This is a really great device and doesn't use a lot of power:
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Well the Gigabyte board will definitely be a relief for you as I have bought four different ones for family and friends builds. Not one problem yet. I have had very good luck with AS Rock brand too.
Yeah, I would definitely check other components like the power supply out. I had a power supply that fried a couple of boards before I finally bought a power supply tester (only like $10-$20) and found the culprit.
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I would agree that the main difference would be the connecter quality. Maximum PC did a test with different cables and lengths and found absolutely no difference between "certified SATA3 cables" and generic SATA cables. Check out the article: http://bit.ly/18fJyjh
Need to do a lot of upgrading but here she is !
CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 960T (Unlocked to 6 core and overclocked to 4.1 Ghz)
CPU Cooler: Antec Kulhler 620 w/push pull Cougar Vortex PWM fans.
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
VGA: EVGA GeForce GTX 460 x2 (old I know)
HD WD Caviar Blue 500 GB...
Great thread! I'm going start sending some noobs (I was once one myself) this way. Some of the info needs a bit of an update but is still relevant to the concepts.
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