Recent content by MrMaestro

PSU fans suck air into the unit and blow it out the back, they don't push it into the case.

Yep. I bought a Q6600 over an E8400, then an i7 860 over an i5 750, because I wanted to future proof each time. The E8400 had half the cores and I was thinking about multithreading. But it overclocked like hell and nothing I did back then needed four cores. Again, the 750 had half the threads...

Thanks for the tip on the firmware. I updated it to whatever the latest was back when I bought it but didn't realise there is a newer one. I'm a bit reluctant to flash it just in case something bad happens, and I'm looking at getting a new system with a new SSD in a month or so's time. I'll wait...

My 64GB Falcon II doesn't report a GB write number, so I have no idea. I've had it for a bit over two years and it's at 9150 power-on hours. It's on its way out though: 13% health and it's dropping at the rate of a point every 2-3 weeks.

This one made me lol. For the Sapphire 7970: And he got almost all thumbs down. Some people just don't appreciate a little bit of humour...

The low-end and ULV mobile i7's are dual-core + HyperThreading, same as all the i5s, so there's no advantage there.

I'm weighing these up as well, as I'm looking at the new Lenovo E220s. Unfortunately these SNB ULV chips are brand spanking new and there aren't any reviews out yet, so you'll just have to compare the options yourself. The i7 doesn't look like it would be that much more powerful, with only the...