Recent content by peebee

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    What time 570 NDA lift?

    I agree. I've never been about the aesthetics of hardware (i.e. I don't like turning my comp into a disco ball full of lights and lasers) but that Zotac looks pretty slick.
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    What time 570 NDA lift?

    Looks pretty nice. Anyone feel the release of the Radeon 6900 series will push the price down a little?
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    Asus p6x58D Premium arrived this morning, post questions here.

    aamsel, Thanks for this info. I figured this was the answer after the whole Pentium III serial number debacle.
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    Cooler Master HAF 932

    The Monsoon III LT instructions amount to nothing more than a 5x7 card with scribbles. :P Dropping the sound card down actually dropped my temps by about 1-2c. I think it made SOME difference, but it's really not a whole lot to accurately measure. If you're curious, here's an updated pic...
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    Cooler Master HAF 932

    Yea, I had wondered if rotating the HSF would block the first memory slot or not. The HSF itself is relatively equal on all sides. The picture makes it look a little more rectangular than it really is. It's still a consideration to keep in mind, nonetheless. You're probably right though. The...
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    Cooler Master HAF 932

    HSF alignment: Horizontal or vertical? I went vertical with a push-pull (Vigor Monsoon III LT) configuration thinking the heat would be pushed up through the massive 230mm fan. BUT, I've seen a lot of others going with a horizontal alignment and it's making me second guess myself...
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    SSDs and Redundant Arrays

    This is true for traditional magnet storage but I'm not entirely convinced it makes sense for SSDs.
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    SSDs and Redundant Arrays

    Thanks for the replies guys. I understand an array doesn't replace off-site backups whatsoever. I was more or less looking for an upgrade path once I out grow my 4x250gb raid-5 array. By the time I out grow it we'll probably be a year or so down the road but it did get me wondering about how...
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    Asus p6x58D Premium arrived this morning, post questions here.

    aamsel, I don't mean to hijack your question, but is there a tool that will get the serial # (batch) from your CPU? I'm curious which batch I got but don't feel like pulling the HSF/grease, etc. I should have thought about it earlier. :(
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    SSDs and Redundant Arrays

    I'm new to SSDs. I understand the majority of their pros and cons but haven't dug into the details of the technology enough to answer my own question. Is there a benefit in creating a redundant array with SSDs? We all know magnetic disks are prone to many physical woes that could cause drive...
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    Asus p6x58d

    What kind of cooling?
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    Asus p6x58d

    I'd have to agree with everyone else here, awesome board. Plenty of overclocking headroom.
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    Core i7 920 Bin Quality

    I would like to do the same thing and undervolt as far as I can. Just for the hell of it. ;)
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    Core i7 920 Bin Quality

    Yea, I don't doubt I could run 4ghz. I'm just concerned about the cooling. At 4ghz it's running 1.287v but sitting around 82c after running Prime95 for 5 minutes. The cooler is a Vigor Monsoon III LT. It still seems high to me. Temps were even 1-2c higher with the case panel off lol.
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    Asus p6x58D Premium arrived this morning, post questions here.

    The cutout on the HAF 932 didn't match up with the P6X58D unfortunately. I was bummed at first, but figured I don't plan on pulling the board much anyhow.