Recent content by lawrence131

just FYI I just called them and they stated it has to be physically picked up today to get the special price. even if you order it online and your reservation says $149, when you get it the next day they will raise the price. they also will not accept payment over the phone. not very...

oh yea, added the linkworld mATX open box case for $12 too, can't really beat that either for the spare cheap G620 build.

got it with the cheap MSI board for only $19 after the instant $40 off to use on a spare G620 laying around. perfect combo considering the mobo is almost free and the CPU is by far lowest price anywhere. I did online purchase for store pickup so they should honor it for a week with no rush to...

my asrock extreme4 gets about 100Mhz extra overclock on the same cpu and has added features like 2 more USB ports, extra Marvell controller for 2 more SATA3 ports, 3.5" USB3 bracket for front of computer. up to you if you think these small things are worth $50-$75 more.

all i did was add the 2600K to cart, search for Z68 motherboards, and any one I added to cart was $80 less than the posted price. Worked for every mobo I tried adding.

you're doing something pretty wrong if the SSD runs "everyday work" about the same as a modern HDD. "Everyday work" is typically use of lots of small files, which is where SSD's kill HDD's. Also as others are saying, if your $25 SATA3 card is outperforming the onboard ports, you either have a...

you're talking about 2 different things, the CPU or x86 performance of the fusion chips is horrible but for just web browsing and playing media which uses GPU acceleration it is great. a C2D or cheap SB based Dual Pentium (B940) CPU/x86 power wise is MUCH MUCH faster than the E-350 and has...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5318085/coupons/newer/cases20.pdf http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5318085/coupons/newer/ram20.pdf here are the coupons for the 20% off cases and memory too btw for those heading there for some good deals. the RAM is $35 on sale for $19.99 and the 20% coupon still works. same...

just picked up with asrock pro3 matx board that i've been using on my other 2600k board fine for 6 months, clocks up to 4.6 without problems and feature rich for a low cost board. with discounts the board ended up $34.99 and the CPU $279.99. i also got the phenom II x4 840 for $99 with $50GC...

I have another computer with a SB850 SATA3 port I'm about to plug these drives into so will post some updates on controller impact on performance. I've tested in the past on the Marvell controller too, and as mentioned above, it sucks :(

funny coincidence that I JUST finished benchmarking this exact chipset. I bought the Asrock H61 budget board with USB3 and SATA3 added both through Asmedia chips to reduce cost compared to an H67 or Z68 platform. they are definitely NOT the same performance as a true SATA 3 solution. I tested...

benches show huge numeric differences between various drives, but to be honest for real life use I can't even tell the difference between my original Vertex 60 and brand new M4 128GB. agreed with the above recs - the reliability matters more than the benchmark numbers since pretty much all...

Can you use the DVI and HDMI for dual video output (both digital), or does it have to be 1 digital and 1 analog for dual monitor on the built-in Intel HD Video?

i think there is an issue with what motherboard this is being used with or just luck. i just bought 2 from newegg last month when they were $49AR (even cheaper now without rebate unfortunately). they are working perfectly on an AMD X4 system with SB850 and a Sandy Bridge system with H67...

i'll take either the 8400 9500 or 1600 as a spare for $15 :)