new system build - Page 5

traveler · 02-27-2008, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by polonyc2

yes I'm going to use my current Lite-On DVD-RW plus I also purchased an additional Lite-On DVD-RW

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SATA opticals!?!

From what I understand, there is no advantage to running an optical drive with a SATA connection. EIDE opticals run with the same performance as a SATA optical drive.

I'd rather run 6 SATA hard drives than sacrafice a SATA connection to something that does not need one.

Do you have other plans for the EIDE connector on your motherboard?

ATINUT · 02-28-2008, 12:00 AM

I bailed on dual videocards, having had a bad expierence on an ATI chipset board, and on an Nvidia 680i chipset board, I originally had for SLI.

Never failed, everytime I strayed from an Intel chipset motherboard, I've had problems off and on.

I'm not a fan of dual videocards anymore, and I do a lot of gaming.

*polonyc2* · 02-28-2008, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by traveler

SATA opticals!?!

From what I understand, there is no advantage to running an optical drive with a SATA connection. EIDE opticals run with the same performance as a SATA optical drive.

I'd rather run 6 SATA hard drives than sacrafice a SATA connection to something that does not need one.

Do you have other plans for the EIDE connector on your motherboard?

I'm only running SATA optical drives because 1) I'm only going to be using 1 500GB HD at the moment---if I ever decided to use more then one HD then I would definitely use my SATA ports for the HD over the optical drives 2) a little neater using SATA cables

the Maximus Formula board comes with 4 SATA connections...so I'll be using 3 of them with one to spare

ATINUT · 02-28-2008, 12:15 AM

Good luck on your system build.

*polonyc2* · 02-28-2008, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ATINUT

Good luck on your system build.

ATINUT · 02-28-2008, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by polonyc2

It's a freakin relief to be back on an Intel chipset.

*polonyc2* · 02-28-2008, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ATINUT

Never failed, everytime I strayed from an Intel chipset motherboard, I've had problems off and on

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Originally Posted by ATINUT

It's a freakin relief to be back on an Intel chipset.

yeah Intel chipsets are usually very solid and stable...I'm glad to be back with Intel after so many years with AMD...also this is my first Nvidia card since the GeForce 3...I have the X1900XT now and before that I had the 9800 Pro...hopefully Intel + Nvidia is a good match

ATINUT · 02-28-2008, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by polonyc2

yeah Intel chipsets are usually very solid and stable...I'm glad to be back with Intel after so many years with AMD...also this is my first Nvidia card since the GeForce 3...I have the X1900XT now and before that I had the 9800 Pro...hopefully Intel + Nvidia is a good match

I played around of Battle For Middle Earth 2, and I had no problems with the game on my 8800GTS.

Second 8800GTS is in it's box in the closet.

traveler · 02-28-2008, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by polonyc2

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the Maximus Formula board comes with 4 SATA connections...so I'll be using 3 of them with one to spare

Check again.

*polonyc2* · 02-28-2008, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by traveler

Check again.

did I say 4?...I meant to say 6 SATA connectors on the Maximus Formula

even more SATA ports for my optical drives

Underwater Mike · 02-28-2008, 10:36 PM

So, how's the case? That's the one I've been jonesing for...

*polonyc2* · 03-01-2008, 02:04 AM

I'm back!!...got my new system up and running and it's humming along beautifully!!!...had 1 annoying part of the build which aggravated me to no end and it was a total mistake by the ASUS design team...but once I figured it out everything is a beauty!!...I'll be back later today to update the install etc

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Originally Posted by Underwater Mike

So, how's the case? That's the one I've been jonesing for...

real quickly in one word the case is nearly 'perfect'...more of a server type case but I love it...the case comes with 6 fans and they are ultra quiet (not silent) but very low noise...I have them all running right now at 90-100% (BIOS controlled) just to test the noise levels and they are excellent...seems like one of the fans is making more noise then the others (the rear exhaust) so maybe I can go back in and find out why soon to make it even quieter

I took out 1 fan from the upper hard drive cage and attached that to the top panel as an exhaust blowhole...I'm a big fan of top blowholes as heat naturally rises so having a natural vent on the top of any case is a must have feature for me

lowering the fan speeds makes them sound even better---most people do not need 6 fans so setting 2 of them at 50% or less would be fine and still do an excellent job of cooling

the slight negatives of the case are 1)the mothboard tray is not able to hold any expansion slots so it is not a 'true' mobo tray as it slides off from the side of the case instead of from the rear, 2)doesn't come with the blowhole top panel---you have to buy that panel separately, 3)case doesn't come with an external 3.5" drive bay, so I had to purchase a 5.25 to 3.5 adapter to fit my floppy (yes I still use a floppy drive

)

I showed a few people my system and they all loved the case and wanted to know where to purchase it

I'll be back later to discuss further details...

Underwater Mike · 03-01-2008, 10:14 AM

So you had to buy a different top? Where'd you get that?

Performance PCs has a model that Newegg doesn't, which includes a windowed side panel with extra 120mm fan in the door. But I've yet to see anything about a vented top. (BTW, the price for the stock A70 is about $30 less at P-PCs, but the shipping charge eliminates that difference.)

I could easily cut a 120mm hole in the top, but I am always nervous about that on a new case...

fvbounty · 03-01-2008, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Underwater Mike

So you had to buy a different top? Where'd you get that?

Performance PCs has a model that Newegg doesn't, which includes a windowed side panel with extra 120mm fan in the door. But I've yet to see anything about a vented top. (BTW, the price for the stock A70 is about $30 less at P-PCs, but the shipping charge eliminates that difference.)

I could easily cut a 120mm hole in the top, but I am always nervous about that on a new case...

I think Hank only charges $10 for a 120mm hole, its a no brainer for me!!!

*polonyc2* · 03-01-2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Underwater Mike

So you had to buy a different top? Where'd you get that?

Performance PCs has a model that Newegg doesn't, which includes a windowed side panel with extra 120mm fan in the door. But I've yet to see anything about a vented top. (BTW, the price for the stock A70 is about $30 less at P-PCs, but the shipping charge eliminates that difference.)

I could easily cut a 120mm hole in the top, but I am always nervous about that on a new case...

you could buy the top panel separately--the model # is T-70 (the below link is from the Lian Li website for the top panel for the T-71 which fits the PC-A71 case---identical to the PC-A70 except the A71 has a front door)

Lian Li Industrial Co., Ltd.

Lian Li Industrial Co., Ltd.

I bought the case from Performance-PCS because they allow you to customize everything...I bought the case from them with the special top panel and the 5.25 to 3.5 floppy adapter installed...total came out to $295 with shipping...if you buy the top panel separately it will run about $40 so it's better to buy it pre-installed

Lian Li PC-A70B Black Aluminum Full Tower Case Products Model: PC-A70B [PC-A70B] : Performance-PCs.com, ... sleeve it and they will come

**go all the way to the bottom of that link to see all the customization options available

02-28-2008, 12:00 AM	#62
ATINUT Just Plain Crazy! Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,278	Re: new system build I bailed on dual videocards, having had a bad expierence on an ATI chipset board, and on an Nvidia 680i chipset board, I originally had for SLI. Never failed, everytime I strayed from an Intel chipset motherboard, I've had problems off and on. I'm not a fan of dual videocards anymore, and I do a lot of gaming. __________________ Intel D975XBX2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 8GB's of Mushkin HP2 6400 memory(DDR2 800) two Sapphire GDDR4 Radeon 3870 videocards HT Omega Claro(Cmedia 8788HD chip) 120GB&200GB&320GB Western Digital harddrives LG DVDROM & LG DVDBURNER HP Deskjet 920C Logitech X-540 speakers Viewsonic VG2030wm 20inch Widescreen LCD Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit with Service Pack 1 Who'se the fool that approved the design for this place. - The Dwarf, Sacred Underworld.
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02-28-2008, 12:15 AM	#64
ATINUT Just Plain Crazy! Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,278	Re: new system build Good luck on your system build. __________________ Intel D975XBX2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 8GB's of Mushkin HP2 6400 memory(DDR2 800) two Sapphire GDDR4 Radeon 3870 videocards HT Omega Claro(Cmedia 8788HD chip) 120GB&200GB&320GB Western Digital harddrives LG DVDROM & LG DVDBURNER HP Deskjet 920C Logitech X-540 speakers Viewsonic VG2030wm 20inch Widescreen LCD Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit with Service Pack 1 Who'se the fool that approved the design for this place. - The Dwarf, Sacred Underworld.
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02-28-2008, 10:36 PM	#71
Underwater Mike Thoroughly water-cooled Join Date: May 2003 Location: Somewhere, beyond the sea Posts: 2,595	Re: new system build So, how's the case? That's the one I've been jonesing for... __________________ My boxes
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03-01-2008, 10:14 AM	#73
Underwater Mike Thoroughly water-cooled Join Date: May 2003 Location: Somewhere, beyond the sea Posts: 2,595	Re: new system build So you had to buy a different top? Where'd you get that? Performance PCs has a model that Newegg doesn't, which includes a windowed side panel with extra 120mm fan in the door. But I've yet to see anything about a vented top. (BTW, the price for the stock A70 is about $30 less at P-PCs, but the shipping charge eliminates that difference.) I could easily cut a 120mm hole in the top, but I am always nervous about that on a new case... __________________ My boxes
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