also I had couple SSD such as vertex , vertex turbo. corsair p128 x25m, c300. Now I am using c300 for my main computer. From my experience, x25m and c300 didn't make any problem but these are kind of old to compare with new ssd.
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I ordered this combo( power supply + case $75 after rebate) for my self and I have cooler master 912case. It work great for me. If you don't need windows, it is going to be great case for you too.
Why don't you just use GTX card instead of Quadro. I was in the same situation as you. Quadro was really good performer in maya viewport acceleration . but after maya 2012 viewport 2.0 is available, GTX perform really well. I had quadro 4000 and gtx 560ti and I compared them. In default...
First of all sorry about my Englsih. I had both quadro and firepro card for 3d application such as 3DS Max & Maya. From my experience Firepro always gave me headaches (several bugs, and couldn't figure that out.). I didn't have any problem with quadro since now. But I am not sure for...