Recent content by ChrisMisc

Thanks. I'm looking for a bit more user experience. I know what all the articles say, but they also say the same thing about over volting CPUs and we do that all the time without problems. I have been running this Lynnfield CPU @ 1.35v @ 4.0 Ghz for about 5 years now with no problems.

So, I understand Skylake only officially supports 1.35v DDR3L RAM (aside from DDR4). I'd like to buy a new MB and CPU, however, I would like to hold on to my 2x 8GB DDR3 1600 DIMMS. I'm asking the community if there has been any experience running 1.5v DDR3 with Skylake? Looking at the...

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Thank you for the reply, Johnny. The integrated Marvell SATA 6.0Gbps controller is horrible. I tried it with my Hyper X drive years ago and it was obvious the Intel controller was snappier. I dig your database. Very comprehensive. Looks like my best/most economical option would be the...

Hello! First time poster, VERY long time reader. I'll skip the huge intro, however I will say I am a hardware nut, just been out of the game for a while. Looking for advice on upgrading this older machine. I would like to add a PCI Express based SSD to my older P55 based Lynnfield system...