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"I need a New PC!" 2011 Edition of SSD's for everyone! |OT|
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BigBadShamoo
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Hey GAF? what's a good suggestion laptop for a gf? She doesn't game, but I don't want it to suck haha. Whats the price range I should be looking at?
ExMachina said:I just posted about this in the Dolphin thread but figured it'd be relevant here too since just about everyone who put together or is planning Sandy Bridge builds posts in this thread.
The built in Bluetooth module on the Asus P8P67 Deluxe is compatible with Wiimotes - simply install the drivers from the Asus support site under the Bluetooth heading and then go through the Windows 7 stack to pair the controller. I didn't use the BT GO! software that's included in their AI Suite.
I'm guessing since the entire P8P67 line has built in BT, they all probably have the same module and will therefore be compatible. Anyone else with a Wiimote + Asus board wanna test it out?
300MB for bluetooth drivers!?
BigBadShamoo said:
if you can wait for this sandy bridge nonsense to settle down, I'd jump at a sandy bridge i3 based laptop. the new integrated intel graphics should be more than enough for her. even on my family i3 laptop with previous generation integrated, I can run trackmania at medium/high quality.
mclaren777
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scorcho said:
Well, with the P67 Pro, I got four 6GB SATA ports (two Intel, two Maxwell). Frankly, I'm just going to run with the board unless another problem arises. It's my first build and considering how relatively well it all went together, I fear doing the recall, being out my machine for a week or two, and then possibly getting a bad board.
This coupled with the fact that I only have two SATA devices and MAY introduce a third a some point.
Now if I three, or more to the point, four devices. Then I'd reconsider.
LiquidMetal14
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Anyone here ever own a Biostar motherboard? I had to go with that option as all my parts are in route and I need that the most lol
evil solrac v3.0
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RedSwirl said:
is it an 8800 GTX? my girlfriend has an 8800 GTX inside a dell XPS 410 so it should be able to.
mclaren777 said:
Looks good but you might want to consider a motherboard with USB3/SATA3 support.
Edit: Didn't notice you were the one fixing the XPS. If I was you i'd just upgrade the CPU but keep the old motherboard and memory. Spend the difference on a better GPU or SSD or pocket the savings.
BigBadShamoo
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mrklaw said:
Worddd thank you. Any advice on brand?
Just want to say I just got done setting up my first SSD ever. Believe the hype. This thing is BLAZING FAST. Shutdown is instant. Power on to welcome menu is 10 seconds (includes bios/vaio intro). It will be hard going back to conventional HDDs. I get around 250-270 MB/s for read and write. I was hovering at 100-120 MB/s before the upgrade.
My SSD is the 120GB OCZ Vertex 2.
My SSD is the 120GB OCZ Vertex 2.
mclaren777
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I'm fixing the Alienware. And everything in that machine is roughly five years old so it would be nice to give it a good $500 refresh.Shambles said:
Probably. It might just be a bad fan that indicates something else.mclaren777 said:
Try this and see if it doesnt spin up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FWXgQSokF4
$60 1TB F3mclaren777 said:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0340562
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001U3S5S0/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&Tpk=f3 1tb
Due to miscalculated projections, various manufactures under-produced their 500GB models last year, so they aren't meeting demand. With that, prices over the last few months have been high in relation to 1TB drives, and will continue that way for the remainder of Q1 2011, if not longer.
Unfortunately, you missed out on the $125 MSI 460 Hawk deal. Even at $160 it's a better card than the Cyclone.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00469WUAO/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Whether that's too close to the $160-180 that the 460 1GB/6850 can be had for is up to you guys.
There's nearly no point in buying a new board without USB3/SATA3 since you'll need an expansion card at some point anyway. It would be nice if the two of you can come up with a low-cost stopgap solution until AM3+ and SB revisions arrive.
GAF, is this the best SSD to buy in the 100-150$ range? Or maybe should I wait for something coming up?
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/memory-storage/MZ-5PA064/US
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/memory-storage/MZ-5PA064/US
I don't know if this has been posted, but I'll add it here and in the other relevant threads.
Blog:
http://gigabytedaily.blogspot.com/2011/02/gigabyte-6-series-sata-check.html
GIGABYTE 6 Series SATA Check Application
Tool to help optimize SATA port usage on current P67/H67 boards
The news of the SATA 2.0 issues with Intel 6 series chipsets has sparked a lot of uncertainty about how this will affect those of us who upgraded to the new Sandy Bridge architecture. Essentially, if youre using 1 or 2 SATA devices then this chipset issue need not affect you at all because you can connect your devices to the 2 white SATA 3.0 ports. However, if youre using 3 or more SATA devices, you may want to prioritise your more important devices on the white SATA 3.0 ports (e.g. hard drive with your operating system on it) and the less important devices on the Intel PCH SATA 2.0 ports (e.g. a DVD ROM).
To help our customers optimise SATA performance on their 6 series mobos, GIGABYTE has created an easy to use utility called the GIGABYTE 6 Series SATA Check that tells you if the SATA ports that you are using are in fact the affected Intel PCH SATA 2.0 ports. It also recommends that you change your SATA devices to the white SATA 3.0 ports. The utility is a simple program that will work on any 6 series chipset based mobo, and has 3 possible scenarios that offer advice for users to configure their SATA devices. To operate, simply copy this utility to your P67/H67 systems Windows desktop and unzip, then double click the 67sfck.exe file.
The 1st scenario is where there are no devices connected to the affected Intel PCH SATA 2.0 ports, and the utility will let you know that your SATA configuration is OK.
The 2nd scenario is where your devices are all connected to the affected Intel PCH SATA 2.0 ports, and the utility will advise you to (Please) move 1 or 2 devices from Intel PCH SATA 2.0 ports to the free SATA 3.0 ports.
The 3rd scenario is where you have devices connected to the affected Intel PCH SATA 2.0 ports and the SATA 3.0 ports are also populated. Here the utility will advice you that the Use of (the) Intel PCH SATA 2.0 ports is not recommended.
The GIGABYTE 6 Series SATA Check utility will be available for download on the GIGABYTE website.
Download:
GIGABYTE - Intel Sandy Bridge/6 Series SATA Check Utility
http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/utility.aspx?cg=2
Blog:
http://gigabytedaily.blogspot.com/2011/02/gigabyte-6-series-sata-check.html
GIGABYTE 6 Series SATA Check Application
Tool to help optimize SATA port usage on current P67/H67 boards
The news of the SATA 2.0 issues with Intel 6 series chipsets has sparked a lot of uncertainty about how this will affect those of us who upgraded to the new Sandy Bridge architecture. Essentially, if youre using 1 or 2 SATA devices then this chipset issue need not affect you at all because you can connect your devices to the 2 white SATA 3.0 ports. However, if youre using 3 or more SATA devices, you may want to prioritise your more important devices on the white SATA 3.0 ports (e.g. hard drive with your operating system on it) and the less important devices on the Intel PCH SATA 2.0 ports (e.g. a DVD ROM).
To help our customers optimise SATA performance on their 6 series mobos, GIGABYTE has created an easy to use utility called the GIGABYTE 6 Series SATA Check that tells you if the SATA ports that you are using are in fact the affected Intel PCH SATA 2.0 ports. It also recommends that you change your SATA devices to the white SATA 3.0 ports. The utility is a simple program that will work on any 6 series chipset based mobo, and has 3 possible scenarios that offer advice for users to configure their SATA devices. To operate, simply copy this utility to your P67/H67 systems Windows desktop and unzip, then double click the 67sfck.exe file.
The 1st scenario is where there are no devices connected to the affected Intel PCH SATA 2.0 ports, and the utility will let you know that your SATA configuration is OK.
The 2nd scenario is where your devices are all connected to the affected Intel PCH SATA 2.0 ports, and the utility will advise you to (Please) move 1 or 2 devices from Intel PCH SATA 2.0 ports to the free SATA 3.0 ports.
The 3rd scenario is where you have devices connected to the affected Intel PCH SATA 2.0 ports and the SATA 3.0 ports are also populated. Here the utility will advice you that the Use of (the) Intel PCH SATA 2.0 ports is not recommended.
The GIGABYTE 6 Series SATA Check utility will be available for download on the GIGABYTE website.
Download:
GIGABYTE - Intel Sandy Bridge/6 Series SATA Check Utility
http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/utility.aspx?cg=2
ZZMitch said:GAF, is this the best SSD to buy in the 100-150$ range? Or maybe should I wait for something coming up?
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/memory-storage/MZ-5PA064/US
The OCZ Vertex 2 60GB is $105 after rebate.
Update:
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 7, 2011 On January 31, 2011, Intel disclosed a design issue with a support chip, the Intel® 6 Series Chipset that has the potential to impact certain PC system configurations. Intel subsequently initiated extensive discussions with computer makers about this topic. Both Intel and its customers are focused on delivering the highest quality PC systems based on Intel® 2nd Generation Core® Processors. As a result of these discussions and specific requests from computer makers, Intel is resuming shipments of the Intel® 6 Series Chipset for use only in PC system configurations that are not impacted by the design issue.
Only computer makers who have committed to shipping the Intel® 6 Series Chipset in PC system configurations that are not impacted by the design issue will be receiving these shipments.
This resumption of shipments of the Intel® 6 Series Chipset is not changing the companys updated first quarter 2011 and full-year financial Outlook published on January 31st.
In parallel, Intel has started manufacturing on a new version of this support chip. Intel now expects to begin shipping the new parts in mid February.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 7, 2011 On January 31, 2011, Intel disclosed a design issue with a support chip, the Intel® 6 Series Chipset that has the potential to impact certain PC system configurations. Intel subsequently initiated extensive discussions with computer makers about this topic. Both Intel and its customers are focused on delivering the highest quality PC systems based on Intel® 2nd Generation Core® Processors. As a result of these discussions and specific requests from computer makers, Intel is resuming shipments of the Intel® 6 Series Chipset for use only in PC system configurations that are not impacted by the design issue.
Only computer makers who have committed to shipping the Intel® 6 Series Chipset in PC system configurations that are not impacted by the design issue will be receiving these shipments.
This resumption of shipments of the Intel® 6 Series Chipset is not changing the companys updated first quarter 2011 and full-year financial Outlook published on January 31st.
In parallel, Intel has started manufacturing on a new version of this support chip. Intel now expects to begin shipping the new parts in mid February.
ZZMitch said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227550
Expires the 13th. I'd like to pick that up myself.
So i got a new motherboard this weekend. But its having an odd problem. It ran fine yesterday, but today it wont let my cpu go over 4x multi. Im running a 555 BE and of course its unlocked. On the old mobo it could hit 4ghz. On this one no matter what i do, it will not go over 4x mutli. Its very annoying. The mother board is an asus m4a88t v-evo usb3. Tried differnt bio's and cant get it working. Any help would be nice. thanks.
LiquidMetal14
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A quick update on this. I ordered the BIOSTAR MB I linked on the last page. Went with 1 day shipping. It should be here tomorrow as it says shipped on Amazon. I will have the CPU and MB tomorrow. All I need is for Newegg to ship the rest of my parts. I ordered the stuff on Friday and only 1 of the 2 orders says charged. I really hope they ship both today as I need that fan/heatsink before I can even get the ball rolling. Ugh, I was hoping to have all my parts by tomorrow but I can't even test the MB since it doesn't have any video outs. What a catch 22.LiquidMetal14 said:
Here's the motherboard - Biostar MB
Can anyone recommend me a case? I'm looking for a case that will fit a 6970 video card, has a bottom mounted PSU, and is lightweight.
Which type of cases are generally lightweight? I was looking at Aluminum cases but I'm not so sure if that's the way to go. I'd also not like to spend more than $120 if possible, but I'm willing to splurge a little this time for a quality case.
Which type of cases are generally lightweight? I was looking at Aluminum cases but I'm not so sure if that's the way to go. I'd also not like to spend more than $120 if possible, but I'm willing to splurge a little this time for a quality case.
All of the ~$80-100+ options will take that card and some of the sub-$60 ones will, as well. Did any of the styles or features stand out to you? If you had any cases in mind that aren't listed we can help you out with comparisons.Negator said:
Aluminum is getting increasingly expensive so more and more, companies are cutting back wherever they can by using thinner sheets and lower-grade, or higher MSRPs to offset the costs. In the $100 range, I'd likely opt for a steel enclosure over an aluminum case.
mclaren777
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I have the 64GB model and I love it. Comes out of sleep every time and it loads PS/LR3 in seconds.ZZMitch said:
mclaren777
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I adore my HAF 912.Negator said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/landing/haf912/home.php
Has anyone ever connected a PC to a TV? I want to do this with my PC since I only use it for games. The problem is the text--it's way too tiny. I've got Windows working well enough, but criminally few games let you do UI scaling. This renders any game with lotsa text basically unplayable. Gimme advice plz
LiquidMetal14
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The BIOSTAR MB I'm getting, will I be able to get a replacement even after I get it running? What is the timeline on a return?
evil solrac v3.0
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RedSwirl said:
well... I believe the 8800GT is about 9 inches long and the GTX an inch bigger.
grap3fruitman
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That looks nice but it has an 8ms response time. =(DrBaalzamon said:
keeblerdrow
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Warning: The HAF 912 is ugly as sin. I have one and I love its build and the interior has removable drive mountings to make room for extra big cards, but the exterior looks like it got in a fight with another case and lost.
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