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    RAID 0 With Abit IP35 PRO

    I have the 7200.1 300GB drives and have had similar experiences. Both with RAID0 and RAID1. 1. Are either of you overclocking? 2. Do you have write-back cache enabled for your RAID0 array?
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    CPU limit for 5850?

    Thanks for the info. Well good news...the 5850 arrived this afternoon so I am going to try and get the OC working first then install the new card and Win7, etc. If I can get there I am going to run some benchmarks. If anyone has the time...I feel like I am starting all over with...
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    CPU limit for 5850?

    Yeah, I was just reading about the socket issue with Foxconn. I priced the x58 and 920 last night and they came out a bit more expensive, but not by a lot.
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    CPU limit for 5850?

    Cool, thanks for your input. I am replacing an 8800 GTX which does OK, but I figured my son can use it in his system (he's running a C2D, BadAxe2, and an 8800 GTS). I kinda like your idea of waiting a little bit before building a new one. Now I have to educate myself on how to properly OC...
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    CPU limit for 5850?

    Thanks for the replies and suggestions. @SirCumsized your post was especially useful since you have almost the same setup. The reason I was asking prior to the card arriving is I plan on doing this only once (install Win7 64bit with new card). So I either wanted to order new parts and...
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    CPU limit for 5850?

    I have an ASUS Radeon HD 5850 coming in the mail on Monday and am trying to figure out if I will be CPU limited based on my existing setup. Here is what I am currently running. Current Build: ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard BIOS 17 Intel C2D E6850 Conroe @ 3.0GHz LGA 775...
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    Abit IP35 Pro Questions thread

    I am going to be building my Abit ip35 Pro system here in a few days. I plan on installing WinXP SP2. I was hoping to find out what order to install drivers/etc. for the mobo? I am thinking about creating an automated WinXP SP2 install CD with NLite. This way I can include the necessary...
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    D975XBX2 or newer P35 mobo?

    I currently have an e6600 on an Intel Bad Axe 2 with 8800GTX. I love the stability of this D975XBX2 board. Stability is important to me and while I will probably overclock at some point, it's not a huge issue at the moment. Anyway, I am looking to build another new gaming PC for myself and...
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    Bad Axe 2 and Vista

    Are you running 64bit or 32bit Vista?
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    how good is the RAID on the Bad Axe 2?

    Please see the following article: http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2101 As you will see...while two WD Raptors in RAID0 are faster than one in most instances, it is so marginal as to be virtually unnoticable in real-world usage. Personally, as I said, I would go with one 10k...
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    how good is the RAID on the Bad Axe 2?

    I agree with vanilla_guerilla and in fact that is what I am building currently. A Bad Axe 2 with (4) 320GB drives in a RAID 5 on the Intel Matrix controller. Drives cost me roughly $375 for all four and for that I get good speed as well as excellent fault-tolerance which means relatively...
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    Bad Axe 2 and Vista

    Thanks eljeffe. One thing I learned on another site that may help you out with the Intel Desktop Control Center. You can apparently install it in "compatibility mode" under Vista and it works fine. Right-click the .exe, properties, compatibility, etc. Give it a try if you want and let us...
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    how good is the RAID on the Bad Axe 2?

    RAID 0 gain you very little especially when you care about your data. When using 10,000RPM drives like the Raptors there have been many studies done which concludes the performance increase on a desktop is extremely marginal (to the point of being undetecable). IMHO, you would be much better...
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    Bad Axe 2 and Vista

    Hi Guys, Just got my shipment from NewEgg late last night and am planning my new build. For anyone out there with Vista can you tell me if the Intel mobo utilities (like RAID: Intel® Matrix Storage Manager, and Intel Desktop Utilities) work with Vista? I see on the Intel website that...
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    New Bad Axe 2 Build...

    Yup. Almost did GSkill actually. Then decided I would just pay extra and go with Corsair partly because they are so commonly used and support seems pretty good comparitively-speaking. Probably a waste of money, but unless I have issues I will be happy. :)
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