Help with Spec Please

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Centarius

Member
Hey guys just wondering if you could help me with this one, theres a few things i need to know so...

Does raid require 2 of the same HDD's to work properly? And is it worth getting 2x Intel SSD 510 series for the better performance or just raid with 1 or 2 normal HDD's? And is it even worth getting an SSD in the 1st place? Cheers.

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 510 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 450MB/sR | 210MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 510 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 450MB/sR | 210MB/sW)
RAID
RAID 1 (MIRRORED VOLUME - 2 x same size & model HDD / SSD) (£9)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£45)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
COOLERMASTER 750W GX SERIES™ -80 PLUS® BRONZE (£72) **SPECIAL***
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
 
Rakk

Rakk

The Awesome
Moderator
You don't really need to raid SSD's for performance reasons, they're very speedy anyways, and one non-raided SSD will be faster than raided normal HDD's.
 
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Centarius

Member
Should i get the cache SSD and a normal HD without the raid then? Seems like the best option from what i've read around on these forums. Just want an awesome spec for gaming lol but not over £1500(or there abouts) any ideas?
 
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UndeadJack

UndeadJack

Master Poster
I agree with the HDD as well as a ssd as you need more than 120gb. Most people will use more than 120gb
 
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Wozza63

Biblical Poster
Intel ones are meant to last longer, but OCZ are also of very high qualtiy, its up to you, do you need lots more writes or just raw performance?
 
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Wozza63

Biblical Poster
But you can get a lot of choppiness from slow loading if you have a bog standad drive alhough the caviar black should be ok
 
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Wozza63

Biblical Poster
If you can afford it then get it, but its not worth making the system weaker for it, id much prefer getting a gtx 590 to an ssd
 
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Centarius

Member
how about getting the cache drive SSD with normal HDD and the 590? good compromise? and lol, being from essex you must be close! I'm in hertford lol, so not too far away :p
 
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