Recent content by andyadler

Ironmanstl -- Thanks for the encouraging report. I'd read a couple of posts suggesting that better/more easily configured performance came when the hard drives ran off the VIA controller, but your experience has given me new hope :-).

Just to clarify (I also have a new A8V): Are the VIA controllers the two black SATA1 & SATA2 connectors to the right of the main VIA chip, with the Promise controllers being the orange RAID connectors below? Also, I have a Plextor PX-712SA SATA DVD burner. Where does this connect if I...

Intriguing topic, as always. I'm wondering the same thing, but in my circumstances I do no gaming and virtually no 3D work, as Photoshop is my principal application. I understand that lots of RAM, big, fast hard drives, etc. is of paramount importance, but strictly in terms of CPU performance...