My current board has 4 SATA II and 4 SATA III.
I had 7 Hard drives and a BD-Rom, added the first SSD and had to remove a hard drive, I didn't want to have to remove another one when adding the second SSD so I got the 2 port SATA card.
My i7 870 setup had 9 SATA ports on the board and I was a happy camper with 8 drives and a BD-Rom, upgraded to the i7 2600K and couldn't find any mobos within reasonable price with more than 8 ports, so I had to remove a drive.
It seems that every time I upgrade, I have to lose a drive, lol
My Q6600 setup had 9 Hard drives, 7 SATA and 2 IDE, and a BD Rom drive,
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I like that case. I've got an IStar super-tower as my main rig. Huge, but nothing on that. Where can I get one?
Really makes putting together a rig and changing things fun when you have a big case.
Thing is, nowadays cooling isn't usually an issue, components last longer, and to keep on topic, SSD's are small footprint.
Things have really changed.
I still want a big, pretty case though. Must be in the blood.
that case is the yy-0221, I bought mine 8 years ago for $240. I think you can get them for around $150+ shipping at a few vendors now.
I traded the case last year for some wheels for my Silverado since I purchased the HAF-932. I bought an H60 hydro cooler and there was no easy way to use it with the yy-0221 so I swapped cases.
this is what it looks like with the front panel on and the door open,
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bitIntel i7 3770K16GB DDR3 1333 Corsair XMS3XFX HD6950 2GB EyeFinity
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HAL-9000
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
- CPU
- Intel i7 3770K
- Motherboard
- Asus Sabertooth Z77
- Memory
- 16GB DDR3 1333 Corsair XMS3
- Graphics Card(s)
- XFX HD6950 2GB EyeFinity
- Sound Card
- Logitech G35 & Sennheiser PC135 & VIA HD
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 23" HP 2310e, 23" Samsung B2230, 21.5" Viewsonic
- Screen Resolution
- 5760x1080
- Hard Drives
- 16TB of Storage
128GB & 256GB Crucial M4 SSD's, 2X 1TB WD Black, 3x 2TB WD, 3x 2TB Samsung F4, 1.5TB Seagate, WD 500GB,
- PSU
- Antec True Power New 650watt
- Case
- Cooler Master HAF-932
- Cooling
- Corsair H60 Hydro Cooler, 3x 230mm Fans, 2x120mm Fan
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15 and G13
- Mouse
- Logitech G700 Gaming Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 50/10 Mbit
- Other Info
- Speakers : Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Studio Monitors , APC RS 1200 UPS, HP 4500DN Color Laser, HP P1006 mono Laser, Kodak 8500 Dye-Sub, Epson 1280 inkjet, Epson Worforce 610 MFC