CheapAsianGamerGuy:Who in their right mind would pay/donate to play free games??
haha, I know right. If you're hauling your gear to a LAN party, you're not going to be playing that junk..
Going to a LAN party and playing some real games though, that's a whole 'nother story.. The club at my college used to charge $15 admissions and charged high prices on food&drink to raise money for the club and prizes.. Of course, you could always bring your own stuff.. Some of the bigger LAN parties I've been to have charged up to $50 a seat + table space or $25 for just a seat for the weekend.
One time the gaming club had a LAN party in the computer lab (with permission of the school's admin who was also active in the club)... Brand new computer lab with integrated graphics, but was just enough to play some of the classics.. The problem with doing it that way though is there are just too many darn rules that apply in the school's computer lab... No food or drinks at the computer, etc. etc...
Onboard RAID vs. 3Ware RAIDI never recommend people run RAID-5 with onboard chipsets.