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Thanks for the detailed explanation! Hopefully my computer will be able to function properly. :)

I was told that putting my OS on an SSD and my mass storage onto a HDD would share the wear and tear over two devices and reduce the risk of failure. Is this true? If it is, how do I do this? This is my first build so I'm a bit confused by this.

Oh ok, I guess I'll just go with the MX-4. Thanks for the help!

The fan has copper base and I heard that some thermal pastes contain some materials that oxidizes with copper and ruins the fan. Will this be a problem for AS-5, MX-2, or MX-4? Edit: Never mind, I just found that those pastes don't contain anything that would damage the base of the fan.

I recently bought a Zalman Dual Fan CPU Cooler(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8340647&CatId=493) for my first pc build. I accidentally used all of the thermal paste that came with the fan(I think it was ZM-STG2). I only realized my mistake after I...

Thanks for the help! It made building my first pc seem less daunting.

Are these parts compatible? -CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready -ASUS Sabertooth X79 TUF Motherboard - ATX, Socket R (LGA2011), Intel X79 Express, 1866MHz...