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post #91 of 180
11/2/09 at 12:15am
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Originally Posted by Toiletduck View Post
Good question. I don't know. Just looked it up and prolly won't need Pro. Lemme adjust my order

Ya, you definitely don't need pro. The naming is different than XP. Pro is only needed if you're joining a corporate domain.
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post #92 of 180
11/2/09 at 12:16am
Thread Starter 
Thanks guys.


Shiznit. i7 920 is seriously very hard to find in HKG right now. All sold out.
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post #93 of 180
11/2/09 at 12:16am
You're welcome.
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post #94 of 180
11/2/09 at 12:20am
Thread Starter 
Also found a comparison between the SSD's and HDD's on Raid. Sharing the link w/ you guys:



http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=204748
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post #95 of 180
11/2/09 at 12:24am
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Originally Posted by Toiletduck View Post
Shiznit. i7 920 is seriously very hard to find in HKG right now. All sold out.

I won't be getting one until I'm ready to build my editing workstation. I don't play enough games to where it matters that much, but they ARE pretty frickin sweet.
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post #96 of 180
11/2/09 at 12:59am
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^ ugh. The guy sourcing most of my parts for me suggested I look into the i7 860. Reading up on it a little more is making the decision a bit difficult. Price-wise, I'll be footing around the same bill for the CPU. I think the mobo + ram options will be cheaper w/ the i7 860

i7 860 or i7 920?????

Performance wise, the i7 860 looks like it holds its own next to the 920!



Argh.
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post #97 of 180
11/2/09 at 1:13am
Don't know fi you're settled on getting an SSD, but the effect of getting that will be much more noticeable on a day to day basis than which i7 cpu you get.

Storage space shouldn't even be a consideration. Get an 80GB x25 and as big a traditional hard drive as you think you'll need. Running two traditional drives on raid0 will not be as fast as an SSD. It's also a really bad idea. If either of the drives fails, you're fucked. Put your OS and apps on the SSD so that you get the benefit of super-fast reads. Put everything else on the big cheap hard drive. The problem with 1TB+ drives is backing them up. If you have a lot of stuff you don't want to lose, consider RAID1 for them. Or if you need more than 2 drives, Raid 5.
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post #98 of 180
11/2/09 at 1:23am
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^ not settled yet. the i7 920 out of stock is holding up the order, so I get to tweak my order still.

I do think that Raid 0 failing issue is quite scary. However, I'm looking at my setup right now and most of the stuff that I can't lose (just photos etc) are contained elsewhere. Got your point concerning storage space.

Also that was exactly my question concerning SSD vs Raid 0'd HDD's performance. I've heard different views on this. Quite hard to find comparisons on this. The only article I have dug up is the one I linked above, and looks like in performance wise - the Raided HDD's are a leg up.

Meanwhile, still pondering 860 vs 920
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post #99 of 180
11/2/09 at 1:26am
+1 for RAID 1
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post #100 of 180
11/2/09 at 1:51am
Man... moving all my files takes for flipping ever.
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post #101 of 180
11/2/09 at 7:37am
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(which I take it is what you mean)
yes, I adapted to your vocabulary and your way of speaking.

still waiting for the quote though ..
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post #102 of 180
11/2/09 at 8:36am
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Originally Posted by coldarchon View Post
yes, I adapted to your vocabulary and your way of speaking.

still waiting for the quote though ..


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Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim View Post
Right here:
You cannot use Win98SE and run modern hardware. Win98SE=slower, older hardware. Therefore it CANNOT be the be the "best" for gaming, because it won't play modern games. I believe I've said this four times or so already. This is the last time I'm going to say it. Please "Get it" this time.

You obviously haven't adapted to "reading" or "comprehension"
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post #103 of 180
11/2/09 at 11:49am
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Originally Posted by Toiletduck View Post
Meanwhile, still pondering 860 vs 920

I'd base it on cost and upgrade path, seeing as the performance numbers are about equal:

860: LGA1156 socket; lower initial price (not just the CPU but the mobo as well!)

920: LGA1366 socket; higher initial price (CPU and mobo) but richer upgrade path as the upcoming 6-core Gulftown CPUs are supposed to use the LGA1366.

I have the 920 but it's the same price as the 860 here ($199) so it wasn't much of a hard choice for me. Granted I will not be running out and buying a $1,000 6-core Gulftown when they come out in 2010 but in 3-5 years the Gulftown 6-core (and 8-core?) CPUs will be cheap enough so that I can just swap out the CPU and not have to upgrade my LGA1366 mobo.
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post #104 of 180
11/2/09 at 12:14pm
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Originally Posted by coldarchon View Post
yes, I adapted to your vocabulary and your way of speaking.

Obviously your adaptation didn't work.

Can I now safely assume that you are actually retarded, since I've explained to you CLEARLY and with verifiable facts that you are mistaken, and you still don't get it?

You are allowed to have an opinion, of course, but having one based on being wrong and believing things that aren't true in the face of all kinds of evidence is a little much. So yeah, either you are a troll, and one who isn't creative enough continue the ruse now - or you are actually just very, very stupid.

Which one is it?
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post #105 of 180
11/2/09 at 3:17pm
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You obviously haven't adapted to "reading" or "comprehension"

WHAT HE SAID! ^^^^
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