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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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