I think I'm ready to turn it on?

[nqbus]

All,

Looking for any pointers to avoid conflicts for my setup below. I am wondering what the best RAID array setup would be for the hardware I have as well (0, 1, 0+1). Curious about the avoidance of heat issues also. Please offer any and all suggestions you can think of. It's scary, I think I'm ready to turn it on............

THX, NQ

MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI nForce4 Athlon 64(FX) DDR ATX Mobo
AMD Athlon 64 3500
(2) eVGA GeForce 6800 GTs
(2) Maxtor Ultra 160GB SATA HDs
(2) Crucial Ballistix 512mb DDR PC3200s
Plextor PX-716SA 4X Internal Serial SATA Dual Layer DVD
ASUS DVD E616P2 16X DVD-ROM / 48X CD-ROM
IOMEGA Zip 750mb Internal ATAPI Drive
Vantec SP-FC70-BL Spectrum Fan Card
(2)Thermaltake A2017 DC 80mm Blue LED Fans
OCZ 520W Power Supply
Aerocool Black ATX Mid Tower Jetmaster-BS
NEC 3.5 floppy
Hyundai L90D+ 19in LCD 8 ms response
Soundblaster 2 ZS Platinum

 

[Farmer]

Everything looks fine.

Why just a 4x DL DVD-burner?

As with low-latency RAM, you really are spending hundreds of dollars on very little noticeable performance increase.

 

[CheesePoofs]

Looks good ....

I'd use JBOD if you have it as an option. Otherwise, just keep the disks separate, none of the others are worth it for the average user IMO.

 

[airfoil]

Give MechBgon's guide a read before you flip that switch, just to revisit everything you've done.

As for RAID, it's really your choice (I'm assuming you know what each level is). RAID0 +1 does seem to offer performance similar to RAID0, while keeping the redundancy advantages of RAID1. If you're OK with limiting yourself with 160 GB total space, then why not try RAID0+1.

Personally, if I had to go with RAID, I'd probably do RAID0. The best option may be to leave them in a non-RAID configuration.

Double check the CPU & HSF, AGP & RAM installs. Ooops, did I say AGP? Errm... I meant PCI-e. I'd also check the wires out of the case to the mobo and all the data cables, then the power cables . Yeah, check everything twice, you should be fine.

And hey, let us know how it went.

 

[Conky]

Just plug it in and hope that the smoke doesn't come out of anything.