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    P8Z77 or P9X79 - probably WS for each

    Oh...I am checking in...almost daily...been reading the site a lot since I found you guys. Great info here, thanks for that.
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    P8Z77 or P9X79 - probably WS for each

    Hey guys, Just to give latest news: http://ark.intel.com/products/66250/Intel-SSD-520-Series-240GB-2_5in-SATA-6Gbs-25nm-MLC So far so good, a lot faster than previous 2 x WD Black Caviars in RAID 0 on MB chipset. Soon a RAID Controller will make its way over, so I can use those WD's back on...
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    P8Z77 or P9X79 - probably WS for each

    Got a little time on my hands. Here it goes: Pics Fainted for a second when I first powered it on - system halted, CPU fan error. Turns out the MB had a default value of minimum 600 RPM and the big guy was cruising at 570 RPM. The box says between 500~1300 RPM and I was very pleased to see...
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    P8Z77 or P9X79 - probably WS for each

    I got the parts yesterday and managed to get them inside my old case. will put some pics soon, a bit overwhelmed at work. it's p9x79ws with 3820 and 64gb ram, with scynthe cooler. thanks for all your help.
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    P8Z77 or P9X79 - probably WS for each

    Thanks a lot, ehorn. Will sure give it a try.
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    P8Z77 or P9X79 - probably WS for each

    Thanks for the replies guys, I'm gonna go with P9X79WS and i7-3820. Looking for an air cooler at the moment that won't interfere with fully populated DIMMs. Seems a tough one too. I know about the Corsair H80 but I'm not convinced I want a flood in there if something should happen.
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    P8Z77 or P9X79 - probably WS for each

    Hello everyone, It's been a while since I bought my last MOBO/CPU, still running on X38 Asus Maximus Formula with Q6600@default speed and 8GB RAM. I'm sad I have to replace them. The new system will be mostly running vm's inside VMware Workstation for labs/testing/learning. The only bad...