One more question. I think:rolleyes:
I have these two brand choices for the 1030, both are the same price.
ASUS GT 1030 PH OC edition 2GB
Gigabyte GT1030/2Gb DDR4 Low Profile D4 2G
Is one superior over the other?
Thanks for the advice.
I'm really hoping I won't have to use this as a backup. I will look for a suitable card for now and when things get more realistic with VGA I can try for an upgrade.
Hi friends,
I am building a backup PC. It's regular use will be for general web surfing, working with Windows Office programs, listening to music and watching Youtube video. I have a similar build that I use exclusively for online Zoom classes for teaching yoga. For the online instruction I...
Existing library of videos already on HDD, nothing to do with a car's backup camera.
Thanks for taking the time to respond.
Probably use the 1TB WD Passport that I have now for the backup.
Justin
The summary of the article state: "it's not cost efficient to use them for cold storage anyway, so if you're looking to archive data I would recommend going with hard drives for cost reasons alone."
Is a WD Passport 1TB a good choice or would a 3.5 in. be more appropriate?
I have a library of instructional videos that I want to back up to an SSD.
My feeling is an SSD would be less likely to fail compared to an HDD. I've had several HDD's fail over the course of the last 20 years.
I want to reduce the risk of losing the library.
Since the price of SSD's...
I have a 120 GB Samsung 840 EVO unused, still in the box, bought way back when it was the rage. I have a backup PC at my office which I am thinking of upgrading to an SSD. The drive would be for the O.S. drive along with programs. Data drive separate. The O.S. plus programs on the SSD would...
If I can save $20 and get a reliable drive I would do that. Any thoughts on the MyDigital BP4? Have kinda ruled out the Mushkin based on bad reviews.
Thanks,
Justin
Looking to upgrade my Lenovo X220 laptop. Currently it has a 320 gb HDD. Have slot for mSATA so would like to get a 120-128gb SSD to use as boot drive.
The current choices seem to be:
Crucial M500 75.95
Crucial M550 97.99
Samsung EVO 99.00
MyDigital BP4 72.99
Mushkin Atlas Value...
I have a 128 GB SSD lying around and I think I can put it with or near the other SSD. At the moment I don't really need a large Data drive. I'm thinking of pulling the HDD and putting a fan where it now mounts to output the air.
With the price of SSD's dropping at sometime in the future...
Front is closed. There is a side vent on each side. One vent is blocked by HDD mounted in front of vent. Vent fan would probably have to be externally mounted.
Justin
When I originally installed the stock cooler I skimmed both surfaces and applied rice size dot. I wondered if push pins were evenly holding cooler down. Like the idea of holding cooler in place screwed to board better.
Am wondering if there is just very limited airflow in this case. The...
Thanks for your input. Figure cooler is always better. Have a similar build in a Mini case but with VGA card and temps 55+. Was having issues with losing graphics and when I lowered temps to 35+ problems went away.
Have had no shutdown problems or any other.
Another side note had to...
Hi,
Hoping to get some help on my Micro case build. Here are the components:
Apex MI-008 Tower P4 Chassis. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811154091
AS Rock H77M-ITX
Intel i3-2100
GSkill sniper 1 x 4 GB
Samsung 830 SSD 128GB
Samsung HD502HJ HDD 500GB
Asus Optical Drive...
Just meant like the example of the AS Rock H81M has just a few reviews on Newegg and a couple not so favorable. But it is Newegg review. Overall the Haswell boards have not been on the market for very long so not much feedback on them to help with the choice.
Thanks,
Justin
Can't fault this logic. Will likely go with the Haswell. Only question is the MB. Haven't been on the market long enough to wean out problems.
Thanks,
Justin
Thanks. Got a few weeks to make the final plunge so will see what deals come available.
Will also confirm with my uncle about his budget.
Appreciate the feedback from the members. Very helpful.
Regards,
Justin
My concern was without GPU whether there was sufficient muscle to run graphics so was leaning to the i3. He has a Dell ultrasharp 2412m monitor.
Can save some bucks going with the pentium. Will consider that.
thanks,
Justin
Don't have much experience with MC. How does the CPU bundling work? They list it as only bundling with specific limited # of boards. Will they in fact bundle with any compatible board? Can wait and see if comes back in stock.
Thanks,
Justin
Have already gotten parts mentioned in first post:
SSD Toshiba $79
HDD WD 500gb $50
CASE Coolermaster $30
MEM Team Dark $48
PSU Corsair $22
CPU cooler Zalman $32
So just need MB, CPU, Optical drive. Have W7 and office 2010
Thanks,
Justin
Thanks for the feedback. Been more of an Intel, AS Rock fanboy and like you analysis of future upgrade ability. Was also going with the i3 for its graphics capability. How does the pentium match up?
Regards,
Justin
Yeah, forgot to mention about the GPU. Was planning on integrated graphics.
Comparatively speaking how do the two boards match up?
Thanks for your input.
Justin
Started buying parts as they became available for a new build for my uncle. Had intention of going with Ivy Bridge in the beginning but am now wondering if I should use the new Haswell. I am looking at putting this together around Thanksgiving when I will be in the U.S. Here are the parts we...
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