Recent content by frogger42

Danny will be along shortly to make a great suggestion, but since I just finished my build and have been up to my eyeballs on Newegg lately, I thought I'd take a crack at it. First, cases are very individual so the one I suggest is what I think is a good deal and has good features but really is...

Now that I have my new primary desktop complete, I have turned my old desktop into an ESXi server. I work in I.T. and want to use it as a learning tool. However, it is very limited as it is and with only 4GB of RAM I can really only run 1 or 2 VMs at a time. I'd like to do a minimal upgrade...

Any advice we give now will be worthless by December. Honestly, you are planning way too far ahead. I made the same mistake and I'll give you the advice that was given to me... Come back 1 - 2 weeks before you are ready to build.

It's a hobby. Not professional, but I do like to have quality gear if I can afford it. I could push it to $400 total if that bought me a significant improvement.

Anyone?

I am building a new desktop now and my next purchase will be an upgraded monitor. My budget is around $300. I am debating between 2 23" monitors or 1 27" monitor. Leaning toward the 2 23" monitors at the moment. I have dual monitors at work and really like the ability to keep reference...

Sure you can. It has a window on the side. It has the mesh for a fan, but it is clear and you can see inside very well.

Just wanted to put in my 2 cents worth on the case if it isn't too late. I just got a Corsair C70 Vengeance in Gunmetal Black and I love it. Very nice, well made, roomy case. It has the handles if you want to carry it to a LAN party. Also, everything is metal so it would be easy to paint to...

From everything I've read, if I want to use the HF 212 Evo, I can just mount the fan on the other side to pull instead of push if the memory interferes. In fact, some articles I've read say it cools better that way. Also, my case has a top exhaust so I could mount it sideways from the usual...

I think I just found a great, free solution that doesn't even require me to leave the house. We have a couple of old wood TV trays from Wal-Mart that we don't use anymore. They are those $10 light colored wood ones you see everywhere. I just tried it and it is the right size. It spans both...

You just gave me a great idea. The case has just two bars of metal that elevate the case instead of feet. I can go to a flooring store and just get two sample pieces of hardwood flooring and put one under each bar. As far as social situation, 2 dogs, 3 cats and a wife but no kids and no...

I am finishing up a new build and I'd really like to mount the power supply with the intake fan pointed down to pull in fresh air instead of the hot air from the case. I have a Corsair Vengeance C70 case so it has the opening and filter to allow this. However, I have carpet in the room where...

I just bought 2 more sticks of the same Corsair Vengeance I had bought before. I don't have the model number handy but it is posted earlier in the thread. I thought in a dual channel mobo, you had to run the ram in pairs. Is that not true anymore?

I just wanted to thank everyone for the advice. I ended up using quite a bit of your input. Everything is now ordered except the hard drives which will get ordered next pay day. Then, the build will begin. Here is what I ended up with... Case: Corsair C70 Vengeance in Gunmetal Black...

I am getting an SSD for the system drive. This is just about a data drive.