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  1. f4phantom2500

    Why SSDs are cheaper

    You're assuming that someone would actually care about the data, while a lot of people simply care about speed...of course with SSD I think RAID1 would be an easy compromise since an SSD is so fast already...or just no RAID at all...haha.
  2. f4phantom2500

    Mobile Intel Ivy Bridge vs AMD Trinity?

    well you'd have to consider that, in order to match the performance of a hyperthreaded dual core ivy bridge chip, the trinity will likely have to be a quad core. judging by what i've seen from amd lately, this will either mean that the ivy bridge notebook would have substantially better battery...
  3. f4phantom2500

    danthamansky workout strength log! (updated april 19 2012 210lbs military press)

    i'd be interested to see how well you do with full range handstand push ups. theoretically, they should be doable for you.
  4. f4phantom2500

    Need to decide: 3570k vs 2500k for a gaming, non productivity build.

    as noted, the difference between the two will probably be small enough that by the time one seems "too slow", the other will probably also seem pretty slow. i'd say get a 2500k now, especially if you can find one cheap. then whenever it's too slow, sell it and roll that into the cost of a new...
  5. f4phantom2500

    Worth downgrading to an upcoming i5 3570k or an i5 2500k?

    are you really surprised that you didn't see a tangible improvement? it's well known that the 2500k is just as capable for gaming as any other cpu on the market, let alone the 2600k. *especially* when you consider that they can easily be overclocked.
  6. f4phantom2500

    AMD Phenom II X2 555BE vs Intel G850

    having owned an athlon ii x3 435 (oc'ed to 3~3.3ghz), a phenom ii x3 720 (4th core unlocked, oc'ed to 3~3.4ghz), and a pentium g850, i can tell you that they are generally comparable, and i think that any difference between them would be negligible, as long as the task isn't heavily threaded. i...
  7. f4phantom2500

    920D to i5 2500k or 2600k can't wait for ivy, board blown!

    ok. considering that you're (up until very recently) rockin a pentium d, you will notice no difference between the 2500k and the 2600k. either one will be a huge upgrade. furthermore, don't worry about "futureproof-ness" at all, as even though the 1155 socket is a "dead end", it won't matter...
  8. f4phantom2500

    120GB OCZ Agility 3 $120 AR @ the egg!!!

    *shrug* $150 is still a good deal for this drive, although that does suck.
  9. f4phantom2500

    Skullcandy 2XL Spoke Ear Buds $4.99 In Store Walgreens YMMV for stock

    i primarily listen to 256~320k mp3 on my ipod. i used to use a headphone amplifier (ibasoo t3) and a line out dock cable on the ipod, but it became a bit cumbersome so now i have a 4g ipod touch and i download a parametric Equalizer app (called Equalizer) to get the sound i want.
  10. f4phantom2500

    Skullcandy 2XL Spoke Ear Buds $4.99 In Store Walgreens YMMV for stock

    i seriously think you would have to be incredibly careless and/or incredibly sweaty to break good earphones. i have about 5 or so pairs of high end earbuds/IEMs, and there are only 2 reasons any of them ever stopped working: 1 the cord got damaged (which is easily remedied by threading the cord...
  11. f4phantom2500

    Skullcandy 2XL Spoke Ear Buds $4.99 In Store Walgreens YMMV for stock

    lol skullcandy...actually i'm sure these are fine headphones if you're used to stock apple buds and the like, and for $5 you're not out much in trying. nice find, i suppose.
  12. f4phantom2500

    120GB OCZ Agility 3 $120 AR @ the egg!!!

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227726 bam! saw this earlier today for $150 AR, then it dropped $30 to $150 before and $120 after! reeeaaaalllyyyy tempted here...but i don't need it -_-. still, $1/GB for an SSD, especially one of this caliber, is awesome. EDIT: i caved...that...
  13. f4phantom2500

    8GB (2x4GB) 1600 Ripjaws X @Newegg for $29.99 No Rebate

    lol, i found this deal browsing around newegg, and decided i couldn't pass up doubling my ram to 16GB for $30. then i decided to come check hot deals and this is at the top XD!
  14. f4phantom2500

    Newegg shipped me someone else RMA?

    dude, don't worry, it's newegg. in my experience they're very accommodating and they'll take care of you.
  15. f4phantom2500

    Best upgrade from a 5770 for $200-ish?

    wait wait wait...you want to crossfire/sli 2 big bad cards on a microatx board? lolol...not only will you be seriously limiting your choice of motherboards (as of right now there are 5 am3 boards with 2 pci-e x16 slots on newegg), but you'd better pray that you never need to put in any other...
  16. f4phantom2500

    Has the time come for dual-core GPUs?

    i don't think that would be too much different from sli/crossfire or multi-gpu cards. the only advantage i could think of in having 2 gpus on the same physical die (as opposed to 2 independent dies on the same card) is lower latency between the 2. but, as the designs of modern gpus are already...
  17. f4phantom2500

    Does a cheap sound card makes difference in audio quality?

    i don't think anyone said that there isn't a difference between onboard audio and a good sound card...it's been said that the difference wouldn't be as noticeable with lower end speakers/headphones, and that the onboard s/pdif bitstreaming to an external amplifier would be harder to distinguish...
  18. f4phantom2500

    Does a cheap sound card makes difference in audio quality?

    i have a hard time telling the difference between the analog headphone out on the modded x-fi and the s/pdif on the motherboard. but good headphones sound better than the z-5500 when connected to the analog headphone out on the modded x-fi.
  19. f4phantom2500

    Need speakers

    uh dude if you're listening within 3 feet a single pair of good monitors should blow the shit out of any surround setup at the same price in terms of both SQ and imaging.
  20. f4phantom2500

    External computer sound card to receiver

    i have a turtle beach srm and the s/pdif out is great. the micro ii should be a good choice for your needs provided you don't need any of the extra functionality of the srm. but, the srm is out of production now, so that makes the decision pretty easy.
  21. f4phantom2500

    Old 939 motherboard PCIe compatability problem

    it may be possible that the slot itself doesn't provide enough power for those cards, i'm not sure if the original pci-e spec delivers less power than pci-e 2.0. if this is the case, it might actually be better to get a card with a single 6 pin connector, since it could conceivably get the...
  22. f4phantom2500

    At what price will you buy an SSD?

    until you use an ssd, you won't fully appreciate the speed they offer. if you were to use an ssd then go back to that caviar green, then you'd really see what you're missing out on.
  23. f4phantom2500

    Should i upgrade to 8 gb of ram?

    he already has an ssd. while i dont think youd really notice the difference from the extra ram, its not a bad idea to buy it now since it is so cheap because eventually when you start to feel held back by your "paltry" 4gb of ram, that's when ram prices will have tripled. i'll put it this...
  24. f4phantom2500

    Does a cheap sound card makes difference in audio quality?

    well, the cool thing about the audigy 2 zs is that it supports asio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Stream_Input/Output so it comes down to the question of whether or not the speakers/headphones to be used are good enough to warrant using the card. really, though, you could just give it a...
  25. f4phantom2500

    What Is The Best Mobo And CPU

    firstly, every single cpu mentioned here is very fast. secondly, the sandy bridge 2500k and 2600k are nearly identical. the differences are that the 2600k is 100mhz faster (negligible, especially considering how much/easily either one can be overclocked), and that the 2600k has hyperthreading...
  26. f4phantom2500

    What Is The Best Mobo And CPU

    you will see little or no difference in upgrading. the only feasible reason i could comprehend for you to build a new rig at this point would be if you explicitly need 2 of them. but, despite architectural advantages held by intel's sandy bridge cpu's relative to your current i7 930, you would...
  27. f4phantom2500

    What Is The Best Mobo And CPU

    firstly, that is a ton of money allocated to each of those components. you can get 8GB of ram for less than $100...and i'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that you don't need 24GB of ram. best cpu's right now are intel's sandy bridge quad cores (2500k [~$220] and 2600k [~$320]). best...
  28. f4phantom2500

    Is SATA-III cable same as SATA-II cable or do I need new cable to realize full speed?

    yes this. the only thing that would even take advantage of sata 3 is a high performance ssd; pretty much any of the new gen controllers (intel's new drive, sandforce 2, etc), or c300. but a hard drive has more than enough breathing room with sata 2. hell, any other ssd than the ones i mentioned...
  29. f4phantom2500

    Having a Desktop In Your Room - Hazardous to your Health?

    well, if you have a very strong dust allergy, it might cause you some grief, but honestly just treat it like a piece of furniture; every time you dust your room (which, if dust from a computer would be a problem for you, then you should already be dusting), just get a can of compressed air and...
  30. f4phantom2500

    Question for my Fellow AM3 owners.

    look, the thing is amd is notoriously hush hush about these things; anything you may have read in the past regarding these things is always subject to change. you have to keep in mind amd's position over the last couple of years. they're trying to skate by on a pretty old architecture that's on...
  31. f4phantom2500

    New to SSDs, advice on upgrading existing one

    nice drive. here's another good option http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227593
  32. f4phantom2500

    Does a cheap sound card makes difference in audio quality?

    a cheap sound card? no. the only kind of sound card you should even consider getting is a good sound card. if you're not using high end speakers or headphones then you would probably be hard pressed to tell the difference between a good sound card and onboard audio. if you are using speakers or...
  33. f4phantom2500

    Why use macintosh?

    i think he means why pay the premium.
  34. f4phantom2500

    AMD Pet

    um...lol? i thought the tag on the collar was supposed to be the arrow.
  35. f4phantom2500

    Just upgraded to a tri-core

    all athlon ii x3 and phenom ii x3 chips have a disabled 4th core. it's just a crap shoot as to whether or not the 4th core is stable. all you have to do is unlock it (without overclocking) and see if the computer is stable. if not, then just disable it again and do what you do. i had an athlon...
  36. f4phantom2500

    Build Cost Cutting.

    if the sandy bridge's quick synch feature is something that is appealing to you then you'll have to get an h67 motherboard to take advantage of it.
  37. f4phantom2500

    got an ssd, but already have hdd's in raid...ahci or raid???

    i decided to just deal with it; if i ever feel compelled to get ahci to work i'll just reformat and run it in ahci mode...although i suppose since the microsoft driver isn't that great then an add-on sata controller would probably run it better anyway...
  38. f4phantom2500

    Upgrade to an older rig

    you've held out this long, no reason to drop that kind of coin on what is basically a dead platform (especially since phenom ii is already long in the tooth). i'd say either go sandy bridge or hold out for bulldozer.
  39. f4phantom2500

    Need a new video/graphics card

    i'd def say 4850. if/whenever you get a new computer, you can just pop that card into it and at that point you'll appreciate the very big difference between a 4350 and a 4850. or even the 4650 and 4850.
  40. f4phantom2500

    Pentium 500

    don't install 98 man; there hasn't been any kind of updates for it in years, and iirc a lot of up-to-date security software simply won't run on it. so basically running win 98 on a computer that's connected to the internet is like intentionally dropping the soap in a prison shower. i'd...