Crucial have done a Sata III SSD that I found a comparison on (above).
Looks cool HOWEVER, even though I’m not sure of the price of that Crucial, I imagine it costs a stupid amount considering that OCZ Vertex EX below it is around $1000 for a 160gb.
SSD needs to come down in price, I ain’t spending a cent on it until it’s maybe double what a normal HDD would cost.
[quote]RSGZ wrote:
Crucial have done a Sata III SSD that I found a comparison on (above).
Looks cool HOWEVER, even though I’m not sure of the price of that Crucial, I imagine it costs a stupid amount considering that OCZ Vertex EX below it is around $1000 for a 160gb.
SSD needs to come down in price, I ain’t spending a cent on it until it’s maybe double what a normal HDD would cost.[/quote]
Yea, the prices of SSD is fucking ridiculous!
Crucial 64GB RealSSD SATA-III $172 @ amazon
[quote]aznt0rk wrote:
[quote]RSGZ wrote:
Crucial have done a Sata III SSD that I found a comparison on (above).
Looks cool HOWEVER, even though I’m not sure of the price of that Crucial, I imagine it costs a stupid amount considering that OCZ Vertex EX below it is around $1000 for a 160gb.
SSD needs to come down in price, I ain’t spending a cent on it until it’s maybe double what a normal HDD would cost.[/quote]
Yea, the prices of SSD is fucking ridiculous!
Crucial 64GB RealSSD SATA-III $172 @ amazon
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I can’t find it at the price? There is only one 64gb Crucial here and it’s £145 for a SATA2.
Either way, last time I imported a 32gb eSata flash drive from the US it cost me almost double after postage and tax.
[quote]aznt0rk wrote:
I recently had this made.
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932
Motherboard EVGA X58 Micro Edition
1200W Power supply
Processor: Intel Core i7 960 3.2GHz overclocked @ 3.8GHz
Added liquid h2o cooling for the overclocking. Right now only 3GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Dominator DHX. 1TB Western Digital with Vista Ultimate. Didn’t go all out on the video cards but added 2 SLI Dual nvidia geforce gtx285 1gb. No audio card, x58 micro doesn’t support but it has 7.1 HD audio.
Adding later on:
A solid state drive for the OS
6 or 12GB DDR3 later[/quote]
I don’t understand; why are folks still going with nVidia cards? ATI is clearly ahead in performance, cost, and power consumption currently. Does SLI have better software support or something?
Note, not a fanboi, just paying attention to current trends.
[quote]RSGZ wrote:
Great guide, Bujo.
My concern comes in at “condensation”. I’ve built my pc and I’m happy with it, but I don’t want to have to worry about the cooling system frying my components. Is it a real issue?
I have a lot of fans, as you can see.
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Just keep in mind what causes condensation. A surface cooler than ambient air temperature. That cold can of Coca-Cola just out of the fridge now sitting on the counter top.
The three problem areas for condensation is the waterblock, the radiator, and the tubing. It helps to know your area’s dew point or use a psychrometric chart to predict when condensation will occur. In an air cooled (fan/radiator combination) system, the liquid coolant should never be below the ambient air temperature, so condensation shouldn’t occur.
However, if you start researching water cooled systems and decide to up grade to a thermoelectric cooling device, which can bring coolant temperatures down to near the water freezing point, then further precautions will be necessary. In this case neoprene becomes your very best friend. Just insulate everything.
[quote]buffalokilla wrote:
I don’t understand; why are folks still going with nVidia cards? ATI is clearly ahead in performance, cost, and power consumption currently. Does SLI have better software support or something?
Note, not a fanboi, just paying attention to current trends.[/quote]
I put an ATI Radeon card in my PC about 5 years ago and was horribly disappointed. Render speeds for my PC was running slower than my laptop. I replaced the ATI card with an equally priced nVidia card and it gave me the performance I was expecting. I’ve stuck with nVidia ever since.
[quote]Bujo wrote:
[quote]buffalokilla wrote:
I don’t understand; why are folks still going with nVidia cards? ATI is clearly ahead in performance, cost, and power consumption currently. Does SLI have better software support or something?
Note, not a fanboi, just paying attention to current trends.[/quote]
I put an ATI Radeon card in my PC about 5 years ago and was horribly disappointed. Render speeds for my PC was running slower than my laptop. I replaced the ATI card with an equally priced nVidia card and it gave me the performance I was expecting. I’ve stuck with nVidia ever since.[/quote]
Same here.
I started with nVidia cards, used a couple ATI’s and switched back.
You’re right though BK, one reason I prefer nVidia is the software is a lot more customizable for my application.
anybody here have any experience modifying game consoles for performance?
[quote]RSGZ wrote:
[quote]Bujo wrote:
[quote]buffalokilla wrote:
I don’t understand; why are folks still going with nVidia cards? ATI is clearly ahead in performance, cost, and power consumption currently. Does SLI have better software support or something?
Note, not a fanboi, just paying attention to current trends.[/quote]
I put an ATI Radeon card in my PC about 5 years ago and was horribly disappointed. Render speeds for my PC was running slower than my laptop. I replaced the ATI card with an equally priced nVidia card and it gave me the performance I was expecting. I’ve stuck with nVidia ever since.[/quote]
Same here.
I started with nVidia cards, used a couple ATI’s and switched back.
You’re right though BK, one reason I prefer nVidia is the software is a lot more customizable for my application.
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I’m in the same boat. I started with nvidia. After reading/hearing some reviews/word of mouth about ATI, I added an ATI card. I was also disappointed with their performance. I ain’t a fanboi, I gave ATI a chance but nvidia has always proven to be better.
[quote]WormwoodTheory wrote:
anybody here have any experience modifying game consoles for performance?[/quote]
I haven’t really heard anything about modding consoles for “performance” or do you mean to play back ups?
BUMP.
Just picked a xbox up for cheap from a friend. It’s the arcade version with no HDMI capabilities and no memory unit. My question is does component cables make the picture anymore clearer when compared to standard video cables it comes with? I normally play on PS3 with HD cable and it’s amazing but I want to get the most out of my 360 visual wise even with no HD output. Thanks.
[quote]Fuzzyapple wrote:
BUMP.
Just picked a xbox up for cheap from a friend. It’s the arcade version with no HDMI capabilities and no memory unit. My question is does component cables make the picture anymore clearer when compared to standard video cables it comes with? I normally play on PS3 with HD cable and it’s amazing but I want to get the most out of my 360 visual wise even with no HD output. Thanks.
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Hmmm I’m not sure. My HDTV doesn’t have HDMI so I wouldn’t know if the xbox is really AMAZING on HDMI… Try xbox-scene.com and ask there if no one else has the answer. I never used component cables. I have always used that standard cable that comes with it (the switch on the side that has option to choose btwn TV and HDTV) and the visuals seems good to me. On another note, since you have a ps3 and play online, are you going to mod your xbox!!!??
Yeah, I borrowed my friend’s GOW and GOW2 and was playing a bit and it seemed pretty good. I just remembered playing on my PS3 with standard cables and the words would be fuzzy. So they would be fuzzywords then I got my HDMI cable and it was clear. My brother bought a component cables for it but never tried it. I think they are used in recording?
So far I’m happy with the 360. Now I can play any game.
God loves Star Wars. Why else would the US experience so much snow just before a major announcement from Hasbro and Skywalker Ranch? Star Wars geeks around the world will collectively call in sick to work and dodge their girlfriend’s attempts at intimacy for the sake of recreating the icy battle on Hoth in their front yards. Measuring 24" tall x 28" long x 12" wide this beauty is bigger than most people’s annoying dogs.
http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2010/02/13/hasbros-mega-at-at-unveiled/
[quote]buffalokilla wrote:
I don’t understand; why are folks still going with nVidia cards? ATI is clearly ahead in performance, cost, and power consumption currently. Does SLI have better software support or something?
Note, not a fanboi, just paying attention to current trends.[/quote]
I’ve personally had success on both sides of the fence. The first GPU I bought was an ATi 9800 - it ran almost anything at the time. My current card is an nvidia. Even though ATi may have a better price/performance ratio, what puts nvidia ahead are the amount of games that were originally developed on (and for) nvidia cards and better driver support. This may change however given the ATi 58xx series cards have been released and nvidia’s next gen cards have yet to be.
[quote]Pibbz wrote:
[quote]buffalokilla wrote:
I don’t understand; why are folks still going with nVidia cards? ATI is clearly ahead in performance, cost, and power consumption currently. Does SLI have better software support or something?
Note, not a fanboi, just paying attention to current trends.[/quote]
I’ve personally had success on both sides of the fence. The first GPU I bought was an ATi 9800 - it ran almost anything at the time. My current card is an nvidia. Even though ATi may have a better price/performance ratio, what puts nvidia ahead are the amount of games that were originally developed on (and for) nvidia cards and better driver support. This may change however given the ATi 58xx series cards have been released and nvidia’s next gen cards have yet to be.[/quote]
NERDS!!!
[quote]WolBarret wrote:
[quote]Pibbz wrote:
[quote]buffalokilla wrote:
I don’t understand; why are folks still going with nVidia cards? ATI is clearly ahead in performance, cost, and power consumption currently. Does SLI have better software support or something?
Note, not a fanboi, just paying attention to current trends.[/quote]
I’ve personally had success on both sides of the fence. The first GPU I bought was an ATi 9800 - it ran almost anything at the time. My current card is an nvidia. Even though ATi may have a better price/performance ratio, what puts nvidia ahead are the amount of games that were originally developed on (and for) nvidia cards and better driver support. This may change however given the ATi 58xx series cards have been released and nvidia’s next gen cards have yet to be.[/quote]
NERDS!!!
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Damn right NERDS!
Nice having hot chicks that are into gaming as well…
Another note FF13 coming up fast… I’ll try it out on the 360, If I like it, I’ll buy it on the PS3.
[quote]aznt0rk wrote:
Another note FF13 coming up fast… I’ll try it out on the 360, If I like it, I’ll buy it on the PS3.[/quote]
This is some funny ass shit, I cant wait for FF13 my self but it doesn’t make this any less funny.
[quote]aznt0rk wrote:
Nice having hot chicks that are into gaming as well…
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I wanna play this one.
