Will be using 3d Studio Max for the rendering. On top of that it's just Adobe products such as Photoshop, Premiere, and After Effects.
I like your idea with the hard drives, but to me data is the most important part of the machine. I don't want to worry about saving 30 dollars and being a bit...
I will not be overclocking. Apart from the core parts mentioned, I'm going for a 650 Watt Corsair Power supply and will be running two HDs (one Raptor and one 650GB). Other than some USB peripherals and a 24inch screen, nothing more.
Looking at those ASUS MBs, seems many of them are within $30...
Hey everyone,
I'm building a new system. Getting the i7 860 and going for 8GB of DDR3 2000 RAM. Will be getting a GTX 465 so I'm not interested in SLI. What motherboards would you recommend for this core setup? I've always been buying ASUS and will probably stick to them.
Thank you.
Thanks for the posts guys and you cleared some things up for me. One thing I noticed though is the difference in cache on the 930. We have 4 x 256K L2 cache on the 930 while the 860 has none in L2. I am not planning on OCing, but I've always noticed huge differences in the past with more cache...
Hey everyone,
Building a new system and am trying to decide whether to go the the 1156 or 1366 route. Processor and RAM costs are pretty much the same for both, so I'm only looking now at saving on the cost of the motherboard. Other than the dual-channel vs triple-channel difference, is there...
Guys thank you for the replies. I agree on trying the PS/2 solution however I went on newegg to buy one and look at the reviews!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...=%28keywords%29&Page=1
Apparently people with Dell XPS machines are having this same problem and when they plugged this PCI card...
So I went to someone's home to fix their computer because their mouse and keyboard weren't working. I thought this was going to be easy. I first bootup the computer and it goes into windows and sure enough the keyboard and mouse do not work at all. I have to force shutdown.
It's a USB...
I want to start with Windows 7 but I'm nervous about downloading the pre-release version from Microsoft's website. If something goes wrong it puts all my data in jeopardy. That is the reason I was thinking of starting with XP until 7 came out.
You guys said universities or other places might...
Building a new i7 machine this week. I was wondering what OS I should put on there.
I was thinking of putting XP on until Windows 7 comes out in October, but I don't like not using my new 64-bit processor or the memory to its full potential. However, that's not a big deal, if XP is the safest...
So if I'm not using RAID or SLI there's not point to get the deluxe correct? Just stick with the P6T SE? Anything about the deluxe like better cooling or power efficiency that would make it worth my money?
Comparing these 3 ASUS boards and I'm going crazy figuring out what I'm paying almost $100 for when going from the SE to the Deluxe. I understand things such as 1 to 2 RAID and LAN controllers and some have more external ports than others, but what core differences make these boards stand apart...
Difficult for me to see the difference two, let me list the prices:
ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - $250
ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - $209
Newegg actually uses the same picture for both boards so there has to be something different internally...
Yea I've been buying ASUS my whole life and never had a bad board; wondering if switching now is the best option but then again I'm comparing these two boards in the end
ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
EVGA 141-BL-E757-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX X58 SLI LE Intel...
Ok great so I will go with these two:
EVGA 141-BL-E757-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX X58 SLI LE Intel Motherboard - Retail
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C8D - Retail
unless you have a better RAM...
Well the thing is I'm not going for an overly budget build, I want something better than average. I am not too interested in ESATA, firewire or Dual Ethernet, but I will most likely use ESATA sometime in the future for an external drive.
From you description you really aren't satisfied with...
Great thank you for the reply. Now which EVGA board would you recommend. I really am not comfortable spending close to $300 dollars for a board, but I have accepted the fact that I need to pay over $200, so you have my approximate range I think of 200-260.
I was looking at the - EVGA E758-TR...
So maybe go for the ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ?
What does the O.C. standard on the memory mean? Doesn't 1600 just come 1600, there aren't two distinctions of 1600 and 1600 O.C. are there?
Anyone have anything else good or bad to say about this board? I...
Been looking at motherboards, getting the...
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Always been getting ASUS brand but now EVGA has come into the market. Can anyone comment or should I just stick with the...
ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel...
My build is below...I ran the extreme build power calculator and I got just over 400 watts so I'm wondering if the 620 PSU is unnecessary for my build?
Also I want to make sure, is that PSU compatible with an i7 board cause I can't find anything that says so on the Corsair website.
Thank...
jkresh, Now that I think about it, I'm not really going to be playing much games as I don't have the time for it. Maybe something hear or there, but many graphics cards nowadays should be able to handle games within the last couple years fairly well. So I was thinking of following your advice...
Hey everyone,
I am planning on building a new machine for myself. Have been using my current computer for 4 years and it's time. With Windows 7 rolling around I'm trying to build a machine geared towards taking advantage of the new OS. I won't be gaming much so my most intensive tasks will be...
Yes thank you, you're right. This is an older computer of mine and I forgot it was the deluxe version of the motherboard.
So it's the A8V Deluxe and I do have 4 SATA ports. Now looking at the ASUS drivers there they only show a 64-bit version of the Promise RAID controller. Here it is...
hey I bought the drive and just connected it. BIOS recognizes it after I enabled the Promise Raid controller.
However, Windows does not recognize it and the drivers are missing for a Raid controller in Device Manager.
I checked ASUS website for this motherboard and I can't find anything...
ASUS representatives are incompetant. I called twice and each time I get a completely different answer.
ASUS A8V mother has 4 SATA ports - 2 regular, 2 Raid.
I'm using the 2 regular for drives C and D. I want to add a 3rd hard drive, can I just use one of those SATA_Raid ports with only...
I believe a 650W PSU should be enough, can anyone else comment?
I switched to the P45 board, you're right.
Also don't the Raptor 150 and VelociRaptor 300 run at the same speeds, just different drive capacity?
Other than price is there any reason downgrading to the DDR2-800 memory?
I've not big on overclocking, so I'm getting the best CPU for the money
Not overclocking memory either, should I downgrade to PC2 6400?
How does the GTX280 compare to the 4870? I've always been an nVidia fan.
Going with the raptor over the velociraptor because i didn't think i needed...
Hey everyone, I'm building a new PC for gaming purposes. Please offer any comments or suggestions on my choices. Also if there are any obvious compatibility issues please let me know. Thank you!
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V /...
well I'm looking to get an APC Battery Backup so the more wattage the power supply is the more wattage the APC will have to be
Do you guys run battery backups on your systems?
Running a build with roughly the following components, please offer some power supply suggestions...
Antec Nine Hundred Case
ASUS Rampage Formula
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz
Corsair Dominator 4GB
EVGA GTX280
WD VelociRaptor 300GB
WD Caviar 640GB
DVD Burner
Looking at...
do I need a special power supply to run that card? I was thinking of purchasing: OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V Power Supply - Retail
I'm going to be running the GTX280, 2 hard drives, DVD burner...and not much else I think. Is it overkill? Maybe get the 600W version of the...
thank you for all the responses. i am building a new system and going with the ASUS Rampage Formula board. i have decided to purchase the GTX280
probably just going to purchase this one: EVGA 01G-P3-1280-AR GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video...
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