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CONFERENCE ROOM NOW!!
its OK this isnt some e peen contest, i mean just head over to xtremesystems and get blown out of the water fast.
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It's QQ thankyouverymuch
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Yeah. I thought I could just copy the image from my old 1TB drive to the new 3TB. But it didn't work. So I formatted the 3TB with the new protocol (I can't remember what it's called) and manually transferred all the data.It works fine now, but the swap was a PITA.
I want a FrozenQ dual bay Res with a black helix and white light.
And go with a pair of Swiftech MCP35X PWM Pumps.
But that will be if I add GPUs to the loop. It's works pretty good as it is.
I've hit full load a couple times. Usually rendering videos.
It's QQ thankyouverymuch
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I haven't had any problems with mine.
The weird part is seeing that it's 75% full and freaking out until I realize that I still have 750GB of free space.
The weird part is seeing that it's 75% full and freaking out until I realize that I still have 750GB of free space.
I'm a value / money fan... lately that's been intel CPU + AMD GPU.
People talk about AMD drivers being a problem, and they were in the 4xxx days. Lately I haven't had any real issue with them, but I don't run multiple cards. I've seen some complaints from people running crossfire, but I've never had any major problems with them, even running 2 monitors in my WoW days.
People talk about AMD drivers being a problem, and they were in the 4xxx days. Lately I haven't had any real issue with them, but I don't run multiple cards. I've seen some complaints from people running crossfire, but I've never had any major problems with them, even running 2 monitors in my WoW days.
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I'm a value / money fan... lately that's been intel CPU + AMD GPU.
People talk about AMD drivers being a problem, and they were in the 4xxx days. Lately I haven't had any real issue with them, but I don't run multiple cards. I've seen some complaints from people running crossfire, but I've never had any major problems with them, even running 2 monitors in my WoW days.
People talk about AMD drivers being a problem, and they were in the 4xxx days. Lately I haven't had any real issue with them, but I don't run multiple cards. I've seen some complaints from people running crossfire, but I've never had any major problems with them, even running 2 monitors in my WoW days.
I've been meaning to doing a pc-in-desk mod for a while now, some really early sketches
Last edited by w0ng3r; May 22, 2013 at 12:44 PM.
They are somewhat less reliable than 1 platter drives just due to the extra components.
If you can fit what you need on one platter drives, do it. I don't have lots of stuff to store, so I use one platter drives. I still keep 3 copies of anything important. One live, one backed up nightly and one external drive that I image every few months and take to work to keep in my cabinet in case my house burns down.
Also, if you buy hard drives from a major PC supplier like Dell or HP, you will be less likely to have problems.
If you can fit what you need on one platter drives, do it. I don't have lots of stuff to store, so I use one platter drives. I still keep 3 copies of anything important. One live, one backed up nightly and one external drive that I image every few months and take to work to keep in my cabinet in case my house burns down.
Also, if you buy hard drives from a major PC supplier like Dell or HP, you will be less likely to have problems.
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WD Black 1TB HDD
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Last edited by Brfatal; May 22, 2013 at 01:09 PM.
FWIW this system is on basically 24/7 365. It does double duty, Gaming rig and file server/htpc so really triple duty.
Have had the Rat since it came out coolest mouse i have ever had the pleasure of owning.
Exactly, the systems over there and on other computer sites are insane. Its crazy how much some peeps will spend to build a computer only to spend that again in a couple years. Must be nice to have that kind of money.
How much money would you have for computers if you drove a Corolla and spent all the extra money you spent on your car payment / car / mods on computers instead?
Yeah. I thought I could just copy the image from my old 1TB drive to the new 3TB. But it didn't work. So I formatted the 3TB with the new protocol (I can't remember what it's called) and manually transferred all the data.It works fine now, but the swap was a PITA.
Yeah yelling WTF at the computer and HDD didnt get it done for me.
Except the Pump sucks dick.
I want a FrozenQ dual bay Res with a black helix and white light.
And go with a pair of Swiftech MCP35X PWM Pumps.
But that will be if I add GPUs to the loop. It's works pretty good as it is.
I've hit full load a couple times. Usually rendering videos.
I want a FrozenQ dual bay Res with a black helix and white light.
And go with a pair of Swiftech MCP35X PWM Pumps.
But that will be if I add GPUs to the loop. It's works pretty good as it is.
I've hit full load a couple times. Usually rendering videos.
I forget what res I have ..... I should look
6 years in and on my first MCP655. I have another one at my house "just in case"
Ahhhhh rendering.... sooo slooow haha
So far so good for me.
1TB per platter
People talk about AMD drivers being a problem, and they were in the 4xxx days. Lately I haven't had any real issue with them, but I don't run multiple cards. I've seen some complaints from people running crossfire, but I've never had any major problems with them, even running 2 monitors in my WoW days.
It is just amazing with some of the stuff they do. You know they dont have women or anything else to worry aboutI like my car more.