Pros: Bought second SSD after first worked so well as boot drive on new system. Reloaded Microsoft 7 Pro on two Kingston SSD in RAID0 on Intel 6.0gb/s SATA controller. Very fast both ways, WEI of 7.9 for HD performance. CrystalMark scores for system >355K, sustained read/write for drive 875MB/s for RAID0 array!

Cons: NONE, Plan to get third drive to migrate array to RAID5 under Intel RST app in Windows to add parity and backup to system.

Overall Review: ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe/Gen3 Intel i7 2600K G.Skill ddr3 1866 16gb(4x4Gb) PC Power and Cooling 910W Kingston HyperX SATA III 120Gb SSD x2 RAID0 Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB 6.0GB/s x2 RAID0 Marvell cont Sony BlueRay DVD Burner Corsair H80 liquid CPU cooler MSI N580GTX Lightning XE 3.0GB DDR5

Pros: Memory worked ok on install, but on initial boot would not boot with all 4 sticks installed, had to remove 2 from B channel and then booted up ok. Runs well at 3200.

Cons: RGB lighting on one of sticks died after 3 days. Looked cool for three days before that.

Overall Review: Would not pay extra for RBG in future, RAM works well with ASUS x570-e MB and Ryzen 9 3950x.

Pros: Very well equipped motherboard, Intel Z68 SATA controller runs 2 6.0gb/s and 4 3.0gb/s ports with AHCI, RAID0 ,1,5,10 on up to six drives. However if you run RAID you can't use port for DVD drive. That leaves Marvell as the only other onboard SATA. Marvell has two ports and supports AHCI, RAID 0,1 @6.0gb/s. I wanted to put two Kingston drives in RAID0 on 6.0gb/s Intel controller as Boot drive/games and put two Seagate Barracuda XT 2tb 6.0gb/s drives on Marvell controller in RAID1 for storage. Before finding about limitation on Intel controller I had installed Windows 7 on one Kingston SSD with DVD drive also on controller with AHCI setting in BIOS. Everything was great on initial set-up, but I did get a BSOD when I tried to install Intel Rapid Storage Technology(RST) after windows 7 install(more on that later). When I tried OS install on two Kingston SSD in RAID0 it was then that I found could not use DVD on Intel SATA controller with BIOS set at RAID. I contacted ASUS and was told to

Cons: put DVD on Marvell controller and would not be able to use Marvell in RAID. I did this but was not happy not being able to put Seagate drives in RAID1 on 6.0gb/s controller. I was also advised that the JBMicron controller would not support DVD and my problem "was a limitation of chipset". THEY WERE WRONG. First about the BSOD, you MUST INSTALL Intel Drivers (.iastor) during intital windows install from floppy or USB(Windows 7) after making disk from motherboard DVD. This is true whether installing on single or multiple HDD or SSD in AHCI or RAID setting, IF you want to be able to use Intel RST in Windows, WHICH YOU DO! Allows you to configure drives, configure, and migrate RAID from OS. I hadn't pre-installed .iastor driver, when I originally installed on single SSD in AHCI mode so couldn't install the RST program. Finally YOU CAN connect your internal Blue ray to external JBMicron using SATA to eSATA cable and SATA power from computer PSU. You need to install JBMicron drivers from MB

Overall Review: DVD. If you install OS on Intel controller, you can load Marvell drivers after you install Windows 7. Marvell also has nice program in Windows for configuring RAID without having to go to BIOS. WEI scores are all 7.9 except for CPU(7.8). Kingston SSD x2 RAID0 give sustained read/write score of 895mb/s on CrystalMark. Intel i7- 2600k overclocked at 4.4ghz G. Skill DDR3 1866 16gb(4x4gb) Corsair H80 liquid CPU cooler Kingston HyperX 120gb SSD x2 RAID0 Seagate Barracuda XT 2tb x2 RAID0 Marvell controller Sony Blue Ray burner connected to JBMicron controller PC Power and Cooling PSU 910W ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe/gen3 Antec 900 case MSI N580GTX Lightning XE 3048MB DDR5

Pros: Installation and software easy install. Looks great in case, "self cleaning" fan blades are nice. Gives WEI rating of 7.9 in all graphics/video tests. Of course plays any game at top settings flawlessly (At least for now). Fans are quieter than case fans on Antec 900.

Cons: Pay for Play

Overall Review: Intel i7 2600K auto overclock @4.4ghz corsair H80 liquid CPU cooler ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe/Gen3 MB SONY blue-ray burner Power PC & Cooling 910W G. Skill DDR3 1866 16GB(4x4GB) Kingston HyperX 120gb SSD boot drive SATAIII Seagate SATAIII 2TB x2 HDD in RAID 0 data/programs

Pros: Of course you can see that drive is very handsome, but also has that "feel of quality". Easy to install as boot drive Windows 7 Pro 64. Very fast, gives rating of 7.9 to drive performance on Windows Experience Rating.

Cons: Price, but OK for increased performance. I have two Seagate SATAIII 2TB HDD on RAID0 as data and storage drives. Plan to purchase second HyperX to use as RAID0 on the intel SATAIII controller.

Overall Review: ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe/gen3 MSI 580GTX Lightning Extreme edition Intel 2600K Power PC and cooling 910W Sony Blue Ray Burner. Corsair H80 liquid CPU cooler Antec 900 case

Pros: Like all memory its easy to install; looks great and cools well. Gives me score of 7.9 on memory performance test with WIndows experience rating. Auto overclocked with ASUS P8Z68 deluxe/gen3 MB and intel 2600K

Cons: I can't even complain too much about price.

Overall Review: Windows 7 Pro 64