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by XstollieX
Thu May 24, 2012 9:14 pm
Forum: Press Releases
Topic: BitFenix Unleashes The Prodigy mini-ITX PC Case
Replies: 11
Views: 7994

Re: BitFenix Unleashes The Prodigy mini-ITX PC Case

At $79 I am highly interested in this case. Most the little cubes like this I have been looking at are Lian Li's and north of $130, and I would still have to cut on them. BitFenix could have a hot little case on their hands. I was thinking that this is a sharp case as well, almost makes me want to ...
by XstollieX
Wed May 16, 2012 5:14 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: SSD getting kicked
Replies: 9
Views: 7540

Re: SSD getting kicked

Have you tried updating the firmware?

http://www.crucial.com/support/firmware.aspx
by XstollieX
Tue May 08, 2012 5:51 am
Forum: Operating Systems
Topic: Any Linux users out there?
Replies: 6
Views: 10775

Re: Any Linux users out there?

egloeckle wrote: Though I do have a special hatred for OSX lately, mostly dealing with certain parts of its network stack. Whoever wrote the SMB stack in Lion deserves a special little place in hell.
And yet you have a Macbook Air :finga:
by XstollieX
Sat May 05, 2012 6:15 am
Forum: Modding
Topic: My 2012 Project: Water Cooled Mini ITX PC w/ Ivy Bridge
Replies: 27
Views: 35487

Re: My 2012 Project: Water Cooled Mini ITX PC w/ Ivy Bridge

KnightRid wrote:Just because i am curious - Why didnt you go with a blu-ray drive? This little thing would make a nice little player. I imagine you would have this hooked to a nice big screen HDTV anyway...??

Just curious :-k
I'm pretty sure this is going to be his office computer.
by XstollieX
Thu May 03, 2012 7:53 pm
Forum: Forum Contests - Giving Back To Our Readers
Topic: Facebook Friday - Fractal Design Define XL PC Case!
Replies: 15
Views: 21757

Re: Facebook Friday - Fractal Design Define XL PC Case!

Congrats, be sure to post up some pics so we can all be jeleous =P~
by XstollieX
Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:43 pm
Forum: All About The Games
Topic: LAN game suggestions
Replies: 2
Views: 6652

LAN game suggestions

A couple of friends and I are getting together for a small LAN this weekend, and are looking for some new games to play. They don't have to be the latest titles but something new to play around with. We typically play the same few games everytime and I'm getting a little bored with them. Our typical...
by XstollieX
Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:16 pm
Forum: Intel Processor Forum
Topic: Intel Ivy Bridge Processors Now Available To Purchase
Replies: 2
Views: 11317

Re: Intel Ivy Bridge Processors Now Available To Purchase

For whatever reason, I'm just not that jazzed about Ivy Bridge. Yeah, I kinda agree. If I was in the market to upgrade to lga1155 from say 1366 or 775 then I would get an Ivy Bridge chip since it is the latest technology. Having a 2600K there really isn't any point to upgrade to Ivy Bridge. Working...
by XstollieX
Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:39 pm
Forum: Operating Systems
Topic: Any Linux users out there?
Replies: 6
Views: 10775

Re: Any Linux users out there?

I've wanted to start playing with Linux for the last couple of years, but between work, my reviews, and my kid, I have very little free time to do that. It's in the to-do list, but who knows when that will happen
by XstollieX
Sun Apr 08, 2012 12:15 pm
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H WiFi & GA-Z77X-UD3H Mobo Reviews
Replies: 5
Views: 5653

Re: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H WiFi & GA-Z77X-UD3H Mobo Reviews

Bottom line... Z68 -> Z77 worth the upgrade? Seems like there's a lot of small stuff that was updated. And a quick look at the Egg shows Z77 aren't that much more expensive than a Z68 board. If you are building a new system, I would go with Z77. If you are already using a Z68 motherboard, it's not ...
by XstollieX
Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:39 pm
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2-Way SLI Video Card Review
Replies: 2
Views: 2899

Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2-Way SLI Video Card Review

jnanster wrote:Thanks for the review.
Would have been interesting to see what happened
when you turned on Physx.
Finally made Metro playable at 19x10, that's about it; the rest, way overkill.
Overkill, there is not such thing! Bite your tongue :supz:
by XstollieX
Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:16 pm
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: Bonus is in soooo a GTX 680 or an AMD 7970?
Replies: 9
Views: 10278

Re: Bonus is in soooo a GTX 680 or an AMD 7970?

Personally, I'm still debating if I need/want a 680. I ordered one on launch day, it came in on tuesday and it's still sitting in the box. Honestly debating about throwing it up on ebay, my gtx 570 is doing just fine. Don't get to game much anymore these days anyway
by XstollieX
Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:59 am
Forum: Intel Processor Forum
Topic: Epic shipping fail
Replies: 5
Views: 14320

Re: Epic shipping fail

Now that's awesome right there! :shock:
by XstollieX
Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:20 pm
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: Intel CPU Scaling on an AMD Radeon HD 7950 Video Card
Replies: 3
Views: 3569

Re: Intel CPU Scaling on an AMD Radeon HD 7950 Video Card

I have all the data still, I will take a look at the minimums/maximums once I get down to my office tonight. I was honestly surprised how well the pentium chips and i3 chips did. I didn't expect that at all to be honest.
by XstollieX
Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:44 am
Forum: Legit Trader
Topic: Intel Q6600, ASUS Maximus Formula, 4GB GSkill PC2 6400
Replies: 1
Views: 9729

Intel Q6600, ASUS Maximus Formula, 4GB GSkill PC2 6400

Built a system for a buddy of mine over the weekend, and he didn't want to hang onto his old parts. He left with me an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Never OC'd ASUS ROG Maximus Formula and the G.Skill PC2 DDR2 6400 memory I checked recent sales on EBay to get a reference point for the price I will conside...
by XstollieX
Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:07 am
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: MSI Big Bang XPower II Motherboard Review
Replies: 8
Views: 7716

Re: MSI Big Bang XPower II Motherboard Review

Usually extra power connections are closer to the PCIe connections. I figured it was for more power but it seems like an odd place to put it. Wow, how did I skip over that... But you guys are right, that is to supply extra power to the PCIe cards. The advantage to having the plug over here comes ma...
by XstollieX
Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:46 am
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: MSI Big Bang XPower II Motherboard Review
Replies: 8
Views: 7716

MSI Big Bang XPower II Motherboard Review

I'm sure you're all familiar with the theory of the Big Bang. The whole creation of the universe theory. Anything that uses the Big Bang name sure has a lot to live up to! MSI has released their second revision of the Big Bang XPower. The first XPower was the Intel X58 chipset, the MSI Big Bang XPow...
by XstollieX
Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:38 pm
Forum: Intel Motherboard Forum
Topic: Intel D975XBX Mobo Issues
Replies: 12
Views: 8011

Re: Intel D975XBX Mobo Issues

Have you tried disconnecting the power and the battery? Doing that will clear the CMOS, I usually leave it disconnected/removed for a few minutes while periodically holding the power button down to make sure all the caps have been discharged.
by XstollieX
Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:13 pm
Forum: Press Releases
Topic: AMD to Acquire SeaMicro: Accelerates Disruptive Server Strat
Replies: 0
Views: 1198

AMD to Acquire SeaMicro: Accelerates Disruptive Server Strat

AMD to Acquire SeaMicro: Accelerates Disruptive Server Strategy SeaMicro's Low-Power, High-Bandwidth Microserver Solutions Set the Stage for AMD's Disruptive Approach to Lead Fast-Growing Cloud Data Center Market UNNYVALE, CA, Feb 29, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- AMD AMD +0.27% today announced it...