Recent content by StrandedPirate

Looking to build a new server to replace an old 2003 windows domain controller. What cpu's would you recommend that are: 1) low power consumption ( very important ) 2) x64 instruction set 3) 1.8Mhz or higher

Benchmarks are such BS. I just built a system with a 4820K and I can tell you that it's not as fast as a 980x. Anything really intensive like Battlefield 4 your going to notice choppy-ness. I'm going to attempt to overclock mine a bit and see. Thinking about returning it though and going back...

I have the original Alienware Aurora (R1?) circa 2010 that I want to take parts out of and create a new system with. I'm wondering the following: Are the liquid cooling system and the psu standard sizes that would fit into an aftermarket mid tower case? Is there a way to tell how many watts...

Cool, I just got my Samsung on from Fry's who I made price match Amazon ($209). Can't wait to install this puppy and get my system booting super fast.

I'm thinking about buying a SSD for just my OS (Windows 7) to maximize speed of the OS and using my existing SATA hdd drives for storing all my personal data. I seem to recall, back in the caveman days of IDE, that the slowest drive determines your maximum speed. Is that the case with SATA II...