Recent content by esky

Wait, so will using RAID with two Hard Drives mean better performance than not using RAID, but only one Hard Drive? That link seems broken btw

Yea, but you don't need two hard drives for the SATA to connect correctly on this mobo right? You just need two to utlize RAID, which is made for 2 or more hard drives and has no benefit nor does it hurt when you have one HD... Could you point me to a better RAM option on newegg?

Ok, thanks for the help. I have a more final setup here: http://deviantone.com/pc3.txt About the RAID setup, where do you pick the '0 or 1'? Is it like a jumper setting or something, or do you just plug one hard drive to the one slot, and the other to the second... then they appear as one...

I think the mobo I picked includes RAID, does it work with the SATA drive I picked and would it automatically integrade the built-in RAID for two of those drives? Also is this RAM correct? http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-144-114&depa=0

My buddy wants a video editing PC. However, he's splitting the cost with somebody who'll also be using the computer, so there are some constraints: Can't be a MAC, and needs 3D support so a Matrox 2D gfx card is not an option. Anyway, here's what I came up with so far on www.newegg.com ...