Recent content by sikonawt

I've been buying and building PCs for 15+ years now and am used to evaluating hardware choices based on the usual criteria. I'm now trying to select a laptop to use almost exclusively for writing, and I'm at a bit of a loss as few people talk about what is likely the most important feature to...

Hi all, I'm putting together a mini itx build for my gf and am a little stuck on the mobo selection. The ASUS P8H67-I Deluxe seems like a safe bet in that it is quite well reviewed as far as I can tell, but it's quite pricey at $150. Unfortunately most of the less expensive mini itx mobos are...

Thanks for the replies all. I mainly got the idea to even consider a micro size case after reading the recent article on ITX double slot cases. I'd say the frontrunner would probably be the SilverStone SG07B-W. Davcon -- I'll definitely take a look at those options as well. I take it the main...

Hi all, I built my first system for myself last summer and went with a pretty large case -- antec 1200 -- and am generally very happy with my build. I'm now looking into building one for my gf, and as it turns out she has some very different priorities than I did when building my machine! In...

Yeah, I'm going to go for the 1200 and the larger PSU mainly because there is a good chance I will SLI at some point with this build, and if I want the flexibility of doing it in the next build. If the case is as good as advertised I'll be using it for a long time, and if I'm lucky the PSU will...

Hopefully this isn't against forum rules but this thread got buried very quickly so I figured I'd bump it. I could really use some peace of mind that I'm not making any big mistakes =)

After much deliberation I've come up with the following build candidate for my new system. A few comments before I list the parts: This is my first time homebuilding, but I will be going for a reasonable overclock -- probably 3.66GHz on the CPU. Not sure if I will be OCing the RAM or GPU yet...

Obsolete? Unless the speed of technology quickens substantially I doubt it. I guess it depends on your definition of "obsolete" -- if you mean not nearly as good as the newest thing, then yeah, obsolete. But if you mean non-functional then I doubt it.

Thanks for the replies all -- here is some more info about my build. Keep in mind that none of this is set in stone yet. EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard I7 920 WD Caviar Black 640 (might get a second and RAID them) CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB)...

I'm pretty close to selecting an Antec Twelve Hundred for my new i7 920 build, but newegg has thrown a monkey wrench in my plans. A trusted friend recommended the SILVERSTONE OP850 850W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256024) PSU, but newegg is currently offering some...

Newegg has a pretty nice one day sale today on the Rosewill RX850-D-B: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182070&Tpk=17-182-070 Thats $100 instant savings, free shipping, and apparently a free case, although I can't imagine the case is any good. The review I read here...

Perfect, that's about what I expected and your advice sounds dead on. I'll read up on WC in more detail if I decide to switch to that somewhere down the road. Thanks a ton!

I'm starting to prepare my first homebuild and am likely going for a i7 920 setup. I've never built a PC before and have never overclocked, but from what I hear it's silly now not to at least dabble in OCing. Of course, a key ingredient is cooling, and I'm not sure whether I should air cool or...