Peryn comes out next year but 45nm conroe chips come out later this year.blacktorn

There's no such thing as 45nm Conroe. Conroe will stay 65nm. Penryn, Wolfdale and Yorkdale are 45nm and have new SSE4 instructions, they're like Core 2.5 Duos/Quads. Nehalem will be 32nm Core 3.

Whats Raid 1 HD? Noob at this stuff. See any on this? http://www.microbytes.com/computer/ordinateur/index.php?cPath=2050200

Sleepyz

Firstly don't buy from Microbytes, their prices are too high. Order your stuff from http://www.directcanada.com/. Best prices in Canada, 6% tax if you don't live in BC, free shipping on orders over 300$.

Reason I was going so big for HD is I have a 3 1/2 yrs old computer with a 120gig hd and an 80gig hd and always fighting for disk space.

Sleepyz

Get one 500Gb first and wait for prices to drop until you get a second one.

For tower not really sure, Wanted pretty Black one with a clear side but how am I supposed to know if its big enough for those Big 8800 cards? Also one that comes with fans and doesn't make too much noise. Any suggestions?

Sleepyz

Search for one that is roomy (length of 19+ inches), that doesn't include a PSU and has place for at least 2 120mm fans. Me i'll be getting a cheap Coolermaster Elite for 40$.

600W power ATX ultra X-finity black a good power supply?

Sleepyz

No, it sucks. Get a Seasonic or Corsair. The investment is worth it, if you don't want to take the risk of having a cheap PSU burn and fry your components.

And Would I really see a difference between E6600 and E6700 because the difference in cash is pretty big.

Sleepyz

Wait until July or August, and you'll be able to buy a Q6600 (quad core 2.4 Ghz) or a E6850 (dual core 3.0 Ghz) for 300$ CDN.

Screws are old school..the snap in clips work awesome. I have the Antec P180B and the DVD is sitting very nice and snug. Besides it's really designed well anyway..Raz0redge

The P180 looks nice but too expensive and heavy. It must weight around 35 lbs I think. I want a case that costs around 50-70$ canadian so I can put more money for a better cpu and vga.

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10370AC2038&vpn=SLK3000B&manufacture=ANTEC

Anyone have that case know if the dvd-drives sit tightly in the 5.25" bays or do they move a little ? I'm a bit paranoid, I don't want any vibrations when burning dvds, I don't want the laser to lose its focus lol. I prefer using screws than drive clips but I can't find a better tower that fits my needs and budget.

Any recommendations for a cheap nice looking black tower with place for at least 4 hard drives and 2 120mm fans ?

No, my 3 year old pc is low end.

- P4 3 ghz

- Asus motheboard 

- 1 gig Corsair pc3200

- Ati x800xl

I'll have a high end pc in july or august, waiting for the next Intel price cuts and ram will be even cheaper.