New build

[x88x]

How do you guys think 2 150GB raptors would perform in RAID 0? that is if I can find another one.

After a bit of searching, I finally found one place with a good variety of benchmark results: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1313337
(interesting thread number too )

Personally, I wouldn't recommend putting the money towards another Raptor. Judging from a quick look at eBay and Google, it looks like a new 150GB Raptor would run you around $120-165; around what a 150GB Velociraptor costs. Depending on your budget, I would recommend getting a 150 or 300GB Velociraptor to start with, and you can always RAID in another later if you want to. The 300 is actually only ~$50 more than the 150 on NewEgg, and at that price-point, a >30% price increase for a 100% capacity increase is more than worth it, if you can afford it.

[Chewy_Solo]

Yea I will probably go with a velociraptor, but those benchmarks look pretty good for the RAID 0. I guess I wont have much use for my other raptor, then, maybe I could do a hackintosh on my current storage drive? Im not sure if it would be worth it...

Anyway, xoxide is going out of business, Ill see what I can pick up.

[Chewy_Solo]

I ended up getting a adapter for my thermalright eXtreme 120

anyway, they are out of the RAM i had before, how about this? CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145224

[x88x]

I would go with this set: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820226050

Much better timings, and also by a high-quality manufacturer.

[Chewy_Solo]

Man, im hating that red, but performance over looks

But do timings like that make that much of a difference? I guess I never really understood what timers are or what they do.

[x88x]

Basically, it's the latency in communication between the RAM and the RAM controller.

Good explanation here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cas_latency

Basically, yeah, the difference between 8ns and 6ns Cas Latency should definitely make a noticeable difference. I remember there being a noticeable difference between 3.5 and 3.0 timed sticks back on my DDR system.

[Chewy_Solo]

then I will be sure to switch to that! Thanks

[Chewy_Solo]

Got the 1366 brackets today. So does this build seem sound?

[x88x]

Could you re-post what you ended up deciding on?

[Chewy_Solo]

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115202

Motherboard: EVGA x58 E757-TR http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188049

RAM: mushkin 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820226050

HDD: WD VelociRaptor 150GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136296

CPU Cooler: Current Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme

Case: Antec Twelve Hundred http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129043

DVD Drive: Lite-on 24X CD/DVD Burner SATA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106291

PSU: Current PC power and cooling 800W

GPU: Current EVGA GTX 285