Final RE-Build checklist.

[OceanSeasforMe]

Well, I have recieved the AS/ceramique and I am unhappy with my Vcard/chipset fan clearance and so I plan to dremel/nibble the Vcard a bit and re do the chipset while I am at it. (paper drags as it passes between them and a buisness card wont pass at all.)

 

I plan on temporarily building outside the case as I am modding the case also. (This will be the one board I have botherd to follow directions on ever.......)

 

Currently, I have it set in raid 1 and I am going to go to Raid 0 and back it up with an IDE IBM deskstar 120 gig as a non booting drive. *(EDIT) Because my research has indicated that if a drive is lost the OS is not recoverable/bootable as a single drive so raid 1 is useless.)

 

I just read (here) again about issues with drive overlays and I think I will go get the newest Nvida Raid drivers,*( and I used the ones in the mobo box, but hey it runs like a champ in raid 1 and it is rock solid stable with stock settings.)

 

Overlays, blarg ! I think I will format the pair of drives in a fake install, then reboot and try to clear/break the array before dissasembly. (And of course, since i am following directions, I will use the setup guide on AG's page as well as what I find here.)

 

Is this good approach or did I miss something overt ?

If you want to reply, fine, no biggie, I will and do put time in here to figure it out if neccessary.

 

(And hopefully you dont hear a lot from me tomorrow....)

 

And thanks DFI and DFI street, you know I am ruined now and addicted to tech at an even deepr level than before. I have always leaned twords hardware stuffs, and this board is at spinal tap level. "it goes to eleven."

 

In about four months, I am going to drop some serious coinage on another DFI mobo/setup and do it right this time.

[thesaucier]

Will there is no need to dremel your vid card I And I find that to be a very bad idea! The fan on the chipset is not the best but OK for a good overclock still. About the best you could do would be to go with water. A good fan pointing to the chipset fan to make sure there is plenty of good air getting to the chipset is a much better plan.

[cpuz]

if you redo the chipset fan, and if you remove the "foam shim" material, you may have better clearance w/out dremel vid card.