Help with my rig

[MAGiiX]

I am getting ready to build a new computer.
Here is what I got:
Intel i7-920 (2.66 ghz)
Artic Cooler v2
HD 5970
6gb ddr3 1333mhz
2x 500gb hdd's raid 0
Rampage II GENE x58
Killer NIC 2100

those are the main things i am thinking of buying. I was looking for anyone to rate this, tell me which would be better and what not, I am still learning :] thanks!

 

[sp12]

Is this for gaming? If so you can get much better performance for the money.

Is this prebuilt or are you doing it yourself? What's your budget? What resolution monitor? Do you need a copy of windows?

Even if this isn't for gaming, toss the Killer nic and raided hard drives. Both offer nothing for your money.

 

[hunter315]

Skip the Killer NIC, its a waste of money, integrated NICs are quite good, and even if the killer one is better, you will get maybe 2% better performance from it so i really dont think its worth $90.

What power supply are you planning to buy? Which 500GB hard drives? Which ram kit is that?

The more specific you can be the more we can help you out, links to where you are getting them from will work best.

Check the price on the 920, 930, and 950. The i7 950 just dropped quite a bit in price and is only slightly more than the i7 930 most places making it a pretty good deal, especially if you are near a microcenter.

 

[MAGiiX]

It is for gaming, I will construct it by myself. My budget is no more than 2 grand, i have a 22 inch but will probably use at 1920x1080. I have windows 64 bit.

 

[sp12]

Where are you purchasing from? You can get a very solid build for 2K.

 

[MAGiiX]

i have a 850w power supply
link:
i7 930: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115225&cm_re=i7-_-19-115-225-_-Product

WD HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136294&cm_re=500gb_hard_drive-_-22-136-294-_-Product

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134854&cm_re=6gb_ddr3-_-20-134-854-_-Product

 

[MAGiiX]

If it matters, I am thinking of the antec 1200 case.

 

[MAGiiX]

i always say 920, but i mean the 930 lol

 

[hunter315]

What 850W power supply do you have? They vary quite a bit in quality and actual useful power.

The RE drives from WD arent useful for RAID 0 arrays, they are mostly for RAID 5 because they will attempt to fix data corruption themselves or take themselves out of the array so the controller doesnt have to. They are more expensive and not helpful for small personal arrays, a 1TB Samsung F3 costs a bit less and will give you more space
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&Tpk=F3%201TB

$20 more gets you a faster memory kit with much tighter timings and free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231335

 

[MAGiiX]

Thanks a bunch hunter!

 

[MAGiiX]

Best answer selected by MAGiiX.

 

[sp12]

There's no reason to even get Raid 0, it will offer you no noticeable impact on your usage. Two hard drives spinning still take the same amount of time on average for random seeks, and sustained usage has very little impact on a desktop. An SSD will be hundreds of times faster.

Really, you could probably get much better bang/buck with an i5-760 build. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/109?vs=47 They beat their equivalent i7 per clock, and going i5 saves you ~200$ from mobo, CPU, and ram that could be put towards better components.