Posts by Matt-Matt

Quote:Originally Posted by thepoopscooper i wouldnt take the chance of getting a refurb SSD. i would get a OCZ Vertex 4, Samsung 830/840/840 Pro Series, Crucial M4, or a Plextor (i cant remember the name) Yes, I agree. I mean it is...

Quote:Originally Posted by stubass personally i would look at keeping your 4 x 500GB drives in RAID 0 and the 2TB drive on its own. then do a back up plan of the 4 x 500GB drives using something like robocopy or...

Quote:Originally Posted by DrBrogbo Thanks for the help, guys. +rep for both-a-y'alls. No worries mate! Let us know how it goes!

Quote:Originally Posted by dr4gonhunt3rZ The 3820 isn't unlocked but it can be overclocked with wc and high settings to 4.8 ghz http://www.overclock.net/t/1221208/i7-3820-overclock/430 This, it's the traditional FSB overclocking....

Quote:Originally Posted by stubass you could easily get either CPU's to 4GHz, maybe even 4.5,4.6 depending on the chip. as to performance difference say in games, people have different thoughts on this but i really think you wouldnt...

Quote:Originally Posted by ronnin426850 Good, but then again we already see temps degrading with IvyBridge CPUs due to the TIM they filled the CPU with (SandyBridge is soldered). In my opinion, either wait for next-gen intel, or go...

Quote:Originally Posted by ronnin426850 It's not if you OC. After OC, AMD obliterates Intel in this price range. And is cheaper. Yes, but at the same time the OP just wants something to plug in and go. Cheaper on power is a plus...

Quote:Originally Posted by Darkshadow74 what kind of increase are we going to see from the haswell vs a 3770k? I mean one is 1155 the other is 1150? is there that much difference? The reason I ask, is this computer I am looking at...

Quote:Originally Posted by Tjj226 Angel No. What you do at this point is get an i3 3225 CPU which has the HD 4000 graphics in it and it draws almost half the power and stick it in a gigabyte Z77 wifi mini ITX mobo...

Quote:Originally Posted by Darkshadow74 Edit: ALso what is the difference in say 3570, 3570s, and 3570k? The 3570k is unlocked which means it has an unlocked multiplier (it also has better integrated graphics if you care), this will...