[tankman1989]

I have 2 computers and I forget which mobo is better. I want to run Vista Business 64bit. I currently have the Abit running with an E6750 and I bought a Q6600 for the Asus. Now the person whom the Q6600 was for does not want it so I can mix and match.

Which would be the fastest setup? I am going to make a Linux server out of the other one.

Thanks!

Also, I have 2 WD 74Gb Raptors which I might run in RAID1. Would the speed be much better than running 2 WD 500YS's in RAID1?

[Carbon]

If whatever you have works fine then don't bother switching motherboards, it's a hassle to reinstall chipset drivers and it may invalidate your Windows license. The Asus is P45 (not P35) but the difference is pretty much moot.

RAID is next to useless in a consumer environment, 2x 500GB WDs short stroked (if you're really concerned about speed) will be just as fast and you'll have double the capacity and not have to worry about shoddy RAID.

[tankman1989]

Is Vista going to have a problem seeing a new MOBO, CPU, Graphics Card and HD? I'm guessing so... What do you think. Is there a way around it? Could I re-install with a new MOBO and new HD, then later upgrade the CPU and then the Graphics card?

[Carbon]

No, you'll have to call Microsoft and get it reactivated either way. A motherboard counts as a "new computer", other major parts (CPU, etc) are one "strike" against usually a three strike policy until you have to reactivate.