Should I get a RAID card, and install an i7 processor?

[johhnny1ace]

I know I sound stupid, but I was looking to see if I could install all of the following items in the title onto my ASUS desktop computer.

Here's my specs:
Operating System: Windows 8 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.130108-1504)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
       System Model: CM6330_CM6630_CM6730_CM6830-8
               BIOS: 0402
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3350P CPU @ 3.10GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
             Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 6098MB RAM
          Page File: 2586MB used, 5111MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 64bit Unicode

All support is welcome, and I am very thankful that we have this forum.

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[devildogelite]

Why would you ever bother getting a raid card? Your motherboard supports more than one hdd. An i7 would probably make no difference to your computer really, but if you wanted to upgrade an i5 3750 would be the same as an i7.

[LeetZero]

Why would you ever bother getting a raid card? Your motherboard supports more than one hdd. An i7 would probably make no difference to your computer really, but if you wanted to upgrade an i5 3750 would be the same as an i7.

It depends which i7.
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-3350P+%40+3.10GHz

[Ben Grapevine]

Your processor is just fine.

[Denizen]

there is a dedicated thread for this, just saiyan

[devildogelite]

It depends which i7.
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-3350P+%40+3.10GHz

For games and any normal application it doesn't matter.

[DontCare4Free]

RAID card: If you don't know, then you don't need one.
i7 processor (HyperThreading): Same principle applies, mostly. It might be useful if you need to squeeze every last bit of performance out of it (especially if you plan on running many VMs, or if it's highly parallelizable), but other than that you should be fine with an i5.

[Treynolds416]

Please post in the computer megathread

there is a dedicated thread for this, just saiyan

Just tell us who you are already, there's no hiding it

[Nickelob Ultra]

You really don't need an i7 if you have a current gen i5 unless you really want to go all-in.  Not even necessary really, as most programs/etc. don't even take advantage of multiple threads it's just an added benefit.

As for a RAID card it's up to you.  Personally I don't need the redundancy simply because I've never done RAID + I don't know how + I can't afford it (but I'm well aware of the benefits).

[Filipe]

Please post it on the comp-

Please post in the computer megathread

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