Thoughts on this setup

[dx1]

Hey,
I was wondering what people thought of this setup (it's based on one of Sanji's)


C2D E6600 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115003

GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 LGA 775 Intel P965 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128017

G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

8800 GTX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130072

(2x) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148142

Silverstone 750w PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817256006

Antec Nine hundred case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

Tuniq tower - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835154001

(2x) SCEPTRE X20WG-Naga Black 20.1" LCD Monitor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824112006

And by the way, is there anything extra I need to use dual monitors or for setting up RAID 1?

Thanks very much.

 

[alcattle]

The DS3 is a better MB
agrre on thoughts for 4 GB
Sure you want RAID 1? Better might be 2 80/160 on RAID 0 and a 400/500 as data/backup. Little more money but 4 times the storage at 2 times the speed

 

[dx1]

Right, the memory, I meant to ask about that, too. I plan on going with Vista, and I tend to be a pretty heavy multitasker (including graphic design apps) and gamer, too. Given that, is 4GB still unnecessary? I'd prefer not to have to worry about adding RAM later on, too, but I'm not set on it.

As for the HD setup, I like the idea. Is there any information on how that would work and how I would set it up?

Thanks again.

 

[alcattle]

OK, the RAM will be fine, and no harm if it does not get used sometimes.

RAID 0 is easy to set up, and will change with each MB, you setup the system, and then you back up the first install to the data drive. You can partition the RAID but most people do not bother.

 

[desidude006]

You could go with 16mb cache hdds if you wish.