Recent content by silmarilwest

I bought them on amazon, but yes those should be the same. I think one of the fans might be wonky (making grinding noise occasionally), but it's replaceable. Just need to figure out which one since it's so sporadic. Even if I replaced both fans, it's hard to beat the price.

Total: 63 TB Single System: 48 TB First is my old build from 2011... Case: LIAN LI PC-Q08B Mobo: SUPERMICRO MBD-X7SPA-H CPU: Intel Atom D510 RAM: 4GB Kingston DDR2 800 PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 500 Watt OS Drive: Patriot Xporter Mini 8GB Flash Drive OS: FreeNAS 0.7.2 Storage: 5 HITACHI Deskstar...

I don't care much about RAID, Firewire, Onboard video, or eSATA. Many 1155 boards come with them anyway, which is fine. I'd like 2 or more SATA 6Gb/s ports (along with 4+ 3Gb/s ports). SLI/Crossfire capability is preffered, although I have no immediate plans to use dual cards. 2+ USB 3.0 ports...

I guess it would depend on how much the fan ramps up in my system. That may depend on the case I choose. If I have issues I may spring for an Intel board: Intel BOXDZ68BC LGA 1155 Intel Z68 No mobo is immune to problems with certain configurations, but it seems like Intel boards have as few as...

Haven't posted on this forum in a long time, but since I'm here might as well add my NAS to this thread. Not very impressive compared to a lot of the systems on here (15TB), but it's nice and compact. Built last summer for fun. Components: LIAN LI PC-Q08B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower...

Thanks for all the feedback :) It has shipped but I could still return in theory, minus the restocking fee. Do you have any personal experience with ASRock? The motherboard he reviewed was a different (albeit similar) model, and his biggest complaint seemed to be with overclocking. The thin...

My old P35 Core 2 duo rig just went down (motherboard failure) so I'm using it as a good excuse to build a new system. :D I don't plan to overclock anything since I'd rather keep the build relatively cool & quiet. Lower temps are better for long term component life & less drama. I do a bit of...

Thanks for the replies. My current monitor (VX2025) is still a nice one, but I went ahead and took the plunge. $219 is pretty good when you consider I paid $350 for the 20" 3 years back. Anyhow, the 3 year warranty was enough to assuage any misgivings (if it weren't for the warranty I'd...

Almost everything I have read about this monitor sounds good. I know it doesn't support 1:1 scaling, but I wanted to confirm that fixed display scaling works (either from the monitor or though the nvidia control panel). I still play 4:3 AR games, so it would be a downer in the unlikely event...

You could always downclock the bios if you are an adventurous sort http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1260590 Cutting the core to 650 and memory to stock would probably allow you to leave the fan at silent speeds.

For those interested in controlling the fan speed but uncomfortable (like me) with splicing/jamming wires I found a fairly easy way to do it. The third wire for 3 pin mobo cables just monitors the fan speed (it doesn't control it) so there shouldn't be a problem adding a resistor to a 2 pin...