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Admittedly, because I'm only using SSDs, I only have 2TB of storage on my laptop
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I have a 200GB SSD as my main system drive, and a 1TB HDD that is dedicated as the install location for Steam and other games. This setup seems to work best for me.
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Whatever you do, DO NOT buy a Hybrid drive, those are complete shit.

We tried them at work, and they are complete fail.
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GORDON wrote:Is PCI-e still the current standard? That's what my current mobo takes. I will be replacing a GeForce GTX 560T on an ASUS P8Z68-V mobo.

Just ordered this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-121-775

To replace this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604

Plugging into this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790

Glad I got a mobo that could handle PCIe speeds that I couldn't afford back then in a video card. I am jumping 2 generations of card and an entire specification improvement, for less than $250 (after rebate).
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Shipped today, woohoo. Hopefully here early enough Friday that I can install it and reload my system and be done in time for LOL by Friday night.
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LOL is the game you choose to try out your brand new graphics card!?
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Shit yeah.
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What's your point? I test out all my new CPUs on Microsoft Word.
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TheCatt wrote:What's your point? I test out all my new CPUs on Microsoft Word.
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This is like buying a new Lamborghini and then having your grandfather take it for a spin...in your backyard.
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Received, installed, Win7 reloaded, LOL patched up.

7.9 on the windows rating whatever that is.
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GORDON wrote:Received, installed, Win7 reloaded, LOL patched up.

7.9 on the windows rating whatever that is.
Aww man, you beat my 2 year old laptop (7.7) :(
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I know.... most of this PC is 3 years old according to my newegg order history.
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My LOL ping dropped from 120 to 85 with the Win7 reinstall. I wonder if that is coincidence or if I had some shitware on my system somewhere. Will have to look at my ping again tonight when I fire it up.
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If I have a mobo that has 3.0Gb/s SATA ports, is it worth betting a WD Black HD that has 6GB/s speed? newegg doesn't have any Black at 3.
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WD Blacks are at 3 Gb/s. NewEgg.
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Ah. Sometimes their whittle-it-down algorithms return different results.

Don't need one that huge, though. This is the wife's PC I am thinking about speeding up a little. Right now it has a WD Caviar drive (IIRC) and it is slow as hell. Her mobo only has SATA 2.
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Pardon my ignorance, but what could I do with one of these?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4GH1UU5415

I have never had any opportunity to play with a rack-mounted server. Could I put it on my rack, put in a couple hard drives, load up Windows Home Server 20xx and just use it? Is there a catch, some reason why it would not work for me, personally?
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Looking at the pic, I'm not sure I even see a monitor port. I think I see a couple USBs. How do you even install an OS on one of these?

edit - found another site with a rear view, there's all the ports.



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It's just a PC in a fancy case and a fancy name. I doubt you'll have driver issues with Windows Home Server.
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