How to get the best from a PC? Some guides...

I have recently made available three different 'guides' (from my perspective of course) and I thought it might be worthwhile to have it all in one place:
1. A PC buying guide for NLE.
2. Storage rules for an editing rig. Some basics.
3. Guide for installing and tuning a Vista 64 PC.
I hope you can profit from these postings.

Harm,
Have not gone to 64-bit yet, so I only linked to that post. Have not read it, but will, prior to the next build
As for the hardware, some of the comments are on more current CPU's, etc., than I have. From my reading, I do not disagree with any of it.
For the I/O layout, the only thing that I saw (and think I commented on when that first was posted) was the FW-800/external. My comment was based on my personal experiences with my hardware and SD material only. I do not debate that eSATA is better, but I have a lot invested in FW-800 externals, so have not made that jump. Also, my workstation's slots are full, so no eSATA for that box. I do recall that Jim Simon tried FW-800 and had nothing but problems. Guess that I have been lucky. To date, they have worked well for shuffling some Projects between the laptop and the workstation. As an aside, if I can work by the pool for much of a Project vs being in a dark interior room - guess which I will choose. So long as I can struggle by with the 17" monitor, I'll go for the outside. Need the big screens, or more power, and I just cart the external upstairs. Still, I do not disagree with your comments.
Though I have a pretty good I/O system, when I do a new build I will definitely have your article in hand. Things have changed, since my last new machine and there is no reason to not incorporate the latest/best into it. I also have a printout of your "middle-of-the-road" workstation, and will likely model off of that too. Yes, things will change between now and then, but you provided a good template for me to work from.
In total, I really liked all three articles (see comment on the OS one above). You distilled many discussions into concise form. Now, you also furnish a single link to all. Beats doing a Search on the fora, trying to remember which thread Harm, Jeff, Jim, Bill, Eddie, et al replied to with hardware suggestions. You put it all together for all users.
Thanks,
Hunt

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