Purchasing Tomorrow Morning!

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   Copy of Specifications:
Case: Digital Storm Twister ULTRA (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish) 
Power Supply: 750W SilverStone Olympia (Dual SLI Compatible) (Model: OP750) (Silent) 
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 780i Core 2 Quad (nForce 780i SLI) 
Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) 
Floppy / Card: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 160GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) 
Hard Drive 2: 80GB Western Digital (8MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) 
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) 
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks 
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express) 
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE (Up to 7.1 Channel) 
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes) 
Case Lighting: - No Thanks 
Round Cables: - No Thanks
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Overclock Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability 
Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Overclock Memory: Yes, Overclock the memory timings (Includes Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan) 
Tweak Windows: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system 
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts) 
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks 
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support

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I have two simple questions prior to ordering.

1) My plan is to have a rig that can be upgraded as time goes, i feel i've accomplished that with the ultra case, 780i and the 750w power supply.

2) Is it worth it to have two hard drives and utilize one of them for the OS only? And does the performance > risk to have them RAID0?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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Guest Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Quote Reply Topic: Purchasing Tomorrow Morning! Posted: 31 Jan 2008 at 8:27pm
	Copy of Specifications: Case: Digital Storm Twister ULTRA (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish) Power Supply: 750W SilverStone Olympia (Dual SLI Compatible) (Model: OP750) (Silent) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz (1066MHz FSB) (8MB Cache) Motherboard: nVidia 780i Core 2 Quad (nForce 780i SLI) Memory: 4GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz XMS2 (Dual Channel) (Extreme-Performance) Floppy / Card: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 160GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: 80GB Western Digital (8MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 512MB (By: eVGA) (PCI-Express) TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE (Up to 7.1 Channel) Physics Card: - No Thanks Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink (Copper Heatpipes) Case Lighting: - No Thanks Round Cables: - No Thanks User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals) Overclock Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Overclock Memory: Yes, Overclock the memory timings (Includes Corsair Dominator Airflow Fan) Tweak Windows: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support ---------------------------------------------- I have two simple questions prior to ordering. 1) My plan is to have a rig that can be upgraded as time goes, i feel i've accomplished that with the ultra case, 780i and the 750w power supply. 2) Is it worth it to have two hard drives and utilize one of them for the OS only? And does the performance > risk to have them RAID0? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Guest Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Quote Reply Posted: 01 Feb 2008 at 12:30pm
	No suggestions?

Duke Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Digital Storm Customer Service Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 262	Quote Reply Posted: 01 Feb 2008 at 1:26pm
	Your configuration looks good. To enable RAID you would need to select two identical HDDs and I would say having the OS (c:\windows) on its own drive or partition is also a good idea.

impyshaz Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 14	Quote Reply Posted: 01 Feb 2008 at 2:30pm
	Wow, that looks pretty close to the build I plan on going with myself. I hope you love it! When you decided to go with the 780i motherboard, what were your intentions for the future? I saw that it (the mobo) supports PCIe 2.0... are the 9800 series supposed to be 2.0? Will they fit into this motherboard? What other benefits does this motherboard have over the 680i(A1) [beyond the triple SLi as advertised]? Are there benefits to the Operating System tweaking options on Vista-64-bit over say, Windows XP, or Vista-32-bit?

phantomdog Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 116	Quote Reply Posted: 01 Feb 2008 at 11:01pm
	impyshaz, Never a bad idea to have two hard drives with one dedicated to the os. If you go with the two drives you listed, raid will not be an option since they are different.
	NVIDIA 780i Core 2 Quad 4GB DDR2 Corsair 1066MHz Dominator 2 Quad Core Q9450 3.5Ghz 8800GTX 768MB SLI Liquid Chilled FrostBite CPU X-FI XtremeGamer 850W SilverStone PSU TJ-9 Extreme Vista 64

Kenny Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Digital Storm Engineering Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 509	Quote Reply Posted: 02 Feb 2008 at 3:25am
	Your rig look great, but the 4GB 800MHz XMS2 RAMs are not good for memory overclocking than the 4GB 800MHz Dominator RAMs. Edited by Kenny - 05 Feb 2008 at 2:42am
	We're here with you ! &(*_~)&

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