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  1. Posts : 5,405
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       #121

    essenbe said:
    The Passmark ratings rate the GTX 570 as better. But noticeably better, I don't know.
    Which GTX570? ram1280 or 2500ram?

    Or maybe this is not really important?

    6970-gtx570
    http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

    I'll buy one of these

    XFX-RADEON-HD-6970-2GB-DDR5

    eVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD 2.5 GB GDDR5

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    The final combination (almost)

    CASE


    Motherboard


    Power Supply Corsair 850W


    CPU

    Memory RAM


    GPU this? XFX-RADEON-HD-6970-2GB-DDR5

    OR this? eVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD 2.5 GB GDDR5


    OS Hard Drives :: Solid State Drives :: Intel - SSD 520 SERIES - 120GB - 2.5


    STORAGE WD Caviar Black WD1502FAEX
    Last edited by panais; 17 Mar 2012 at 11:02.
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  2. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       #122

    Hi, late to the party again.
    Good idea to drop the RAM cooler and go with the 1600MHz Corsair.
    I;m no gamer but the nVIDIA GPU looks better and more GDDR5 can't be a bad thing.
    Recheck your PSU needs, with that card maybe a bit higher one will work better and run in the 60%-70% sweet spot.
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  3. Posts : 5,405
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit SP1
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       #123
    Last edited by panais; 17 Mar 2012 at 12:19.
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  4. Posts : 11,424
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64
       #124

    Just remember there are only two types of drives:
    1) Those that just died.
    2) Those that are about to die.
    Moral to the story is back up, back up, back up. Also WD has a generous warranty if your register the drive but does you F,all if your don't back up. Maybe as expensive as drives are these days the cloud based real time back up plan is also important?
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  5. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       #125

    3. drives that last for years. I have one running after 6 years and another 7 years, nearly 24/7.
    Unless you really need 1.5 TB I would look in the 750-800GB range.
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  6. Posts : 5,405
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit SP1
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       #126

    Britton30 said:
    3. drives that last for years. I have one running after 6 years and another 7 years, nearly 24/7.
    Unless you really need 1.5 TB I would look in the 750-800GB range.
    I am thinking to add 2 of these sata-3.5/wd-caviar-green-hard-drive-750-gb-3.5-sata-600-buffer-64-mb.

    I\we always keep the exact same files in 2 storage\backup hard disks.

    E:\ games,videos,photos,music...

    F:\ games,videos,photos,music...

    I prefer WD Green because (if i am not wrong) automatically reduce\stop the spin when is in nonuse\idle stage.

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    So for me this is the last combination,

    CASE

    Power Supply Corsair-Modular 850W

    Motherboard

    CPU

    Memory RAM

    GPU eVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD 2.5 GB GDDR5

    OS iNTEL-SSD 520 SERIES-120GB-2.5"

    STORAGE 2X WD Caviar Green 750GB
    Last edited by panais; 17 Mar 2012 at 19:34.
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  7. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       #127

    yes Saviour, the WD Green has "Intellipower" which slows or stops the platters according to use. The downside may be lower performance too since they would need to spin up when you do something. I am not particularly worried about how much electricity I use.
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  8. Posts : 11,424
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64
       #128

    panais,
    I'm going to be really upset if you don't take and post tons of pictures all through the build. This is going to be a wicked nice build and expect to make a run or two to the local computer store for cables and small parts if needed as it's always hard to think of all the situations you run into on a build like this.
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  9. Posts : 5,405
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit SP1
    Thread Starter
       #129

    linnemeyerhere said:
    panais,
    I'm going to be really upset if you don't take and post tons of pictures all through the build. This is going to be a wicked nice build and expect to make a run or two to the local computer store for cables and small parts if needed as it's always hard to think of all the situations you run into on a build like this.
    I'll try my best
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  10. Posts : 4,517
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #130

    Yea, the major issues with greens are they are slow.

    I know alot complain that the Blacks are loud etc .. and my 1TB Black is louder than my Blue. I can't deny that.
    If Im really listening for it, I can hear it when it spins up.

    BUT... at least in my case, its a non issue as my case fans actually cover it up.


    Its a sacrifice you must make. A bit extra noise for speddier response, or slower response and much quieter.

    We all have different expectations, but thats pretty much what you need to decide.
    As a storage drive, its not going to matter either way.
    For a game drive, you may notice some difference.




    But overall, I think you have a pretty sweet build going there.
    And I agree ... PICTURES!!!
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