My Warlock Raid gear has too much Strength. My Helmet and Chest piece solely pack Strength and my maxed Raid Gauntlets (not equipped) are split between Intellect and Strength.
I personally like to have near to maxed Intellect and a nice balance between Discipline and Strenght afterwards.
My Warlock has maxed 32 Light gear so I can run the Hard Raids
But the question is...
[b]Do I get armor at the Checkpoints by running Hard Mode only? [/b] I can't remember if you do or not, I don't recall getting gear. Just the new weapons.