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Templar Knight
01-31-2008, 16:07
AMD Phenom™ Processor. (9500 Phenom, Quad Core, 2.2GHz
EN8800GT/G/HTDP/512M
2 X 320GB Sata 2 Hard Drives (Raid 0 Configured)
2GB DDR 2 667 MHz
Vista Premium & Disc
Sony 18 X DVD Dual Layer Writer

£708.04

edyzmedieval
01-31-2008, 16:33
That sounds like a really good deal to be honest. Not too sure about the processor, but the rest of the configuration is actually really good. 2GB of RAM + 512 8800GT sounds like a real blockbuster for gaming.

My verdict? Good deal for the price. :yes:

Templar Knight
01-31-2008, 16:42
What about this one?:

Gamers Base Unit
Nvidia 8800. AMD Phenom™. (9600 Phenom, Quad Core, 2.3GHz
1 X Nvidia GForce EN8800GT 512MB Graphics
2 X 160GB Sata 2 Hard Drives (Raid 0 Configured)
1 X 2GB DDR 2 667 MHz
Vista Premium & Disc
Sony 18 X DVD Dual Layer Writer
Asus M3A - Motherboard

£625.33

edyzmedieval
01-31-2008, 16:56
It's almost the same thing, and to be honest I would go for the second one due to a reason: 2x160GB, AFAIK, is faster than 2x320, even in RAID 0. All depends now on the needs of your space storage.

Xiahou
01-31-2008, 17:21
Unless you're a total performance whore, I'd skip RAID 0. Yeah, you should get a boost on disk thruput, but if either drive ever goes bad you lose all data on both drives. Doesn't really seem like it's worth it to me. :shrug:

edyzmedieval
01-31-2008, 18:12
Remember kids, either way you do it, backup like it was the last day you will see computers until 1 day before your death. :yes:

Evil_Maniac From Mars
02-01-2008, 04:34
Remember kids, either way you do it, backup like it was the last day you will see computers until 1 day before your death. :yes:

And don't learn this the hard way. I did, and it wasn't pleasant.

edyzmedieval
02-01-2008, 14:54
And don't learn this the hard way. I did, and it wasn't pleasant.

I experienced it too, and it's possible I may never get my data back even after I sent it to a service - 2 weeks ago!