Final build ?'s

I am building an entirlye new sytem for gaming 3d rendering and other assorted simple tasks. My questions are


1.should I use multiple hard disks and how difficult is it to use more then one?

2. Should i keep the 4870x2 or go with a rendering specific graphics card?

3. Is the Cpu easily overclocked and could my current system handle it?

4. Any other advice would be appreciated going to be making my buy in the next few days!



Monitor: SAMSUNG TOC T240 Rose Black 24'' 5ms HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor

Case: Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Mobo: ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

Graphics: SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire

PSU: PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550

Memory: 2x OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

HDD:* SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Input: Logitech LX 710 Laser Black USB Cordless Standard Desktop Mouse Included -

CD/DVD: ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model DRW-2014L1T

OC: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD

TC: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

Heatsink: Sunbeam CR-CCTF 120mm "Core Contact Freezer" CPU Cooler

Get a real mouse, once you try them, you will not want to use anything else:

RAZER Diamondback 3G Earth Green 7 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB 3G infrared 1800 dpi Gaming Mouse - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6826153028

Or this mouse instead (It has a typo on the newegg website, Razer makes the DeathAdder with a Laser sensor, not an optical one. You can check that on www.razerzone.com if you want)

RAZER RZ01-00150100 Black 5 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Optical 1800 dpi DeathAdder High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6826153024

To answer your questions...

1.) It's not difficult, you just need to know what you're doing, for those that want the extra speed or just to keep your data safe, it's worthwhile. I honestly don't think it's worth bothering, but then again I don't criticize those that don't think equally.

2.) It would depend on the applications that you intend on using.

3.) Yes it can be very easily overclocked and yes your configuration will support overclocking rather well.

4.) GET A DECENT MOUSE. You'll thank me later, it helps a lot with precision, not only in gaming, but in work as well. The little CAD work I do, I feel pixel accurate over the experience that I get at school or with my old cheap mouse. (I have the Razer Diamondback 3G)

5.) Get this Heatsink if you want a performer that can rival even the Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120:

ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 120mm 2-ball UFO Bearing / Transparent CPU Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835887011

6.) Make sure that the TOC (Touch of Color) screen is something you want, I read on another TV-based forum that some people aren't very convinced about the Touch of Color TVs (6 series and above) over the 4 and 5 series quality. Granted, it's not a general consensus or even con, but it's enough to look into it to see if you'll like it or not, since it feels more like an acquired taste.

I think you linked the wrong one.

The original NV120 is not the best... it may have been at one time, but seems to come in around the middle of the pack now.

The one that is listed here:

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

Is actually this one:
Zerotherm Zen