everything.Originally Posted by ImAwesome
really, everything.
Let me google that for you
everything.
really, everything.
Let me google that for you
You are about as much fun as whipping a dead horse :-(
:deadhorse:
But,m I really hope you do enjoy the new SSD, its an absolutely amazing change on the operating system and all the programs you load from!
i went to the shop and bought the biggest magnet i could find and now my entire house wont load!
Amazon.com: Crucial 512 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT512M4SSD2: Electronics@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41R4BO9jhpL.@@AMEPARAM@@41R4BO9jhpL 512GB for $529.99
Pretty cheap in reference to the $/GB
Yea i just saw that like 3 mins ago actually lol, very good price if you wanna fork out over $500 for a hard drive.
I'd rather have a smaller SSD + some normal HD's for even a lower price.
I couldn't imagine paying $500 for an SSD myself.
Yeah, I'm not going that for one, I'll just wait until the next 256GB deal comes around, I'm in no huge rush.
My local disk at the moment is around 80GB, that's with just the day to day programs Firefox, video editing, Adobe products etc No games, but if I do get a SSD I'll end up throwing Ubuntu on it as well so it's probably worth just buying the 256GB instead of the 128GB one.
my SSD caddy came today since I taped it into the case lol.
I had to manually modify an old hard drive mounting bracket for my dads computer when he got his 256 gig SSD. Drilled a few holes and use some self tapping sheet metal screws to hold it in place.
256 is more than enough tbh. I have a shitload of games installed and atm I'm only using about 170gb of space. There isn't a point to getting anything larger unless you just want the extra space for breathing room.
[bumping this thread but I'm pretty stoked atm]
Had a half decent run in the NRL betting past two weeks so got a bit of excess cash flow so I thought I may as well grab a SSD.
I ended up getting a Crucial M4 256GB for $255.94 ($6.95 shipping included) from Amazon.
Will finally see what all this commotion about SSDs are all about ;)
Not bad! Good, and fast! You'll see why all of us love them so much! :-D
I'll be upgrading my motherboard as my current board doesn't support SATA3 so it'll bottleneck the SSD I believe, not sure which one yet.
The SSD will probably get to my doorstep probably mid to late next month which is fine so in the mean time I might just wait to see if any deals pop up in terms of the new prices that AMD is offering, so I got about a month to decide what I want to do.
Current rig:
- OS: Windows 7 x64 Ultimate & Ubuntu 12.04
- CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.72GHz (might upgrade)
- Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P (will upgrade)
- Memory: 8GB DDR3 1333MHz
- GPU: NVIDIA GTX560
- PSU: LitePower 450w
- Case: Thermaltake V3
- Cooling: Blue Orb II + other random fans.
- Hard disks: 1.5TB + 500GB + 250GB (all internal)
If I do upgrade the motherboard/CPU I'll probably use my Huntkey 700w PSU, RAM is fine, GPU is fine, HDDs are in good health as far as I can tell, the cooler is annoying big bulky might upgrade if upgrading the CPU. The case I'm happy with, don't really want to upgrade it at the moment.
Go for the Sabertooth 990FX, Parker! Trust me on this, it is an AMAZING motherboard! And don't upgrade the CPU yet, Piledriver is literally right aroudn the corner, wait on it!
Newegg.com - ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
$184.99
And my review is like 4 or 5 down on the newegg reviews for the board, its the exact reason I decided to go with it in the first place.
Pros: Rock Solid, Stable, Easy Setup. Took less then 5 minutes from hitting power on at first boot; to hit a stable 1867MHz on my 16 gigs of G.Skill Sniper Memory, Running a Phenom x4 955 BE at 3.74GHz. Not a single burp in the entire system.. Set at 1.12 NB Voltage, and 1.55 DRAM Voltage @ 9-10-9-28 (Manufacturer specs). Ran computer for 12 hours on Prime and it cruised through without a stutter!
Coming from the original Crosshair, Crosshair II, and Crosshair III. Officially retired my Crosshair III as of last night, had no need of the newest Crosshair, as this motherboard had everything I needed, and nothing I didn't!
Enthusiast at heart, I am comfortable with diving into the heart of things and tweaking what I can, where I can for maximum performance; and this motherboard did the trick with flying colors!
Cons: I miss the vertical standing SATA ports of some of my old motherboards, only because having to plug into the side can be a bit of a pain. But the side plugins are the future of motherboards, because they can fit more in a local area. Will never ding an egg for that, as it is completely personal preference.
Other then that, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this board. Any motherboard or piece of hardware that boots up and purrs like a kitten deserves 5 eggs, many reviews below this knock an egg for a matter of personal preference, or they couldn't get a stable overclock, or couldn't get a 16 gig ram setup working at full speed. Nay to those people! That isn't a review, its incompetence at not knowing how to review hardware!
Other Thoughts: I would recommend this to ANYONE wanting a rock solid, and stable platform to build a new computer on. The UEFI Bios makes things a bit easier for the hardware newbies, while providing a bit more leverage on being able to use a mouse for us hardware canucks. It has a clean, professional look... very sturdy, the weight of the motherboard itself is nearly +50% more then the old Crosshair III I pulled out to replace.
Pair this motherboard with a new FX chip, or a x4/x6 Phenom, and you will be in steady hands until the next new gadget comes out to upgrade to!
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