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DIY NAS - better & cheaper than DS1511+ (or DS412+)

I'm running a custom-built NAS with Freenas using an old motherboard and processor from my previous build (Phenom II X4, Asus M5A97 mobo, 16 GB of RAM). I put it in an NZXT Source 210 because it was cheap, one of the smallest standard ATX cases I could find, and had 8 3.5" internal mounts. I...
- skycake
- Post #3
- Nov 12, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
h220 swiftech junk.

There have been more reports of failed pumps than I liked with this, but I haven't had any problems with mine (bought in June). I think there might have been an issue previously that led to higher-than-expected pump failures, but based on forum reports (obviously a pretty imperfect measurement)...
- skycake
- Post #7
- Jul 19, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
Z87X-UD4H and 4670K stability issues

I had updated to the F5 BIOS, but that didn't help at all. I ended up updating to the beta F6c BIOS that's posted on Tweaktown and that seems to have taken care of all my issues. I'm still not sure how or why the BIOS would have been causing all the problems it did, but that seems to be the...
- skycake
- Post #6
- Jun 9, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
Silent Case! (DS 1, DS 2, 500D, R4) Need help picking.

I bought my DS1 about 6 months ago from the UK QuietPC site because it wasn't yet available at QuietPC USA. Amusingly it was almost the exact same price to have it shipped internationally as it is now from QuietPC USA. It's an amazing case, and the built in fan controller is quite nice. I...
- skycake
- Post #16
- Jun 7, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
Z87X-UD4H and 4670K stability issues

That's possible, but it's Corsair DDR3-1600 at 1.5V, so it should be supported fine. The XMP setting properly sets the speed, timings, and voltage and memtest86+ shows no memory errors. The only relevant spare part I have is an old 8800GTS graphics card, but I'm using the same GPU as my...
- skycake
- Post #3
- Jun 7, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
Z87X-UD4H and 4670K stability issues

Earlier this week I upgraded my Phenom II X4 machine with a new Z87 motherboard and Haswell processor. I did a clean reinstall of windows when I did the upgrade, but I have still not yet been able to get my machine stable, even with both the CPU and GPU at complete stock. I can usually run...
- skycake
- Thread
- Jun 7, 2013
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Motherboards
Are you buying Haswell?

I just bought a 4670K and a Gigabyte UD4H today from my local Microcenter, upgrading from a Phenom II X4 970. I got a Swiftech H220 so I can hopefully overclock reasonably. I just got it all set up and haven't gotten to the overclocking yet.
- skycake
- Post #46
- Jun 2, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Can the Iphone get Exynos SOC with S-amoled display?

They aren't, the colors are oversaturated on a SAMOLED. I have a Samsung Fascinate and the contrast is beautiful, but the colors are admittedly somewhat oversaturated.
- skycake
- Post #5
- Feb 25, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
Hyper 212 plus or Hyper 212 evo?

The problem is the direct contact of the heatpipes to the CPU heatspreader. It's hard to get it perfectly smooth. I would imagine they knew the 212+ was an imperfect compromise, but had to wait until they could perfect the Evo at a reasonable cost. The performance is similar with similar...
- skycake
- Post #7
- Jan 19, 2012
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
Hyper 212 plus or Hyper 212 evo?

I have the Evo and I love it. The biggest difference is that the mounting surface of the Evo is completely smooth, which makes applying the thermal compound a lot easier.
- skycake
- Post #3
- Jan 18, 2012
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
Official Radeon 7970 Reviews Thread

Your link for the HardOCP review is broken. There should be a "22" where you have a "21".
- skycake
- Post #132
- Dec 22, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
AMD to launch new flagship Radeon HD 7970 desktop graphics card on December 22.

I'm not sure where you got that impression from. It sounded to me like he was just laughing at the idea of AMD graphics division not having enough faith in AMD CPU division to use their top-end CPU for benchmarking. I certainly can't blame them for the decision, but it's definitely amusing.
- skycake
- Post #140
- Dec 21, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
AMD to launch new flagship Radeon HD 7970 desktop graphics card on December 22.

What's unfair about that? Shouldn't they use the most powerful CPU they can to ensure it's the graphics card limiting the benchmark and not the CPU?
- skycake
- Post #131
- Dec 21, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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