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Hello Guys,

 I'm going to start with a story, a story set back on the 28th of October 2014 at 9am AEST, a young Jecks was 100km away from home getting his iPhone 6 fixed when he gets a text message on his loan phone that read:

 

Gran=turnout 

house on fire

141 back ma ma rd

 

I'm in the fire brigade, unfortunately this address is my own address, this was not a very good feeling. But long story short I've lost everything BUT I am insured and no life was lost in the fire so that's the main thing. 

 

This LINK is what i had in my room, this was a very fast and good computer compared to what i was used to.

 

Ok now onto what I would like some help with, 

         I will be getting a my insurance some time soon but will not be actually building this computer until I have somewhere to store and play it.

         I do not know how much money I will have to spend on this computer as I am unfortunately insured for half of what it would cost to rebuild the house I had so money is going to be tight for a long time but a gaming computer is not something I can live with out so for

 

BUDGET & Location I would like to spend bare minimum $4500 and I live in 4347 Grantham QLD Australia

 

AIM : I will mainly be using the computer for gaming with my main game being Minecraft (yes I know boring, but I love it) but I play a complete range of games e.g. Diablo WoW Battle Field 3 & 4 FarCry Crisis, so I need it to be VERY powerful and I am also going to be doing video editing but minimal as I hate uploading due to shitty internet (AUSSIE FTW) 

 

Monitors: 3 monitors plus tv on occasion,

            but with the three monitors I would like to be using the ROG 144hz monitors but this will come down to price 

 

Peripherals: I will be buying all peripherals and running windows 7 pro 

 

Now i have made up two builds and will more than likely go with something in the middle but I am here to get others opinions on the build and situation in general

 

Dream Build

Dream Peripheral

Conservative Build

Conservative Peripherals

 

 

 

Edit - 19th of January 

Ok guys so update as to the progress of things, the house contract has been signed and for those who know the name of the company we have gone with, GJ Gardner. we have also received our insurance money and it is a substantial amount, so the amount to spend on the computer is still at the minimum of 5k as i am after a very good computer 

This is my insane 30K+ gaming setup, each and every part has been chosen to provide the best performance and looks
Spec's - Google Doc of everything I purchased for my setup
Photos - Imgur Gallery of the clean up and set up Process

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You have gave us your adress, better delete it now. Bad things could happen. On the build, I'll see if theres any good imporvements to be made

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($1299.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($549.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($419.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($419.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($249.00 @ CPL Online) 
Other: Noctua NF-A14 Industrial PPC 140mm 3000RPM PWM Fan (x5) ($195.00)
Other: DEMCi Flex Corsair Obsidian 900D Dust Filter Kit ($69.00)
Other: Pioneer BDR-209DBKS Black 16x Blu-Ray Writer ($85.00)
Other: BitFenix Sleeved SATA III Cable 180 Degree 30cm White ($54.00)
Other: Corsair Gen2 White Sleeved Modular Cable Kit ($119.00)
Total: $7684.00
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You have gave us your adress, better delete it now. Bad things could happen. On the build, I'll see if theres any good imporvements to be made

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($1299.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($549.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($419.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($419.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($249.00 @ CPL Online) 
Other: Noctua NF-A14 Industrial PPC 140mm 3000RPM PWM Fan (x5) ($195.00)
Other: DEMCi Flex Corsair Obsidian 900D Dust Filter Kit ($69.00)
Other: Pioneer BDR-209DBKS Black 16x Blu-Ray Writer ($85.00)
Other: BitFenix Sleeved SATA III Cable 180 Degree 30cm White ($54.00)
Other: Corsair Gen2 White Sleeved Modular Cable Kit ($119.00)
Total: $7684.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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yer if you actually look up the address you will find i live in the middle of butt fuck nowhere plus the house burnt down so im not even living there anymore and to too it off im 20 years old and an a fire fighter so im not exactly little, if people really want my address it can be found easily as for what they are going to do with it well its not like they can burn my house down now can they

 

could you plz give explanation for your changes not ram i understand that was going to be changed to 32 as when i play minecraft i often have many clients going at the same time so 32 is needed 64 is not 

case change fair enough i think i willend up going with the 750d 

but the one im confused about is the ssd and hdd changes 

This is my insane 30K+ gaming setup, each and every part has been chosen to provide the best performance and looks
Spec's - Google Doc of everything I purchased for my setup
Photos - Imgur Gallery of the clean up and set up Process

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Personally I would tell you would never need that much had space. However unless your downloading alot of hd/uh videos I understand. The third 980 doesn't give the benefits you wish it would it's best too 2 way sli. Also 4790k is best due to clock speeds it will run all those games fine with no issues. I see how your going with three monitors I like it. Also all those cases fans are nice however you should cool your cpu with something like a corsair h100i saving money and power overall. 980's do not produce as much heat as let's say a 780 so you wouldn't need so many fans saving you money I do like more fans though. Also you should make the case with a positive air pressure to keep alot of dust out. I also recommend a phanteks enthoo pro case very nice imo and has good cable management from what I've seen.

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Save a bit on the memory. Given the described usage 32GB is not going to be used optimally. Get 2x8GB instead and use the savings elsewhere.

 

Use an M.2 PCIe ssd instead of a SATA 6Gb/s model. Significantly faster transfers. If the budget permits get a 512GB model.

 

Get a better psu. The EVGA G2 is not only better, it is also less expensive.

 

I would suggest the Kraken X61 instead of the H110. It is arguably a better cooler. But a touch less expensive and adds some user controlled lighting if desired.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($419.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($195.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Plextor M6e 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($269.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($87.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2740.00
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yer if you actually look up the address you will find i live in the middle of butt fuck nowhere plus the house burnt down so im not even living there anymore and to too it off im 20 years old and an a fire fighter so im not exactly little, if people really want my address it can be found easily as for what they are going to do with it well its not like they can burn my house down now can they

 

could you plz give explanation for your changes not ram i understand that was going to be changed to 32 as when i play minecraft i often have many clients going at the same time so 32 is needed 64 is not 

case change fair enough i think i willend up going with the 750d 

but the one im confused about is the ssd and hdd changes 

 

 

I doubt you could use 64 gigs of ram IF NOT heavy video rendering. 750d has bad airflow. You don't need 24 TB of storage on a gaimg pc, just no. You could actually change the ssd's to m.2 ssd's as @brob said. 

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I completely agree with brob. The 32gb ram will most likely never be used 16gb is best it provides the bandwith and speed you need with less price. Also on his motherboard he has listed only get that if you need the wifi adapter built-in if you do not get one without for a bit less.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118

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yer if you actually look up the address you will find i live in the middle of butt fuck nowhere plus the house burnt down so im not even living there anymore and to too it off im 20 years old and an a fire fighter so im not exactly little, if people really want my address it can be found easily as for what they are going to do with it well its not like they can burn my house down now can they

 

could you plz give explanation for your changes not ram i understand that was going to be changed to 32 as when i play minecraft i often have many clients going at the same time so 32 is needed 64 is not 

case change fair enough i think i willend up going with the 750d 

but the one im confused about is the ssd and hdd changes 

 

 

I doubt you could use 64 gigs of ram IF NOT heavy video rendering. 750d has bad airflow. You don't need 24 TB of storage on a gaimg pc, just no. You could actually change the ssd's to m.2 ssd's as @brob said. 

if you re read what i said you will find I say I would NOT need 64GB of ram but would like 32GB to be realistic, as for 750d hmm that is something i would need to look into thats the kinda knowledge i would like to get from the experienced people of this forum

 

as for 24TB of space you fail at maths as the build is only 12TB of HDD and 1TB of SSD space on the dream build which would be used 

 

and correct me if i am wrong but two 850 pro's in raid 0 are faster than a m.2 and as you can not raid 2 x m.2 drives together as there is only 1 m.2 port on any motherboard around atm then going with the ssd's are the better option and again why in your build for me did you add the third 128GB ssd it confused me 

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Spec's - Google Doc of everything I purchased for my setup
Photos - Imgur Gallery of the clean up and set up Process

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900D is kinda a dud if you ask me its vary porely made 

An entho lux or one of the Box style full towers form Lian Li would be a better option 

hmm interesting I really do like the look of the Phanteks Enthoo Primo Ultimate Chassis Special Edition a real lot 

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Spec's - Google Doc of everything I purchased for my setup
Photos - Imgur Gallery of the clean up and set up Process

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and correct me if i am wrong but two 850 pro's in raid 0 are faster than a m.2 and as you can not raid 2 x m.2 drives together as there is only 1 m.2 port on any motherboard around atm then going with the ssd's are the better option and again why in your build for me did you add the third 128GB ssd it confused me 

 

SATA III has a theoretical maximum transfer speed of 750Gb/s. M.2 x2 (which I believe is all that is currently available) has a theoretical max of 1Gb/s. So you are correct in that RAID 0 850 Pro are theoretically going to have a higher transfer rate than a single M.2.

 

RAID 0 ssd do not outperform a single larger ssd in real world random access patterns, http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-raid-benchmark,3485-13.html. I would expect in a real world gaming environment any performance difference would be unnoticeable or favor the M.2 solution. Which in my opinion makes a single drive solution a better choice than a more fragile RAID 0 array.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Save a bit on the memory. Given the described usage 32GB is not going to be used optimally. Get 2x8GB instead and use the savings elsewhere.

 

Use an M.2 PCIe ssd instead of a SATA 6Gb/s model. Significantly faster transfers. If the budget permits get a 512GB model.

 

Get a better psu. The EVGA G2 is not only better, it is also less expensive.

 

I would suggest the Kraken X61 instead of the H110. It is arguably a better cooler. But a touch less expensive and adds some user controlled lighting if desired.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($419.00 @ PCCaseGear)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($195.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Storage: Plextor M6e 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($269.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($145.00 @ CPL Online)

Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($87.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $2740.00

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if you actually read my post you will see that the least amount of money i will be spending is 4500 

 

im also not going to settle for any less than TWO 980's 

as for power supply im about to look into that but i was under the impression that the one i had down was over kill for what i was getting as the 980's are very power efficient 

 

also as i have already stated i was under the impression that two 850 pro's in raid 0 are better than one m.2 drive

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SATA III has a theoretical maximum transfer speed of 750Gb/s. M.2 x2 (which I believe is all that is currently available) has a theoretical max of 1Gb/s. So you are correct in that RAID 0 850 Pro are theoretically going to have a higher transfer rate than a single M.2.

 

RAID 0 ssd do not outperform a single larger ssd in real world random access patterns, http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-raid-benchmark,3485-13.html. I would expect in a real world gaming environment any performance difference would be unnoticeable or favor the M.2 solution. Which in my opinion makes a single drive solution a better choice than a more fragile RAID 0 array.

hmm...

well for gaming ssd's made no difference towards FPS anyway only to how fast the game starts up as for reliability I have not really heard any bad reports of the samsung 850 ssd but ill take it into consideration, but ive looked into all three options for a fast booting and running computer of either ssd m.2 and PCIe slot raid ssd and while the winner is the PCIe slot ssd's from what i read you can not make this a boot drive and it is very expansive with the next fastest being raid 850's then the m.2 but ill have another look and ask my sys admin friend for advice and the final decision  

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if you actually read my post you will see that the least amount of money i will be spending is 4500 

 

im also not going to settle for any less than TWO 980's 

as for power supply im about to look into that but i was under the impression that the one i had down was over kill for what i was getting as the 980's are very power efficient 

 

also as i have already stated i was under the impression that two 850 pro's in raid 0 are better than one m.2 drive

 

I did read the OP. I thought the determination to have a minimum spend a little silly. So I took it to mean that you were not prepared to skimp on the build. No problem there. But to me there is a difference between getting decent quality and parts and simply throwing money away.

 

750W should be quite sufficient for 2 gpu with overclocking. If you want to allow for the option of adding a 3rd you may want go with something around 1000W if you plan to push the overclock. (You will also want to go with the Deluxe motherboard.) Although 850W would likely do just fine - there don't seem to be many decent psu in the 900W range.

 

Better is an interesting term. One that we perhaps understand differently.

 

I have to admit to some bias against RAID for most desktop systems. I have found them to usually cause more trouble than they are worth. Chipset RAID arrays break more frequently than one might expect.

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I did read the OP. I thought the determination to have a minimum spend a little silly. So I took it to mean that you were not prepared to skimp on the build. No problem there. But to me there is a difference between getting decent quality and parts and simply throwing money away.

 

750W should be quite sufficient for 2 gpu with overclocking. If you want to allow for the option of adding a 3rd you may want go with something around 1000W if you plan to push the overclock. (You will also want to go with the Deluxe motherboard.) Although 850W would likely do just fine - there don't seem to be many decent psu in the 900W range.

 

Better is an interesting term. One that we perhaps understand differently.

 

I have to admit to some bias against RAID for most desktop systems. I have found them to usually cause more trouble than they are worth. Chipset RAID arrays break more frequently than one might expect.

its not really that silly to have a minimum price to spend as you are correct I am going to build a really good build not compromising on parts but at the same time its not like i can be spending 40k on my computer alone, even tho i wish i could i will probs end up paying about 10k for my computer and peripherals including stuff like modem router printer and all the rest, but this is still alot of money to be spending on a computer alone, as for

 

as for PSU I will indeed need something around the 1000W mark and I will be getting the best out there or at least a really good quality one

 

i do not understand how we could understand the word 'better' differently

 

 as for the raid i have a sys admin friend who runs on raid and as told me to ask you the question; what do you think big servers run on?? the answer is RAID 0 ssd's 

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 as for the raid i have a sys admin friend who runs on raid and as told me to ask you the question; what do you think big servers run on?? the answer is RAID 0 ssd's 

 

Are you building an enterprise server or a top notch gaming system?

 

As the article I linked notes, at high queue depths RAID 0 can outperform single larger capacity ssd in random operations. I doubt one would ever be able to generate such high queue depths in normal desktop & gaming use.

 

The probability of failure is higher in RAID 0 arrays than that of a single drive. To me that makes a single drive solution better in situations where the added performance of RAID 0 is not perceptible and may not even be achievable. This is what I mean by a difference in understandings of the word better. It is my impression that you believe the mostly higher raw benchmark performance of RAID 0 ssd makes it a better solution for the build. It is not really a difference in understanding what the word better means so much as having different criteria for what constitutes better in this situation.

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Are you building an enterprise server or a top notch gaming system?

 

As the article I linked notes, at high queue depths RAID 0 can outperform single larger capacity ssd in random operations. I doubt one would ever be able to generate such high queue depths in normal desktop & gaming use.

 

The probability of failure is higher in RAID 0 arrays than that of a single drive. To me that makes a single drive solution better in situations where the added performance of RAID 0 is not perceptible and may not even be achievable. This is what I mean by a difference in understandings of the word better. It is my impression that you believe the mostly higher raw benchmark performance of RAID 0 ssd makes it a better solution for the build. It is not really a difference in understanding what the word better means so much as having different criteria for what constitutes better in this situation.

its going to be the best of the best gaming computer,as you say yourself raid 0 out performs a single ssd (obvious) as for the reason of higher failure rates well thats also a simple answer because you have a second ssd doubling my chances of a drive failing but this chance is negligible, highly unlikely and frankly unimportant anyway as yes while it would be inconvenient for a drive to fail, there is a thing called warranty so i would just get a new one, problem solved. 

 

as for how your saying the that the raid 0 added performance may not even be achievable, well now is the point i have to ask whether or not you have ever owned an ssd to which i would then ask if you have ever placed two in raid 0 because while i have never put two into raid 0 i have had an 840 pro and with consulting with a friend / sys admin who went from an 840 pro to two 840 pro's in raid 0, he said the different is noticeable and very very noticeable indeed, you have to remember that its not just intensive stuff that will make the raid shine its the simple things like boot time or even opening programs. 

 

gaming is NOT affected by ssd's, loading times are! 

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its going to be the best of the best gaming computer,as you say yourself raid 0 out performs a single ssd (obvious) as for the reason of higher failure rates well thats also a simple answer because you have a second ssd doubling my chances of a drive failing but this chance is negligible, highly unlikely and frankly unimportant anyway as yes while it would be inconvenient for a drive to fail, there is a thing called warranty so i would just get a new one, problem solved. 

 

as for how your saying the that the raid 0 added performance may not even be achievable, well now is the point i have to ask whether or not you have ever owned an ssd to which i would then ask if you have ever placed two in raid 0 because while i have never put two into raid 0 i have had an 840 pro and with consulting with a friend / sys admin who went from an 840 pro to two 840 pro's in raid 0, he said the different is noticeable and very very noticeable indeed, you have to remember that its not just intensive stuff that will make the raid shine its the simple things like boot time or even opening programs. 

 

gaming is NOT affected by ssd's, loading times are! 

 

But you are wrong that RAID 0 always outperforms a single ssd. This is the point I seem unable to get across. In random access patterns with general desktop & gaming environment volumes, a single ssd performs as good or better than a RAID 0 ssd array.

 

Did your friend simply add a second 840 Pro to the existing one he had, thus doubling available capacity? If so then of course the difference was noticeable. There would also have been a noticeable difference replacing the original drive with one that was double the size. Size matters when it comes to ssd performance.

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But you are wrong that RAID 0 always outperforms a single ssd. This is the point I seem unable to get across. In random access patterns with general desktop & gaming environment volumes, a single ssd performs as good or better than a RAID 0 ssd array.

 

Did your friend simply add a second 840 Pro to the existing one he had, thus doubling available capacity? If so then of course the the difference was noticeable. There would also have been a noticeable difference replacing the original drive with one that was double the size. Size matters when it comes to ssd performance.

 

 

on one of linus's very own video's

 

you are right a raid ssd of a smaller size can not out perform a larger ssd but its a very low difference and really with the money im spending i could just buy two large ssd and have the best of both worlds o and here is the results of the video https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8odk7JUmPjIZC1ZOF8xaGxjM00 the raid ssd out performs in nearly ALL areas

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1500862/1-single-ssd-vs-2-ssd-raid-0 o and here is this as extra

This is my insane 30K+ gaming setup, each and every part has been chosen to provide the best performance and looks
Spec's - Google Doc of everything I purchased for my setup
Photos - Imgur Gallery of the clean up and set up Process

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You have gave us your adress, better delete it now. Bad things could happen. On the build, I'll see if theres any good imporvements to be made

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($1299.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($549.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($419.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($419.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($249.00 @ CPL Online) 
Other: Noctua NF-A14 Industrial PPC 140mm 3000RPM PWM Fan (x5) ($195.00)
Other: DEMCi Flex Corsair Obsidian 900D Dust Filter Kit ($69.00)
Other: Pioneer BDR-209DBKS Black 16x Blu-Ray Writer ($85.00)
Other: BitFenix Sleeved SATA III Cable 180 Degree 30cm White ($54.00)
Other: Corsair Gen2 White Sleeved Modular Cable Kit ($119.00)
Total: $7684.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-18 00:09 EST+1100

 

so sad you never replied about my address

This is my insane 30K+ gaming setup, each and every part has been chosen to provide the best performance and looks
Spec's - Google Doc of everything I purchased for my setup
Photos - Imgur Gallery of the clean up and set up Process

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