Recent content by Phas3Zer0

Been awhile since I've been on. I'll have to post some benchmarks later on and it is the 2TB model. It is quiet for the most part with the occasional clicking but it's not loud in any manner. The HGST drives I've had I guess it really just depends on the model some are louder than others. I just...

I'm going through the same thing. I purchased a Thermaltake Core V51 with a $30 rebate and sent in all the documents requested within the time limit. They are now saying that a picture of the UPC is not enough "evidence" (despite what the customer service rep told me to do) and that I must...

Thank you! Wow those are expensive... Guess I will just stick to using the sata2 ports on my older LGA 755 setup then :/ or perhaps a PCIe 1x.

Just wondering do they makes these? I can only find PCIe x1 or x4. Thanks!

The Q9650 is the best processor and cheap, but the "best" is the Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX9775. The biggest difference being a 1600Mhz bus instead of 1333Mhz and 200Mhz higher frequency and it runs hotter. Pair this with a ASUS MAXIMUS EXTREME LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard or...

I know this is an old thread but I am doing the same thing. Just got a bunch of free Dell OptiPlex 780's from work and put a Q9650 CPU and 16GB 1600U DDR3 + 750 Ti. I purchased a floppy drive to 2.5" x2 ssd caddy and a dvd drive to 2.5" ssd caddy so I can set raid 0 with 3 ssd's. Only about...

I've had issues with both Toshiba and WD (Toshiba actually gave me a $160 gift card for a 2tb drive I originally purchased for $90 though) WD passports are terrible btw. HGST has been reliable for me so far and is definitely a good choice if you ever decide to go that route as statistics show...

I found this old Socket 462 motherboard laying around that I'd like to build for kicks. I can't find anything on this motherboard though. It's a Jetway FP-VAKT266-1. Looks like it can support SD and DDR ram. I'm not sure what what the max speeds or capacity is though. And I can probably only use...

Figured it out. I had another socket 462 motherboard with a heatsink already on it. Turns out the heatsink bracket is part of the cpu socket... lol

Just for fun I am looking to revive this old Fuzion Power motherboard (FP-VAKT266-1) with an AMD Athlon XP 3200+ 2.2GHz cpu but it is missing the heatsink bracket. I'm not really finding anything online except for maybe purchasing a used socket 462 mobo for parts? I would appreciate any help in...

Recently started having a cooling issue with my GTX 280. Thread about it can be found here. http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1731337 Currently have a small budget $75 and was wondering what would be my best option. Option A. Purchase an Accelero Xtreme GTX PRO Cooler. $40 - $70...