I have a Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard.
First thing...does anyone know any reason I should prefer the onboard SB750 SATA II ports (6) or the additional Jmicron JMB322 SATA II ports (4) for my RAID setup (0 or 1, I haven't decided yet)?
Second thing, let's say I use the SB750 RAID...
I was going to cheap out and just upgrade, but I couldn't resist going going for a new rig with the following:
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P AM3
Phenom II x3 720BE 65W
8GB 1333MHz DDR3
2 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 32MB SATA3 7200RPM HDD in RAID 1
Antec 1200 Case (Air Cooled...5-6...
I am assuming the 790GX chipset will take my 590SLI chipset's lunch money and send it home crying?
I looked at the RAM you listed. Do you think it would be faster at timings of 6-6-6-18 @ 1066, instead of re-using my 4GB of 5-5-5-12 @ 800?
That is a great list of parts though, Denithor...
I'm looking for some advice on some component selections for an upgrade, and some yeas/nays on whether my reasonign is solid. I used to tinker with PC's all the time, assembled many of them, but really fell out of the hobby when I got a real job and pretty much just did e-mails.
I am looking...
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