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03-24-13, 05:07 PM #11
Re: The New Rig
@ dmasteR, Intel Core i5-3450S Ivy Bridge 2.8GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 65W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637I53450S
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Newegg.com - ASUS Z77-A LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard < @ Allane, gonna stick that in for the B75.
Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-750 750W Continuous @ 50°C, 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, Single +12V Rail, ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92, SLI Ready, CrossFire Ready, Active - PFC Power Supply - Retail - Newegg.com < Using this instead of the 850w
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I'm going to be doing some 3D Modeling in addition to my heavy gaming on this PC, thats why I want 16 GB.Last edited by Lady Death-Trekie; 03-24-13 at 05:16 PM.
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03-24-13, 05:33 PM #14
Re: The New Rig
Intel Core i5-3570K, MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition, NZXT Phantom (White) - System Build - PCPartPicker
Throw in: Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 997050 - Newegg.com for RAM. Around ~1200 total.
Better, more reliable SSD.
Better CPU that allows overclocking.
Sandforced base drives are notorious with issues. Unless you get a Intel 520 series based off SandForce. Intel tweaked that drive for over a year before they released it to actually get it right.Last edited by dmasteR; 03-24-13 at 05:35 PM.
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03-24-13, 06:30 PM #16Re: The New Rig
I've been using a Patriot Wildfire using SF-2200, not even SF-2281, for the last year and it's really quite stable. Sandforce has had quite a bit of time to mature since its early days and is actually reliable now. Of course, most Sandforce reliability comes from the firmware rather than the controller itself. I haven't been hands on with any SF-2281 drives, but I don't think they're as bad as people make them out to be.
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03-24-13, 06:37 PM #17
Re: The New Rig
I'd have to disagree, I run a computer shop here in town and I've had to do more RMA's with SF-2281 drives than any other drives or even any other computer component. I ended up not selling the product at all as it cost us too much time to deal with RMA's.
Crucial M4/Samsung 830/840's/Intel/Plextor are pretty much my go to drives.
Personally running a Intel 520 series in my main machine and a 840 on my test bench.
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03-25-13, 11:56 AM #18Re: The New Rig
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