ASUS M2N32-SLI DELUXE ACPI BIOS Revision 1101, 5/23/2007
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor 2.6GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
Creative X-Fi Audio Processor
SONY_DVD_RW_DRU-820A
2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3250620AS 250GB
2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST380815AS 80GB
XP WANT TO USE NO VISTA

hope not a dum question.i like to set this up the best way possible.i need to know if i should raid (one drive has different firmware ST3250620AS 250GB) or na just leave 4 seperate drives C:os d:apps e:games f:data
also the bios settings are confused please help thank you

dont bother with RAID, you really don't need it.

have you decided on AMD, have you look at Intel's Core 2 Duo at all? Intel's Core 2 Quad will be very cheap in a month

anyways, the only thing that i would change would be the sound card. there is a new sound card that creative and auzentech are making, the Auzen X-FI Prelude, http://www.auzentech.com/site/products/x-fi_prelude.php
this card will own! but go for the x-fi if you want something cheap..

yes i know me bought this 3 months ago now i see the e6600 C2D is now 225.00 from the over $300.00 range:)

guess it does look good anyways for the x-fi does it go in the very last pci slot theres only 2

oh i thought you were asking about getting a new computer.
put the xfi in the last

Anyone Else

Better if you add an extra gig of RAM on your PC if you plan to use it for gaming. RAM prices are quite cheap these days.

3gigs just sounds awkward, go for 4. you can get some 4 gig sets for under 250$

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 512) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820145040 @ newegg only need 3 gig i have no plans on running 64 bit os or vista lol 3 gig limit on xp pro 32 bit

need firmware the latest or 3.AAC my drives are @ 3.AAA Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST380815AS 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

I don't want to wait hours on phone with seagte to get it

can anyone help