I'll copy and paste what I wrote elsewhere, but my eye is on Origin since they just started adding ocz vertex 3's to their Eon17S:
Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP (Within the month)
Budget Range: Around 3000-3500 Before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video editing, very light gaming.
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (to external Dell Ultrasharp u2711)
Current configuration on originpc.com:
Chassis and Primary Display: EON17-S platform with 1920 x 1080 17.3" LED Backlit Glossy Screen- Up to two weeks additional lead time
Graphics Card: Single 1.5GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M (1.5GB of Total GFX) - Extended Lead Time
Processor: Intel Core i7-2820QM Quad-Core Processor (2.30GHz), 8MB Cache +$393.00
Memory: 16GB Kingston HyperX Dual-Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 4 X 4GB +$235.00
RAID Configuration: RAID 0: For better speed and performance (2 or more identical drives needed) - ORIGIN Recommended
Hard Drive One: 120GB OCZ Vertex 3 - Solid State Drive +$279.00
Hard Drive Two: 120GB OCZ Vertex 3 - Solid State Drive +$337.00
Optical Drive: 8X DVD+/-R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software
Audio: Integrated High-Definition Audio with 4 Channel support
Networking: Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 Wireless dual-band module - Up to 450 Mbps +$49.00
Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth Module
Web Camera: Built-in 2.0 Megapixel Video Camera
Operating System: Genuine MS Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit Edition +$48.00
Warranty: 1 Year Part Replacement and 45 Day Free Shipping Warranty with DVD image and Lifetime Support
No Dead Pixel Guarantee: No Dead Pixel Guarantee
ORIGIN Maximum Protection Shipping Process: Standard Packaging
Additional Comments:
I AM NOT SET ON ORIGIN. I only chose them because they allowed raid0 ssd at a reasonable price. I tried configuring the same computer on alienware and the cost ended up being a bit north at $5000. I'm also eyeing sager. Are there any other companies I should look at?
I want this computer to last at least 3 years. I know this is a vague requirement but I have worries about Raid 0 SSD. I know OCZ's reputation and that's totally buyers beware on my part. What my worry is the degradation of the drive. My plan is to edit raw video and encode on the Raid 0 ssd drives before moving the completed files to an external drive for storage. That is, there will be quite a bit of reading/writing. A loss of efficiency of say 1000MB/s to 750MB/s after that time isn't too big of a deal for me, the integrity of the drive is though.
Does Raid0 SSD SATAIII make sense for what i'm doing or is it beyond overkill?
Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP (Within the month)
Budget Range: Around 3000-3500 Before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video editing, very light gaming.
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (to external Dell Ultrasharp u2711)
Current configuration on originpc.com:
Chassis and Primary Display: EON17-S platform with 1920 x 1080 17.3" LED Backlit Glossy Screen- Up to two weeks additional lead time
Graphics Card: Single 1.5GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M (1.5GB of Total GFX) - Extended Lead Time
Processor: Intel Core i7-2820QM Quad-Core Processor (2.30GHz), 8MB Cache +$393.00
Memory: 16GB Kingston HyperX Dual-Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 4 X 4GB +$235.00
RAID Configuration: RAID 0: For better speed and performance (2 or more identical drives needed) - ORIGIN Recommended
Hard Drive One: 120GB OCZ Vertex 3 - Solid State Drive +$279.00
Hard Drive Two: 120GB OCZ Vertex 3 - Solid State Drive +$337.00
Optical Drive: 8X DVD+/-R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software
Audio: Integrated High-Definition Audio with 4 Channel support
Networking: Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 Wireless dual-band module - Up to 450 Mbps +$49.00
Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth Module
Web Camera: Built-in 2.0 Megapixel Video Camera
Operating System: Genuine MS Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit Edition +$48.00
Warranty: 1 Year Part Replacement and 45 Day Free Shipping Warranty with DVD image and Lifetime Support
No Dead Pixel Guarantee: No Dead Pixel Guarantee
ORIGIN Maximum Protection Shipping Process: Standard Packaging
Additional Comments:
I AM NOT SET ON ORIGIN. I only chose them because they allowed raid0 ssd at a reasonable price. I tried configuring the same computer on alienware and the cost ended up being a bit north at $5000. I'm also eyeing sager. Are there any other companies I should look at?
I want this computer to last at least 3 years. I know this is a vague requirement but I have worries about Raid 0 SSD. I know OCZ's reputation and that's totally buyers beware on my part. What my worry is the degradation of the drive. My plan is to edit raw video and encode on the Raid 0 ssd drives before moving the completed files to an external drive for storage. That is, there will be quite a bit of reading/writing. A loss of efficiency of say 1000MB/s to 750MB/s after that time isn't too big of a deal for me, the integrity of the drive is though.
Does Raid0 SSD SATAIII make sense for what i'm doing or is it beyond overkill?