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    Is Spindown BUILT-IN to WD Elements drives themselves?

    Ok, so just to be clear ... WD has set these drives up with a fairly aggressive spindown and it is in the firmware of the drive, meaning that no matter if it is hooked up externally vvia USB OR internally via SATA3, it will still spin down at whatever setting WD has encoded into the firmware...
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    Is Spindown BUILT-IN to WD Elements drives themselves?

    I just built a new system and was very happy with boot times of around 15 seconds (restart from within windows less than 40 seconds!) ... that was until I finally hooked up my 2TB WD Elements drive. It slows EVERYTHING down on boot-up. (I didn't really notice on my old system as it was already...
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    ASUS Z68 "Dilemma" -- PRO-V vs DELUXE?

    MAIN DIFFERENCES: Better connectivity (sans VGA/DVI ports -- still don't get that, but whatever ASUS) "Higher face count, being able to sustain higher multipliers ... generally 50+ for the DELUXE" PLX Multiplexing Chip -- Allows access to the lanes in the PCH and "spread the bandwidth to other...
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    ASUS Z68 "Dilemma" -- PRO-V vs DELUXE?

    The thing is, by the time I add on all the "nickel-and-dime" stuff I need (e.g. firewire bracket, cable, usb-to-ps/2, etc.) the net price difference between the two is ~$30. I think if I'm using all my inputs at the same time I might notice the bottleneck of the PRO. Those times would be far a...
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    ASUS Z68 "Dilemma" -- PRO-V vs DELUXE?

    I saw an interview with an engineer (?) from ASUS where he said there actually was a big difference when it comes to the "pipeline" (forget the exact terminology he used), but basically there won't be any cut-off when using all ports at once (i.e. front back USB 3.0, all SATA's, etc.) whereas...
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    ASUS Z68 "Dilemma" -- PRO-V vs DELUXE?

    Thanks, but as I said I have a dual-monitor setup that I really need, even if it's just for a short time while I figure out what dedicated video card to get. Unless there is someway to split that into a dual-head setup, but that would be amazing (to me).
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    ASUS Z68 "Dilemma" -- PRO-V vs DELUXE?

    Hi: I finally -- thanks to these boards -- sorted out the P67 vs Z68 "mess," VIRTU, Quick Sync and all! (YEAH!!! :D ) However, in preparing to order my parts for my build I am stuck between the ASUS PRO-V and the DELUXE ... The specs for the DELUXE makes it an overall better board, and...
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