well op doesnt seem to have a problem with it so i dont see why we should rag on him, its not what i would buy because i could get so much more with the same amount but i mean its his choice so whatever

hes going to have to cancel the order so maybe he'll rethink it.

i also think he should drop the gigabyte card and pick a msi lightning up, newegg might be out but im sure SOMEBODY has one

I care because he completely ignored any/all advice given here. >_>

raptor = 10000RPM and RAID provides slower performance as you will experience longer access times since it has to search 2 drives instead of 1. Second, your raid array will use more cpu while reading/writing to it, so in actuality your decreasing performance by having raid 0 drives.



I appreciate all the advice. It's just after about 16hours of reading and research, my eyes got big and I decided to splurge. That being the case, my ISO from you guys became invalid

This post was edited by Stok3d on Jul 10 2011 03:51pm

Please listen, we aren't making suggestions to waste money, we're trying to HELP you.
I'm at my wits end.

i dont think ive ever seen EVERYONE on this forum agree on a single thing before
so when we all (lol) say drop the raptor, it should make you think

You don't understand raid. Here's a picture for you..



Does that look slow to you?

That's raid 5. The slowest form of raid.

This post was edited by 136100 on Jul 10 2011 04:00pm

there is no need for the raptor in the least if you are buying a SSD too?
wtf?

drop the raptor, and add a better cpu cooler... perhaps a corsair H70?

also, asus all day when it comes to the mobo... but that's just my personal preference...

This post was edited by TehAmonAmarth on Jul 10 2011 04:05pm

Looks like I'm convinced. I'll drop the Raptor and go with a 2TB RAID 0 config. It's the safest solution / cheapest solution.
As for the suggestions, I am listening. I'm challenging suggestions with info I read elsewhere. Believe it or not, I do attempt to make educated decisions and not go blindly. Hence my requests for help from the GURU's here

please get a better cooler, that little cheap toy you picked with that i7 will make me cry.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181013&Tpk=corsairH70
H20 Cooling has always intimidated me... That device looks pretty simple though to work with
BTW: I'm guessing with all these temps that there is software that I'm going to be able to see the temps of my Video Card / Processor?

I thought of this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992005&cm%5Fre=sentry%5F2-%5F-11-992-005-%5F-Product&nm%5Fmc=AFC-C8Junction&cm%5Fmmc=AFC-C8Junction-%5F-RSSDailyDeals-%5F-na-%5F-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=xm33a0camcuu
but the fb says that it's been catching on fire so I'm avoiding it and hoping their is software or something where I can view the temps

This post was edited by Stok3d on Jul 10 2011 04:14pm