Re: Two computer questions.
That computer looks way overpriced to me, and is so far beyond what you need to play poker it's not funny. If you don't have a very thorough knowledge of computers, stay away from RAID. It's a needless complication for the average home user that is more likely to cause you grief than provide any tangible benefit.
If the guy you bought the computer from put 8 fans in it, there was probably a reason. My guess would be it's overclocked beyond the point of it being stable. Find a local mom & pop computer shop. Take it to them and tell them you suspect it's overclocked. Ask them to put it back to manufacturer's specs. They shouldn't have to do more than turn it on and fiddle with the BIOS settings. Once they do this you can probably get rid of a couple more fans.
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