Advice on CS4 system config for AVCHD/Blu-Ray

Hi,
I need some advice for a CS4 system config.
I am currently building this system for editing uncompressed SD/HD/AVCHD video and authoring Blu-Ray, Flash, SD DVD's.
This is being built a local comp store and parts are already coming in, so any changes would be extras, and I'm on a budget. I know I should have posted this before, but reading conflicting reports on config/drive issues raised some questions and concerns.
Here's the current specs.....
750W Corsair ATX Power supply w/140mm fan
GlacialTech SilentBlade II 120mm case fan
ASUS P6T motherboard w/Triple Channel mem support
Intel Core i7 920 2.66 Ghz processor
Kingston SSD(Now V-Series) 128gb, SATA 300 boot drive
Seagate ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200RPM HDD X 2 in RAID 0 Stripe (Internal)
2GB DDR3 PC3-10666 (1333MHz) Memory X 6=12GB RAM
nVidia Quadro FX1800 graphics card w/Elemental Accelerator
LG Blu-Ray SuperMulti Blue DVD Burner
2TB USB External HHD (attached via USB)
2TD Firewire External HHD (attached via Firewire 800)
4 Pin Molex to 2 x SATA power adapter
4 live squirrels with hi-power hot peanuts in hamster wheel
Windows 7x64bit
I'll be using CS4 Production Premium (upsell package) for Windows.
1. Is it possible to run CS4 on an SSD drive (as the OS boot and app's drive)? I've heard mixed reports that CS4 does not play well with SSD's.
2. When configuring CS4 for a project, which drive should each project element/asset go to maximize speed? After seeing so many conflicting articles, I'm completely lost on cache drive vs. media/project files vs. backup drives.
3. Should I use RAID 0 for my scratch discs (for performance) and just manually backup the project to an external HDD? (I hear horror stories of these drives freezing in RAID).
7. Should I wear boxers or briefs while editing?
Thanks in advance!

1. Yes, you can use a SSD as a boot disk for OS & programs. No problem.
2 & 3. Make sure you do NOT get the 7200.11 Seagates. You MUST only use the 7200.12 version. I would NOT put them in a (R)aid0, especially not with Seagates. Instead of two 1.5 TB disks, you can consider to get one 1.5 TB for source/media and two smaller disks, one for projects/scratch and one for exports.
Not all P6T mobo's have FW800 on board. You may be limited to FW400. For external (backup) storage you are better off with eSATA.
7. Definitely boxers. It fits better with your climbing boots and real editors always wear climbing boots when sitting at their editing station, just in case a mountain suddenly appears on the monitor.
Also have a look here: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/525263?tstart=0

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