billybronco wrote:

I want to build myself a new pc, this one is being passed on to a poor
student friend.
I am planning on installing 2 SATA hard drives in a RAID stripe array on
an ABIT mobo (havent decided which model yet).

Could you guys recommend some good quality harddrive models, which are
known for being quiet and fast. I am looking at 160-200GB each.

You can't go wrong with Western Digital.