Recent content by sperho

Your logic is ultimately what changed my thinking. It was time to turn over a new leaf and trust more than my trusty ol' Caviar Blacks and use the extra coin to buy more drives for backup when needed.

No worries guys... I was in a hurry to nab the combo deal on the mobo and CPU and I overlooked the RAM speed and drive mounting details. Even though I had to pay a few more bucks in shipping for another order, I'm not too sore about my oversight... I just wanted to get the decision over with...

Indeed, she deserves the fastest machine in the house. I would have choked that old computer to death long ago...

Thanks.

An 8 year old Dell Dimension 3000.

One thing I noticed that PCPP estimated the power draw to be at about 385W. Is the 550W PSU cutting it close or should I be fine? I don't plan on hanging anything more than that eSATA dock for 1 HDD off of the system...

Good point. Oversight. I went ahead and ordered the 1600MHz RAM you recommended instead.

I wonder if my wife will notice if I put my 3770K machine under her desk and put this one under mine? I'm a bit jealous...

I forgot about those mounting positions... I can handle a $7 mistake... oh well... hopefully that's my only mistake on this build (knock on wood!). :)

Trigger pulled. You guys are great. Thanks a bunch. CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACFZI30 74.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard...

Ah! Excellent. I'm pulling the trigger. That offer expires tonight as well as $30 off deal on the case (tomorrow). Now, am I cheap, or what?? :P

Ok, tanking your advice into consideration and willing to try a Seagate Barracuda, I've got this right now: CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter) CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACFZI30 74.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)...

Ok, here's were I am right now. I like WD drives (black for robustness and experience - I don't have experience with the Barracuda drives and I'm willing to pay more for a known quantity). CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter) CPU Cooler: Arctic...

10 vs 6 internal SATA ports and the eSATA port on the back. I like having lots of port options... Having decent OC'ing capability for future playing isn't a bad thing either...

Thanks... I'll be putting in a UPS, so that should help, but it's good to know the performance of the two drives are on par with each other...