Well I have finally saved up enough dosh for a new Box:
Ordered from http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/
Case: The Coolermaster 690 II Case
Processor: Intel Core i7 Quad core i7-3820(3.6ghz) 10mb Cache
Mainboard: ASUS P9X79 Intel Socket LG2011
RAM: 16GB Kingston hyperx genesis quad ddr3 2133mhz (4 x 4gb)
Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX670 2GB 2DVI, HDMI
Hard drive 1: 1TB SATA-III 6GB/S HDD 7200RPM 65MB Cache
Hard drive 2: 2tb SATA-III 6GB/S HDD 7200RPM 65MB Cache
Optical drive: 24x Dual layer DVD Writer +-R/=-RW/RAM
PSU: Corsair 750w tx750 v2-80 plus
Cooling: Intel Cert Liquid CPU cooler Soc LG2011
OS: WIN7 Home Premium 64
I could have used a SSD drive for HD1 but still not sure how good/reliable/long lasting they are.
Also decided to stay with WIN7. WIN8 is still too new and I follow the old adage that its not worth playing with until at least SP1 has been released.
Any thoughts ??
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A New toy to play with
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A New toy to play with
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Re: A New toy to play with
Stay with Win7 for all means. SSD hard disks can be considered safe today - we do so in a large corporate environment. Breaking hardware can still happen in any component - ask Ray - and therefore check out Acronis, and additional external hard disk storage (preferably a NAS) and then you are in a very comfortable and safe situation.
Cheers,
Martin
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Re: A New toy to play with
Cheers guys
Mark:
Save your pennies and you too can have one. I save £2 coins in an outer tin from a bottle of Glenmorangie (sadly now long since consumed). Took just over 2 years to collect over £1200.
Martin:
Yes I was unsure either way so decided to stay with what I.m comfortable with. I may upgrade in the future once I have saved up some more. I already keep a backup of all my computers on my NAS box so hopefully I'm protected from those HD failures that inevitably occur. FS gets backed up at least every 2 months and other stuff when I can be bothered or before I make any major changes to either Hardware or Software.
Mark:
Save your pennies and you too can have one. I save £2 coins in an outer tin from a bottle of Glenmorangie (sadly now long since consumed). Took just over 2 years to collect over £1200.
Martin:
Yes I was unsure either way so decided to stay with what I.m comfortable with. I may upgrade in the future once I have saved up some more. I already keep a backup of all my computers on my NAS box so hopefully I'm protected from those HD failures that inevitably occur. FS gets backed up at least every 2 months and other stuff when I can be bothered or before I make any major changes to either Hardware or Software.
Pete B
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Retired and busier than ever !!
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Re: A New toy to play with
petebramley wrote:....
Glenmorangie
...
Mmmmmmmhhhhhh
Cheers,
Martin
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Re: A New toy to play with
One of my few vices
Am currently sampling a nice 18yr Talisker
Am currently sampling a nice 18yr Talisker
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Re: A New toy to play with
New box arrived Tuesday and have been installing stuff frantically ever since. finally got FS9 up and running for a quick test run. First thoughts "WOW" This things fast
Pete B
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