I should mention I generally run in RAID for redundancy. I just Installed Windows 10 Pro in RAID 0 yesterday on my current build. No issues with the RAID setup, but Windows 10 used their recommended driver instead of the old Gigabyte ICH10R SATA RAID driver.
I guess I have the itch for a solid build since I just replaced the pump and tubing. I think I must have had the longest running D5 in history- 10 years of basically running 24/7.
OK- admitting I have been out of building for a while, so opinions are very welcomed on CPU options. I don't mind spending the money on a solid build that I can OC and my kids do game, so they will be drooling to mess around a bit with a new build.
Been trucking along for 10+ years with the rig in my sig. Time for an upgrade I imagine, as I am limited with my hardware since I upgraded from XP to Windows 10 Pro.
My OC'ing days are probably behind me, but I'd like the option to tinker should I want to.
Just some preliminary Newegg cart...
So... decided to get rid of this nagging ethernet cable across my floor and get a Wifi card for my desktop.
Trouble is I just got a adapter card with no Mini PCI-e network card to plug into it to attach my SMA cables to.
I purchased a SilverStone ECWA1 adapter card. Now i just need a short...
It was the PSU. Called OCZ and they said thats what it sounded like. Got me a PSU locally to get back running.... Corsair GS800 watt PSU.
Holding steady so far.
Rig is in the sig....
Can't complain since this rig has run basically 24/7/365 for the past five years- less a month at most while moving and during vacations.
Anyways, it's on a Cyberpower battery back-up for those moments when I may have a power interruption here in FL during a good...
Looking for a Micro SD adaptor card.... my computer desk has seemed to have eaten mine- found
I have:
WD IDE 40gb hdd- gone to neonkevo
Seagate 160gb SATA hdd- gone to neonkevo
A handfull of 120mm Sunon and Thermaltake fans w/ molex connectors
A boatload of red SATA cables- gone...
I'm in the same boat with an old ASUS TOP 4850. I don't game much, but upgrades are always nice.
I have a watercooled E8500@3950mhz and 4gb of ram on a solid GB EP45-UD3P. This old girl has been running 24/7 since I built it 4+ years ago- thats 35K hours on the pump. Maybe it's time for a new...
If you guys want some real fun racing check out www.virtualrc.com . You can join a club online and race against other drivers. They also have monthly races where you time-trial and submit your race times online.
I race 1/8th scale nitro RC and the tracks are real... Cincinatti, Ft. Myer's and...
I'm seeing no reason to upgrade my rig at this point unless I hit the lotto!! It's funny, but most of my 2 year old components aren't even in stock on newegg's site anymore!! Just the E8500 and the memory.... and maybe a dvd drive?
I wouldn't spend $200 to upgrade anything on an old laptop these days. For $800 you can get yourself a darn nice lappy that would probably fit your needs. As soon as you dump $200 into your old one your screen will probably crap out...
My 9300 was intermittently losing the bottom 1" of the...
There's a safety margin built into all compoments for reliability. Where your memory's stands is questionable as with everything mass produced. All you can try is to back the voltage down and see where its still stable and reliable. It's obviously stable at this point but how long it will last...
I'm no avid proponent for raid 5... I just wanted to try it once and have been too lazy to re-install XP in another configuration. When something really craps out I'll install windows 7, but thats probably a long time coming because my 3 drive raid 5 array has been rebuilt over 10 times without...
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