a single IDE cable in it whatsoever.
