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11-23-2012, 06:43 PM
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11-23-2012, 09:28 PM
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Pretty annoying and pissing Black Friday (NCIX) experience... can only look onward now.
What time does Cyber Monday typically start?
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11-24-2012, 11:07 AM
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Need to Shave n Shower, but I CANT STOP POSTING ON RS
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I picked up 6 of the Scythe Typhoon 120mm fans, an Asus Radeon HD 7750 and a Zalman CNPS14X. For some reason they removed the CPU cooler from my first order to I ahd to reorder it with more fans this morning
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reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z
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OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry:
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11-24-2012, 11:50 AM
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RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Are there any good SSD deals left? I ordered one of the 330 240GB but I'm looking at getting another one.
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11-24-2012, 02:03 PM
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anyone able to help me setup a new desktop system..? (just tell me what i need to buy and etc)
I know nothing about computer and I m just hoping to setup a system that I could be able to run battlefield and other newer games at high graphics.
even tho I m not a hardcore gamer but most of the time I ll be running a bunch of windows etc for movies and what not.
looking to spend 800-1200 tops..
any help?
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11-24-2012, 02:17 PM
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HELP ME PLS!!!
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Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"?
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11-24-2012, 02:38 PM
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this is the best possible outcome for 1 grand?
or is there a thing or two I could replace for better if i mix and match
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11-24-2012, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by xilley
this is the best possible outcome for 1 grand?
or is there a thing or two I could replace for better if i mix and match
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I would get a cheaper mechanical HDD and put that towards a better SSD. Mechanical HDDs should only ever be used for archiving now, so the only thing to consider is reliability, not "speed"
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11-24-2012, 10:44 PM
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I would get a cheaper mechanical HDD and put that towards a better SSD. Mechanical HDDs should only ever be used for archiving now, so the only thing to consider is reliability, not "speed"
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do you have a recommended SSD?
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11-24-2012, 10:48 PM
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I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Could save money picking out parts separately though
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11-24-2012, 11:05 PM
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do you have a recommended SSD?
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Intel 330
Intel 335
Kingston HyperX 3K
Whichever is cheaper
Or if significantly cheaper:
Samsung 830
Crucial m4
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11-25-2012, 01:08 AM
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My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
I would get a cheaper mechanical HDD and put that towards a better SSD. Mechanical HDDs should only ever be used for archiving now, so the only thing to consider is reliability, not "speed"
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Do you have a recommended 7200 hdd? Could be even as low as 320/500GB. As long as the reliability is good as it would be use for archiving some family photos.
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11-25-2012, 01:33 AM
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Do you have a recommended 7200 hdd? Could be even as low as 320/500GB. As long as the reliability is good as it would be use for archiving some family photos.
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Personally I would get two of whatever is cheap and reliable, and run them in RAID1. And cache it with an SSD
That's what I have now actually:
240 GB OCZ Vertex 3 - Windows install/some programs (photoshop, etc)
800 GB Intel DC-S3700 - All other programs
2x1 TB Seagate HDD RAID1 - Videos, music, photos... No programs run off these drives
128 GB Crucial m4 - A cache for the Seagate RAID, just in case I do run stuff off there
64GB left over from Crucial m4 - Scratch disk/temp storage
Pretty much nothing is running off an HDD, it's just there to store things. Obviously I am in a different scenario right now so I can do this easily, but I think next year most builds will be something like this. Or they should be!
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11-25-2012, 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
Intel 330
Intel 335
Kingston HyperX 3K
Whichever is cheaper
Or if significantly cheaper:
Samsung 830
Crucial m4
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I bought a M4, cause people on NCIX forums recommended it.
Even though at the time, I saw an Intel 330 at the same price.
So anyway, does anyone know what time does Cyber Monday starts?
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11-25-2012, 02:51 AM
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m4 isn't bad by any means. try not to fill it up completely
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11-25-2012, 08:16 AM
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Need to Shave n Shower, but I CANT STOP POSTING ON RS
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
Personally I would get two of whatever is cheap and reliable, and run them in RAID1. And cache it with an SSD
That's what I have now actually:
240 GB OCZ Vertex 3 - Windows install/some programs (photoshop, etc)
800 GB Intel DC-S3700 - All other programs
2x1 TB Seagate HDD RAID1 - Videos, music, photos... No programs run off these drives
128 GB Crucial m4 - A cache for the Seagate RAID, just in case I do run stuff off there
64GB left over from Crucial m4 - Scratch disk/temp storage
Pretty much nothing is running off an HDD, it's just there to store things. Obviously I am in a different scenario right now so I can do this easily, but I think next year most builds will be something like this. Or they should be!
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Do you have any more info on this setup? I'll pick up another SSD Cyber Monday if it looks like something that'll benefit me. Right now my plan is:
Daily/Media whore PC
120GB HDD - OS/Programs
500GB HDD - Active torrents/Larger programs
2x2TB HDD RAID - Pictures, GoPro vids etc
250GB Ext HDD - Offsite backups
Gaming PC
60GB SSD - OS/important programs
1TB HDD - Larger programs
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1992 Toyota Celica GT-S ["sold"] \\ 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD [sold] \\ 2000 Jeep Cherokee [sold] \\ 1997 Honda Prelude [sold] \\ 1992 Jeep YJ [sold/crashed] \\ 1987 Mazda RX-7 [sold] \\ 1987 Toyota Celica GT-S [crushed]
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Originally Posted by maksimizer
half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF.
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Originally Posted by RevYouUp
reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z
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Originally Posted by Good_KarMa
OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry:
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11-25-2012, 09:38 AM
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In most cases, caching is an alternative to an SSD setup. Depending on how many programs you can fit on your SSD, there may be no point in adding a second one as a cache.
For instance for your gaming PC, it might be better to use the 60GB as a cache for the HDD rather than running them separately. That 60GB will run out quick once some games are installed on it.
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11-25-2012, 06:31 PM
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m4 isn't bad by any means. try not to fill it up completely
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so out of 128gb, how much of it should I only fill up?
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11-25-2012, 09:34 PM
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so out of 128gb, how much of it should I only fill up?
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The less the better
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