Recent content by Siorus

Thanks guys. I ended up ordering the CPU-370, the MCW-82, a MO-RA3 and an Iwaki 20RLT (still might upgrade that, but I decided that starting small would be more prudent) today. Gave up on finding a metal res, I ordered an EK "Multioption Res X2 400 Advanced" but I may or may not end up using it...

Yeah, I was reading some reviews and it looks like the 370 performs very well. I'm surprised, I dismissed Koolance out-of-hand because, as I recall, historically (I'm talking like s370, s462 days) they made decent kits but they didn't perform as well as stuff from like, Danger Den did. I'll need...

So, I'm going to be throwing together my first DIY water cooled box over the next couple weeks, and I'm looking for the best performing S1155 water block I can get. Cost is not a serious consideration, neither is pressure drop across the block, since I'll be running one of the Japanese motor...

Valid point. I never bother with MIRs. Too much hassle for too small an amount of money. But if you're trying to squeeze the absolute fastest components you can into a given budget they can be a valid option. Just depends on how much work you want to do. Your definition of cramped is a bit...

That's a valid point, and it's good justification for buying a larger power supply and a board with multi-GPU support, but I have to respectfully disagree with you on the case and the RAM. I can't speak directly to the space in the 300; I haven't used Antec cases in years and if I were to...

Ok, now that I have something with an actual keyboard in front of me... Danny's list is good, but I still think you'd be spending money where you don't need to. There is ZERO need for a 600w+ power supply on a system like this; with no overclocking you're going to struggle to hit more than...

You're buying a much larger psu than you need, and there are cheaper cases than the lian li that are nicer. I'll try to post a parts list when I'm no longer on my phone. Are you near a microcenter?

The boards aren't listed under the motherboard section on Newegg but if you search for x79 they'll come up. I just ordered an ASRock x79 mATX board for work earlier this morning (I've been waiting for SB-E to upgrade a couple workstations) along with a 3930k after I decided that I didn't want to...

Just skimmed through the review and read the conclusion to decide if I want to go pick a 3930k up when Microcenter opens. I came away feeling completely differently than you seem to have, Kyle. It looked to me like the 3960 @ stock speeds was mostly faster than the 2600k @ 4.8GHz in the...

Not to take this too far off topic, but I'd agree with that assessment word-for-word. I switch back and forth between the Gentle Typhoons and the L/M/F401s on most of my builds depending on what's available at the time and how badly I want to crimp molex connectors. In terms of assembly and...

The Seasonic is a higher quality unit than the Corsair. Specifically, the fan in the Seasonic is a Sanyo Denki unit that probably retails for about $25 (based on the price of the 9S1212F401; I can't find the F404, but I'm assuming it's basically identical minus a tach output). The fan in the...

I've got a Pelco DX9200 disk array that I decided was due for a hardware inspection after about 5 years of 24/7 operation, so I popped out one of the power supply modules and pulled the lid to check the caps. I found a primary cap that I can't ID, and the secondary side filled with Fuhjyuus that...

If that's what you want, you can go the other way-get a professional laptop that functions as a high-end gaming laptop as well. That's what I did; my W700ds just took a dump so I ordered a Dell Precision M6600. The base card is a FirePro M8900, which is based on the Radeon 6970M, and it's...

SImply put, I don't like the ARM architecture. I've owned and used a bunch of ARM devices-going back to the Palm Tungsten T-and I've always been extremely unhappy with them. The approach that the ARM chips take to balancing performance vs. power consumption errs far too much on the side of...

Interesting. What data are you basing your conclusion on, and how are you defining "can't compete"-in terms of raw speed, or power consumption, or power vs. performance, cost vs. performance...? The only drawback that I recall seeing brought up last year was relatively high power consumption...