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Sounds the wrong way round if you're looking to improve the spoke bracing angle on the dished side. Just stick to 3x all round and one kind of spoke, keeping it simple has worked fine for generations.
I'd take DT Alpine III over Sapim Strong, the thin middles on the DT spokes promote load sharing by being more stretchy