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by Major_A
Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:17 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Opinions on Laptop hard drive
Replies: 2
Views: 10224

Re: Opinions on Laptop hard drive

If you can live without a DVD player/burner then you can use that to add an additional HDD/SSD.
http://tinyurl.com/kuwrzzj

I have to agree with sgkean, for size(GB) and speed you can't go wrong with a Seagate hybrid.
by Major_A
Mon Oct 28, 2013 9:25 am
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: Intel NUC Kit D54250WYK Review
Replies: 108
Views: 67622

Re: Intel NUC Kit D54250WYK Review

Platypus2 wrote:Thanks, I understand, its just annoying :P, seems like its been around for ages and yet nothing is being released, let alone a solid date for release :(
The Haswell Gigabyte Brix is available.
http://www.gigabyte.com/MicroSite/342/i ... odels.html
by Major_A
Mon Oct 28, 2013 9:13 am
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: Be Quiet! Pure Power L8 700W Power Supply Review
Replies: 2
Views: 2678

Re: Be Quiet! Pure Power L8 700W Power Supply Review

LOL at the 5 zip ties. I can use 5 zip ties on one cable. I guess this isn't as bad as case manufacturers though that give you 4-5 for wiring an entire case. Legit Bottom Line: The Be Quiet! Pure Power L8 700 W certainly is a very good product, well made and offering excellent performance. If the re...
by Major_A
Thu Oct 24, 2013 10:22 am
Forum: General Software Programs
Topic: AIDA64 Extreme Edition W/ Beta Updates
Replies: 186
Views: 343246

Re: AIDA64 Extreme Edition W/ Beta Updates

AIDA64 Extreme Edition v3.20.2638 (Oct 24, 2013) Changelog: Hardware Monitoring / new item: CPU Cache voltage extended CPUID features (PREFETCHWT1) GPU information for AMD Radeon R7 M260 (Mars) GPU information for AMD Radeon R7 M265 (Mars) improved and fixed GPU information for AMD Radeon R9 290 (Ha...
by Major_A
Sat Oct 19, 2013 1:20 pm
Forum: General Software Programs
Topic: PC Benchamark
Replies: 4
Views: 11504

Re: PC Benchamark

Are you looking for benchmarks to test your hardware or something else? If you want to compete with others check out HWBot.
http://hwbot.org/benchmarks
by Major_A
Fri Oct 18, 2013 2:00 pm
Forum: Home Theater Discussion
Topic: Recommend Using Wireless 802.11ac for Media Streaming
Replies: 7
Views: 15163

Re: Recommend Using Wireless 802.11ac for Media Streaming

I assume you are using WMC to record OTA broadcasts. If not then have you tried XBMC as the frontend?
http://xbmc.org/download/
by Major_A
Fri Oct 18, 2013 11:34 am
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: New Monitor - Now Worthless
Replies: 1
Views: 3689

New Monitor - Now Worthless

I finally buy a 1920x1080 monitor last week only to find out that it is now worthless. Thanks NVIDIA, you b*****d..
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/18/nvidia-g-sync/
by Major_A
Fri Oct 18, 2013 11:29 am
Forum: Home Theater Discussion
Topic: Recommend Using Wireless 802.11ac for Media Streaming
Replies: 7
Views: 15163

Re: Recommend Using Wireless 802.11ac for Media Streaming

Now if only we could get rid of DRM in windows...
Care to elaborate? Maybe we can come up with an answer. What are you using as your frontend media center?
by Major_A
Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:46 am
Forum: General Software Programs
Topic: AIDA64 Extreme Edition W/ Beta Updates
Replies: 186
Views: 343246

Re: AIDA64 Extreme Edition W/ Beta Updates

AIDA64 Extreme Edition v3.20.2622 (Oct 08, 2013) Changelog: Display / GPGPU / preliminary support for HSA SDK improved support for OpenCL 2.0 extended reference OpenGL Extensions list Hardware Monitoring / new items: CPU VDD, CPU VDDNB voltages Hardware Monitoring / new items: CPU VDD, CPU VDDNB cur...
by Major_A
Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:07 am
Forum: Intel Processor Forum
Topic: E8500 Jumping Frequency!
Replies: 5
Views: 13050

Re: E8500 Jumping Frequency!

I'm telling you that it's probably a bug in HWiNFO. Sometimes it shows my core temps at 0 degrees. Grab another app and see if they say the same thing.
by Major_A
Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:54 pm
Forum: Cases, Power Supplies, and Cooling
Topic: Supercooled Rig!
Replies: 4
Views: 12062

Re: Supercooled Rig!

Uh, what? Ask him for links to the stuff and post it here if you don't mind.
by Major_A
Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:52 pm
Forum: Intel Processor Forum
Topic: E8500 Jumping Frequency!
Replies: 5
Views: 13050

Re: E8500 Jumping Frequency!

There is no way. Grab Open Hardware Monitor and/or CPUID HWMonitor to verify or disprove.
by Major_A
Sat Oct 05, 2013 1:02 pm
Forum: General Software Programs
Topic: DVD Ripping suggestions
Replies: 14
Views: 28566

Re: DVD Ripping suggestions

This program is new and costs money and I also can't comment on how well it works. I used to use their app ConvertXToDVD because it just worked and faster than anything I was using before it. Now with the advent of everything having a decoder chipset DVDs aren't really that appealing. Check out the ...
by Major_A
Thu Oct 03, 2013 2:57 pm
Forum: Intel Motherboard Forum
Topic: Buying Decision Help (Z68->Z77)
Replies: 2
Views: 10243

Re: Buying Decision Help (Z68->Z77)

Well I ordered the ASUS. The last ASUS board I had was a P4P800 so it's time to give ASUS another go. I was looking at the NZXT Kraken to replace the Asetek unit that came with the build and ended up getting a Phanteks PH-TC14PE instead. When I leave the house I turn off my computer out of some irra...
by Major_A
Tue Oct 01, 2013 6:10 pm
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: Corsair Vengeance K95 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review
Replies: 8
Views: 5485

Re: Corsair Vengeance K95 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Thanks for the responses. I would really need to play with the keys for a few minutes before I could make a decision. I bought my current keyboard without playing with it and I have disliked it since I hooked it up to my computer (Razer Lycosa). Micro Center is also a good recommendation. Too bad it...
by Major_A
Tue Oct 01, 2013 5:55 pm
Forum: Intel Motherboard Forum
Topic: Buying Decision Help (Z68->Z77)
Replies: 2
Views: 10243

Buying Decision Help (Z68->Z77)

I won an awesome rig on LR last year. Thank you again. The computer shipped with an Intel branded board and features a lot of cool stuff. The problem I have with it is the overclocking section and options are completely broken. At stock the board is stable as a rock but paired with an i7 2600K it's ...
by Major_A
Tue Oct 01, 2013 10:56 am
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: Corsair Vengeance K95 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review
Replies: 8
Views: 5485

Re: Corsair Vengeance K95 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Are there any places where you can go peck at a mechanical keyboard other than a Fry's? I have a very basic understanding of the differences between black, blue, brown, red, etc... but I have yet to try one. I'd head to a Fry's but not if I can find an alternative closer to home. https://maps.google...
by Major_A
Tue Oct 01, 2013 10:21 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: Benchies with Kingston V300 120GB SSD
Replies: 14
Views: 20867

Re: Benchies with Kingston V300 120GB SSD

People dog Windows 8 because of the cosmetic issues. The stuff they did under the hood is what I like and I think it worth the purchase. I haven't bought Windows 8 yet but I plan on it once 8.1 comes out. Doesn't hurt either that my little sister is in law school at UH and they get awesome prices fo...
by Major_A
Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:46 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: Benchies with Kingston V300 120GB SSD
Replies: 14
Views: 20867

Re: Benchies with Kingston V300 120GB SSD

ATTO is what all the manufacturers seem to use since it shows the fast and most generic results. Since ATTO reported that you are running roughly 500MB/s for read and write you are maxing out the SATA III port. Like FZ1 said too that since it's your OS drive there is overhead from Windows. Most if n...
by Major_A
Mon Sep 30, 2013 1:26 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Benchies with Kingston V300 120GB SSD
Replies: 14
Views: 20867

Re: Benchies with Kingston V300 120GB SSD

Something isn't right with your setup. I'm running the same drive on a SATA II motherboard so I'm limited to a max of 250MBs read and write. http://img.techpowerup.org/130930/CDM-V300-SATA2.png Since you cloned from a drive to an SSD you might need to do a 4K alignment. Download AS SSD but don't run...