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That's an interesting thought with putting SSDs in RAID. I don't think I can afford to do that at this point. I recently decided to try building my own computer from components so I've been putting a lot of effort in researching various components. I'm also a complete n00b, so it has been a lot to take in. This PC won't necessarily be for gaming, or photo editing, but I'm hoping to futureproof it. One thing I would expect doing with it is bioinformatic analysis.

Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core

Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM

Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 ATX LGA1155

Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM

Intel 520 Series Cherryville 240GB 2.5" SSD

Asus GeForce GTX 680 2GB

Asus Xonar Essence STX

Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White)

Power Supply Corsair 850W ATX12V / EPS12V

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Not to steal the discussion away from MaDMaN_26, but advice is certainly sought. Again, I'm hoping to futureproof this as much as possible, hence the higher end video card, and 2x8GB RAM upgradable to 32GB.

I need some schooling in RAM. I chose Corsair as I have read that it is consistently among the best available. Can anyone recommend a different brand that is just as good and perhaps a little cheaper? As well, how important in regards to future proofing is it to look into RAM with lower latency values and increased speed (ie: 2133)?

Does it make sense to go with this higher end Ivy Bridge CPU, or a Sandy-Bridge E CPU?

Anyway, if anyone has thoughts, I would love to hear it!