Ok, so it wasn't the legacy USB drivers. (I disabled them and it was still slow)
I was unable to find a quick boot option. THere was Intel Rapid Start or something....but it made no difference as well....
lost on options :(
Let me check to see if I have "quick boot" enabled in bios...
I remember the bios set the CPU fan by default to MAX so I had to manually change that as well.
@VirtualLarry, what steps can I take to help my bios find my SSD drive?
Looking into this, I have a Crucial M4 128GB
I'm not sure if this is even a real problem....but it's new to me.
Whenever I start up my computer, the ASrock splash screen stays on the screen for a good 10-15 seconds.
When i press Tab to see what it's doing, it's not doing anything...at least it's not showing anything.
it just has the...
Ivy gives PCI3 support and consumes less power.
Although it runs a bit hotter compared to Sandy.
I'll quote another user (cmdrdredd)
Not to mention IB at the same clockspeed is faster than SB. If I remember right, a 4.2Ghz 3570k is about the same as a 4.4Ghz 2500k
woo hoo, got most of my parts, rest I'm waiting on Newegg....
But I'm trying to get a head start on stress testing / benchmarking / general checklist.
Does anyone have a good website/link that has some tutorials I can read up on.
I stumbled across one while I was researching my new computer but...
Here's an updated list
CPU: i5 Core 3570k
GPU: I couldn't find any HD 7850 vid cards... Does anyone have an alternative?
SSD : Crucial M4 128GB SSD (a bit more expensive than new egg..but not by much)
PSU: Silencer Mk III Series 600 Watt ATX
MOBO: ASRock z77 Pro3
CASE: I have no...
2.8 isn't that bad....but you better write a damn good personal statement that does a good job explaining the relatively low GPA.
And once you get accepted, get nothing but A's and B's and you'll be fine by the time you graduate.
I started off with a 2.0 GPA in college freshman year....
Decided...
The games I'll be playing are Dota2, Diablo 3, League of Legends, SC2, etc.
I'm mainly building a new rig for Diablo 3.
I think the parts I listed above can easily handle these games as well as other "higher end" games that I might play in the near future.
I saw some benchmarks that the 3570k...
I just learned about Microcenter and found out that one is fairly close to me (Orange County / Tustin about 30 miles away).
Since Newegg just went out of stock on a few items, and I want to build this rig ASAP, I decided to head over there this weekend and buy as much as I can. If Newegg has...
Awesome! Thank you for those responses lehtv.
So it looks like I'll be going with the...
SSD : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148442
GPU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102986
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820226191
PSU ...
Thanks for the warm welcome :)
I went ahead and changed out the HD to the one you recommended. I also noticed the one you recommended has 32mB cache as oppose to 16mb. nice call and TY. But if storage space isn't a problem (i have an external 500 GB drives that I can use...do you think SSD...
Nothing is set in stone...I'm always open to new suggestions.
Last time I built a new rig was over 5 years ago so it's taking me a while to get caught up again.
Any thoughts on Ivy Bridges vs Sandy Bridges?
I'll be using this computer for gaming.
My budget is around $800. If I can get a...
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