Posts by Chopes

I'm In I hope I win!

Sent a PM yesterday if this is still around. Lemme know

Quote:Originally Posted by Bryst Does this model take 2 8pin connectors?That would be correct.

Hey, I am selling my R6970 as I am currently in the process of upgrading my system and need to free up some reserves for other upgrades. The card is in perfect condition, and works flawlessly without issue. I am looking to get $199 for...

Quote:Originally Posted by the_beast;11934414 possibly fewer larger drives, but often fewer drives anyway will give better results as there is less overhead - for example 3 drives on an ICH10R can hit 750MB/s, but 6 will only manage...

Quote:Originally Posted by stren;11930721 Incorrect: http://www.overclock.net/software-news/694625-intel-trim-raid.html Garbage control is an OCZ thing afaik that was their solution before they had trim support . Hrm, so what are...

Quote:Originally Posted by stren;11928664 SR-2 may not fit in that case (it's only rated for EATX). SR-2 is great if you want to overclock, if you're building a real server then you probably don't want to overclock and may as well...

Quote:Originally Posted by the_beast;11928082 If your RAID card doesn't have a heatsink or onboard RAM, chances are it's fakeRAID (although there are some exceptions, but only for non-parity capable cards). If it's built in to a...

Quote:Originally Posted by the_beast;11926589 fakeRAID and software RAID are not the same - decent software RAID is much superior, and systems can easily be built to exceed the performance of even the best dedicated...

Quote:Originally Posted by stren;11926036 I'm honestly not too familiar with the server boards but the supermicro boards seem to use the ich10r southbridge so they should be fine. Just bear in mind the ich10r isn't going to have...