Recent content by mek42

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    need help finding MEB case

    http://www.supermicro.com/Aplus/motherboard/Opteron8000/MCP55/H8QM3-2.cfm So, I feel pretty silly. I assessed my budget and shopped the used market and never considered physical space. I have a quad cpu Supermicro motherboard (link above) that is close in size to SSI MEB and am having...
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    Worth throwing a SSD into my old Toshiba Satellite?

    Most stock laptop drives are really slow, 5400 rpm or even 4200 rpm. Even putting in a 7200 rpm drive intended for server use would make some improvement. If the $/Gb of SSD is in your budget, obviously that is the best choice.
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    which benchmarks are important for me?

    I want to learn how to evaluate video cards for what I do, as I'm going to be buying on the used, slightly older market and will need to be informed to make a good price / performance decision. I do light gaming (Endless Legend, Skyrim, Crusader Kings II and other such Paradox titles as well as...