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CarlJohnson

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What Hardware Next?
« on: February 03, 2009, 04:51:50 AM »
So this is my current setup

Silentmaxx (i think ) 430 W
Intel e7200 3.6GHz With Gross'Clockner Cooling
Corsair DDR2-800 2x1GB
MSI p35 neo 2 fr
Club3D Radeon 4850 with Arctiv Cooling TwinTurbo
Samsung 250 GB
Samsung Syncmaster 931bw
Cooler Master 690

So I'm not sure what to buy next  ??? I always like when i can look forward to buying new stuff. Thinking about getting 2x2 GB Mushkin RAM but not sure if I should go for 1066 MHz. Or maybe a pair of Raptors for Raid 0? Don't really like Raid 0 rather Raid 5Don't know if Raptors will really improve systemperformance that much for that price. I could also use some extra storage so I was thinking of the Samsung Barracuda 7200.11 1TB quite fast but seems to have some problems. Anyonw know of a good site that Benchmarked HDs?

Give me some Input always like working towards something  ;D

EDIT: THinking about selling my 4850 to get a 4870 but not sure if I should go for the 512MB or the 1GB Version
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Re: What Hardware Next?
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2009, 06:35:38 AM »
raptors are not worth it. better off getting 2x 640GB and raid0 and saving a ton of cash
2x2gb mushkin redlines 1000 or g skill 1000 (blue ones). very cheap and good

4870 would be a good upgrade too, 512mb is enough your res is not big enough to need 1GB
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Re: What Hardware Next?
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2009, 08:16:28 AM »
3 640 blakc edition drives, matrix raid 75 gig raid 0, the rest raid 5, will own every one here except me.
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Re: What Hardware Next?
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2009, 08:27:47 AM »
im probably getting a hardware raid 5 going soon, so eat me
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Re: What Hardware Next?
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2009, 09:19:30 AM »
RAM:
2x1 GB Corsair + 2x2 GB Mushkin DDR 800 < 2x2 GB Mushkin 1000  ???

Harddrive:
In the Store of my choice I'd get a black edition 640 for 99.- and Barracuda 7200.11 1TB for 150.-
probably best setup for me would be 2x640 raid0 system drive + 1x1TB data as i guess HW RAID 5 isn't possible with p35
1.2TB is quite alot for a system drive
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Re: What Hardware Next?
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2009, 10:02:47 AM »
Quote from: CarlJohnson on February 03, 2009, 09:19:30 AM

probably best setup for me would be 2x640 raid0 system drive + 1x1TB data as i guess HW RAID 5 isn't possible with p35
1.2TB is quite alot for a system drive

sounds good. raid0 the 640's for OS and games and programs.. 1TB for storage.

raid 5 is possible on most boards , including the p35, but you need a few drives to do raid 5, and its kinda useless with onboard raid
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Re: What Hardware Next?
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2009, 05:06:20 PM »
bad advice raiding the 640 GB at 0 ... Shit happens and you lose that whole tera .. I you REALLY need that hard drive speed then cheapo raid 0 of small raptors...
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Re: What Hardware Next?
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2009, 06:29:35 AM »
thats the whole point. who cares if you lose your OS/games, your data goes on the 1TB. this has nothing to do with proper backup. if you want to do that get ready to spend
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Re: What Hardware Next?
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2009, 05:13:39 AM »
Was thinking of this: Partition the the RAID 0 to System and Data and use the 1TB for Backup Kind of like a cheap manual RAID 1+0  :P 1.2TB for System, just don't need that much
Still gotta do some research how the ICH9 handles RAID 0 and if it is bad to partition a RAID 0 array.

Thanks for your help guys
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Re: What Hardware Next?
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2009, 09:40:17 AM »
I got myself a pair of WD Blacks last month, of course one of them didn't work. Couldn't be bothered to start an RMA till today and this the note I recieve.

 Note: Current US governmental regulations prevent us from doing business with anyone located in your country.

Cuba
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia)
Iran
Iraq
Libya
North Korea
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic

So Switzerland is now equal to terrorists  in Americas eyes :o

I probably can't order anything direct from US  anymore :-\


Damn you Barck I didn't want this kind of change ;D
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Re: What Hardware Next?
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2009, 10:11:16 AM »
rofl switzerland... but theyre not on the list?

i got 4x1TB blacks :)
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Re: What Hardware Next?
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2009, 10:37:29 AM »
not on that list but with all the bullshit going on with americans hiding they're money here  ::) must have got sanctioned. me working for an american company here wonder if that will have some sort of impact  ???

is the 1TB faster than the 640? and you got RAID 5?
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Re: What Hardware Next?
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2009, 11:06:38 AM »
i have raid 5 with a hardware 3ware raid card... different league :P
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Re: What Hardware Next?
« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2009, 12:06:44 AM »
at work we had some people from sweden come here and bought a truck for 31,000 then they had to pay 24% export tax and like 25% import tax lmao they pretty close to you yea?
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Re: What Hardware Next?
« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2009, 11:49:28 AM »
I wish I understood what you guys were saying


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