okay thats good then so i can still atleast get some use out of this raptor....sooo how would i make the raptor be the one that uses the operating system? is choosing the harddrive gonna be an option when i download the OS

sorry if this is a stupid question...but this is my first time building a comp and to save money a friend gave me two hard drives and i just wanted to know if they would work together as raid 0 and if its hard to set up that way..

these are the two hard drives he gave me

1) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073

2) http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16822144160

also he didnt have the wires for it and I was wondering if these were the correct ones to buy http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812119229

sorry again if these are nooby questions

alright thanks

oh nvm then il just go with the ati..and haha yeah i meant 4890 also if im getting the i7 and not overclocking it..the stock fan will be fine right? haha this is my last question i swear

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146047&Tpk=NZXT%20Tempest - CASE

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.216527 - CPU/Motherboard/RAM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127429 - Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009 - Power Supply

With taxes it's $1133.52. I picked the 850W PSU because it's enough to power 2 GTX 275's if he wants SLI in the future.

If you want ATI instead, you can get the 4890 for $194.99. The GTX 275 and 4890 are nearly identical in terms of performance, just the 275 has PhysX and CUDA.

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as for the graphics card i am already getting a good enough gpu..the radeon hd 1890...i heard the i7 might be better for futureproofing

$ american mula

im trying to keep a budget of 1200 and i would like something thats both good in applications and for gaming

i9? when is that coming out..wait so if you were me you would choose the 955?

i dont understand how it has better "architecture" but is it worth the extra money then?