thanks for the great comments, looks like a pair of 7K rpm 2.5 in raid1 might do it. and ftw they can be softmounted in a sugo case. PSU: Corsair HX520W as recommended for these cases. off-topic question: Why to use 520W PSU for 50-100W system? I'd go with PicoPSU or similar :) the power is of no im...

In everyday-computing, what would by my performance experience in using 2 notebook-drives in raid compared to a single 3.5" drive? What would be my noise experiences for the two setups? I am planning on building a silent and reasonably fast SFF computer. As far as the case goes, I'm considering a Si...

might the Minja fit in a Silverstone SG01 case?

some wd caviar se16 wd****ks has a "RTL2" suffix - what does it mean and more important - is there any noise difference?

great, thanks - thought it was a BOX, special engineered, to slap into the socket

is it hard to swap the boxed cooler? I plan to buy an E6600 with boxed cooler, because it is cheaper than without, but am just worried that I will have to clean the cpu, lap it and all that **** in order to get an XP-120 mounted properly on it. - so, how well is the boxed cooler anchored to the CPU?...