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28. March 2008 @ 00:12 |
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the SATA connectors facing the front shouldn't cause any problems even in a mid tower case. they give you SATA data cables with 90 degree connectors on one end (but you probably wouldn't have to have them). the IDE connector on my asus P5W DH Deluxe faces forward and it doesn't cause any problems in my mid tower CM mystique and IDE male connectors are larger and more cumbersome than SATA male connectors.
Rig #1 Asus Rampage Formula Mobo, Intel Core2Quad Q9450 CPU @ 3.55ghz, 2gb Corsair DDR2 1066 Dominator Ram @ 5-5-5-15, TR Ultra 120 Extreme w/ Scythe 9 blade 110 cfm 120mm Fan HSF, HIS Radeon 512mb HD3850 IceQ TurboX GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, CM Stacker 830 Evo Case, Rig #2 Asus P5W DH Deluxe Mobo, Intel C2D E6600 CPU @ 3.6ghz, 2gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 Ram @ 4-4-4-12-2t, Zalman CNPS9500LED HSF, Sapphire Radeon X850XT PE GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, Cooler Master Mystique Case, Viewsonic 20.1" Widescreen Digital LCD Monitor, Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 THX Desktop Speakers, http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=348351 http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=236435 |
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28. March 2008 @ 00:15 |
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boozer that is pathetic I would expect at least 900 out of them. ;)
Morty,
You can't go wrong with that logic, well I don't think so. I would liked to have seen you go with DFI cause I'm interested but ASUS upper end stuff is pretty DANGED good. Russ you hush!!! ;D Nice pick on the 3850 too. Let us know how it does when you finally get everything going... :) btw do you have HDD's yet? We need an update of party favors buddy!! ;)
Ok we all need to PM Lp531. I know he's busy but come on!!! Just because you run most of the events for a little town in Cali and organize concerts doesn't mean you can't come and visit now and then. Besides I need someone to make fun of....hehehe. j/k if you read this Lp.. :P
.....gm
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28. March 2008 @ 00:21 |
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MOrt you're right about the SATA cables and why don't they include the right-angle cables with the mobo?? Guess that would only work on the top ports anyway...
That Rampage is nice btw. Have you seen it anywhere besides the EGG?? I looked a few weeks ago but NO ONE had it that I could find. ;)
....gm
add: looks like Clubit and XPCgear have it too... here's a link too.. linky
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28. March 2008 @ 00:39 |
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gm, I've got this hdd for my OS just a faunting at the bit patiently waiting for me to get everything here. I'm gonna rob my samsung SATA2 400gb from this rig and order a seagate SATA2 500gb hdd a little after I get the new rig up n runnin. I also plan on getting another 250gb seagate like the one I have and run them in RAID but that will come later. Here's what I have so far:
CM stacker 830 evo case
corsair 620HX PSU
corsair 2 x 1gb matched set DDR2 1066 dominator memory
TR ultra 120 extreme CPU HS w/ a scythe SFF21F fan
6 antec tricool 120mm case fans
soon to have a HIS 3850 GPU
Rig #1 Asus Rampage Formula Mobo, Intel Core2Quad Q9450 CPU @ 3.55ghz, 2gb Corsair DDR2 1066 Dominator Ram @ 5-5-5-15, TR Ultra 120 Extreme w/ Scythe 9 blade 110 cfm 120mm Fan HSF, HIS Radeon 512mb HD3850 IceQ TurboX GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, CM Stacker 830 Evo Case, Rig #2 Asus P5W DH Deluxe Mobo, Intel C2D E6600 CPU @ 3.6ghz, 2gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 Ram @ 4-4-4-12-2t, Zalman CNPS9500LED HSF, Sapphire Radeon X850XT PE GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, Cooler Master Mystique Case, Viewsonic 20.1" Widescreen Digital LCD Monitor, Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 THX Desktop Speakers, http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=348351 http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=236435 |
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28. March 2008 @ 00:42 |
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Quote:
you're right about the SATA cables and why don't they include the right-angle cables with the mobo??
ASUS DOES.....................................
Rig #1 Asus Rampage Formula Mobo, Intel Core2Quad Q9450 CPU @ 3.55ghz, 2gb Corsair DDR2 1066 Dominator Ram @ 5-5-5-15, TR Ultra 120 Extreme w/ Scythe 9 blade 110 cfm 120mm Fan HSF, HIS Radeon 512mb HD3850 IceQ TurboX GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, CM Stacker 830 Evo Case, Rig #2 Asus P5W DH Deluxe Mobo, Intel C2D E6600 CPU @ 3.6ghz, 2gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 Ram @ 4-4-4-12-2t, Zalman CNPS9500LED HSF, Sapphire Radeon X850XT PE GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, Cooler Master Mystique Case, Viewsonic 20.1" Widescreen Digital LCD Monitor, Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 THX Desktop Speakers, http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=348351 http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=236435 |
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28. March 2008 @ 02:19 |
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Antec 1200 Full-Tower Case/Thermaltake 750-Watt PS/ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 Mobo/Western Digital Black WD500 500GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache/NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express Video Card/CORSAIR DOMINATOR PLATINUM 16GB DDR3 /Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo)/CORSAIR Hydro High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler/3-Asus DRW-24B1ST Sata Drives/Samsung 2493HM 24" LCD Monitior 1920x1200 resolution,5ms respone time/OS Windows 10 Pro SP1 64-bit
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28. March 2008 @ 06:24 |
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Well, my dead 3870 is now on its way to the post office for its RMA, and my X38-DS4 is sitting beside me. It weighs a ton!
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28. March 2008 @ 06:29 |
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Originally posted by Mort81:
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you're right about the SATA cables and why don't they include the right-angle cables with the mobo??
ASUS DOES.....................................
I got 2 straight and 2 right angled ones with my gigabyte mobo.
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28. March 2008 @ 06:32 |
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I've got 4 straight cables with clips with my X38-DS4, plus the back bracket that also uses straight clipped cables.
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28. March 2008 @ 06:55 |
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Originally posted by Mort81:
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you're right about the SATA cables and why don't they include the right-angle cables with the mobo??
ASUS DOES.....................................
So does Gigabyte, two straight and two right angles with my board.
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28. March 2008 @ 08:26 |
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YUP me also. i got 2 right angle and 2 straight sata cables with my defective Gigabyte mobo. none of them seem to wrok right now, oh i dont have a board to hook them up to...lol
@GM you failed to tell me you have a STRIKER mobo along with that Q6600 you got for a lowly $100..... i think you really robbed someone on that deal...sweet one...i see why the E6850 rig is collecting dust right about now....
hey we can have a contest on whos cna collect the most dust from setting around your or mine????? i'll bet ya that $100 steal you got there i win.ROTFLMAO
like i told ya yesterday on the phone. this RC690 case looks good with 3 drives in it..i know for a fact once im up and running im gonna try and find one of the pioneer 215 drives.
a little observation here. when i put the system back together yesterday when i got my new CPU i used my AR5 and not the intel stuff they sent me(that i still havent gotten any BIDs on yet)
just the look and feel of the AR5, it is way better,thicker than the intel stuff.
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28. March 2008 @ 08:37 |
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Originally posted by dirk_diggler:
it is way better,thicker
Girth is nice to have....
I'd love to have the Pio 215, but I need to get everything else sorted first before I get anything else. I'm sure it will be this summer before I get one anyway.
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28. March 2008 @ 08:53 |
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I have 2 Pio 215s :)
Im also contemplating getting a Toshiba internal HD DVD ROM to use - its only £28 delivered.
GA-P35C-DS3R Rev 2.0 F6 - E8200 @ 3.2Ghz - 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 800Mhz@4-4-4-12 - Sapphire 2600XT 512mb GDDR3 - CM690 Dominator - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - 250GB Maxtor and 500GB WD internal SATA HDD - 500GB Seagate eSATA and 500GB Maxtor One Touch III USB External HDD - 2 x Pioneer DVR-215DBK - Windows XP SP2 - Logitech X-540 5.1 70W RMS Speakers - Polaroid FLU-2632 Monitor
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28. March 2008 @ 08:55 |
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Heh, you just received Overclockers' This week only too? Trouble is, now HD-DVD is gone, am I ever going to use it?
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28. March 2008 @ 10:20 |
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@Pepp,
How do those Pioneer 215's handle media Pepp ole chap.... ;) go here and see if you can add some insight to our media and ODD thread.. ;)
@most of you,
LOL. Well I didn't get the "right" angle SATA cables with my mobo... cheap G-byte mobo and packing.... lol. Guess they weren't doing that when I ordered the mobo and I really don't need them with the setup that I have on the rig witht he G-byte mobo anyway. :)
@rob,
Dust is collected rapidly at my house. I can take pix if you like. lol. With the cheapy carpet we have and 3 kiddies running around stirring up dirt and fibers DUST is gonna happen.....
Now you didn't have to tell everyone what I paid for SOME of the stuff in that rig. lol. I had to pay another $60 for the Antec 1000. I still don't have a gpu for it. btw the E6850 is running right beside the AMD X2 3800 while the Q6600 sits patiently awaiting a gpu. :D
Any good movies lately?? sorry for the OT but I need to do some movies and I've been out of the loop for about 3 weeks..... :-(
@ZoSo,
Me likey the Asus Rampage too!! With the features of the Striker Extreme I can just imagine the goodies on the Rampage... ;)
@Morty,
You is almost there buddy. Good for you.... You talk to the Doctor lately?? We talked about your new rig... just a hint of jealously I think from the both of us. :D good luck on that buddy.....
....gm
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28. March 2008 @ 10:28 |
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Talking of Antec cases, the 1200 makes me want to go build a new PC as there'd be almost enough room for all my drives :)
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 28. March 2008 @ 10:30
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28. March 2008 @ 10:37 |
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Trouble is, the Antec Twelve Hundred was another of those unfulfilled promises. Designed and shown off, but never released to the public. IM was going to get one of these for my server: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=12380
But went for the Lexa Blackline because it looked better alongside my main PC.
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28. March 2008 @ 10:46 |
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Ah, i thought the 1200 was still on it's way to market; That case actually looks quite smart Sam, i wonder where they got their design inspiration :)
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Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
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28. March 2008 @ 10:48 |
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Well indeed, I moaned about that on their forum...
As for the 1200, it may still be heading to market, but it's been a year since it was unveiled in the flesh. What takes that long? They released the original 900 with major design flaws which they just fixed periodically.
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28. March 2008 @ 12:59 |
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Originally posted by LOCOENG:
Originally posted by dirk_diggler:
it is way better,thicker
Girth is nice to have....
I'd love to have the Pio 215, but I need to get everything else sorted first before I get anything else. I'm sure it will be this summer before I get one anyway.
Dirk Diggler is awsome...lol
hey LOCO.
look at this
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_jump.cfm/558703/3903397
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28. March 2008 @ 13:02 |
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That's an impressive burner for sub $40...
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28. March 2008 @ 13:11 |
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yea i know. thats what a lot of us here have been wanting lately but not available at a decent price. i even just bought the Liteon LH-20A1S for $32....go figure...lol
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28. March 2008 @ 14:08 |
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I think I can wait Rob, thanks for the heads up though. I need to get connectivity issues sorted first....seems I scared everyone away with my last post. :P
Big words and lots of numbers scare me.
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28. March 2008 @ 14:20 |
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man im not sure if i should have shipped my mobo back useing UPS. scheduled delivery day is 4/3/08. a week from yesterday when i sent it out... i think reg mail would be quicker.
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28. March 2008 @ 14:39 |
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creaky,
that antec 1200 isn't a bad looking case. too bad it's not aluminum and they aren't truely tooless.
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