Thanks Bryan. I did see some people favoring those. Unfortunately, I just received the Corsair.
What was it you liked better about the NZXT ones? Thanks, Bobby -----Original Message----- From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Seitz Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 11:49 PM To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Ideas for a new build Bobby, I don't know if their recent water coolers are better but I've had better luck with NZXT for water cooling. On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 09:03:24PM -0500, Bobby Heid wrote: > I agree with the M2 interface. Look up info on the Samsung 960 M2 drive. > > I also agree that a NAS is a good idea. I have the Synology DS412+. > > I am working on a new build for myself right now. > I have purchased: > I7 6850K (6-core 3.6GHz) > Corsair H115i AOI cooler > Corsair 960T case > Corsair HX-850 PSU > > Still have buy: > X99 2011-V3 MB, looking at the ASUS X99-DELUXE II > RAM - Probably will go with 32GB Corsair Dominator > Samsung 960 PCIE SSD drive (512GB, other sizes too much $$$) > 1 or 2-WD Black 4 or 5TB drives > 1070 GPU - Not sure which brand/model yet > > I know, looks like I'm a Corsair fanboy, but they just have a lot of stuff I like at this time. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Robert Martin Jr. > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 8:20 PM > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Ideas for a new build > > Something to also consider is a good NAS if you don't already have one. I keep all my important stuff on the NAS so I don't have to have as much HDD space on any of the PC's at the house. Map a NAS share or create an iscsi drive for each box. I'm running a synology DS1518+ . I only keep the quick access stuff on the local machine. > Build wise I'd go with a newer i7 mobo with decent amount of ram if you do much virtual machines. I'm always running a few virtual box machines for random stuff. I don't have a mobo with M.2 interface but I'd look at it if building something new. My best system is a quad core 6700k 4.0 GHz box. I have a toggle switch to boot either win 8.1 pro or windows 10. Still tend to use 8.1 more often because a few of my programs still have issues running on 10. I'm still running samsung pro SSD's as primary's in most of my boxes. Video card is midrange right now just because I don't game on my main machine, > lopaka > > From: Brian Weeden <brian.wee...@gmail.com> > To: hardware <hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com> > Cc: hwg <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 5:05 PM > Subject: Re: [H] Ideas for a new build > > One of the big recent advancements is in the new M.2 interface for SSDs, > which finally creates an interface that can match the inherent speed of > modern SSD: > http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/02/understanding-m-2-the-interface-that- will-speed-up-your-next-ssd/ > > If you do a lot of disk-intensive apps, I think that would be something > worth upgrading for. Will require a new mobo, however. > > > > --------- > Brian > > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 7:59 PM, Jim Maki <jwm_maill...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > My last new build was a 2.67 GHz i7 system in 2009. I have been using a > > dual > > Xeon 6-core, 2.67 GHz refurb (HP Z600)for about 2 years. I have outgrown > > the > > storage capacity (hard drives, etc.) of the HP case. It is very proprietary > > and would not easily transfer to the larger case I have (from the i7 > > build). > > In addition, the Z600 does not have new features such as USB 3.0. > > > > > > > > Anyway, I have been "out of touch" with state of the art and am looking for > > some suggestions for a new build. While price is important, a high > > performance to price ratio is more important. I am not much of a gamer (an > > occasion Civ V game) but do have multiple programs open a one time. I do > > some graphics (CorelDraw) but my next major task is a book on family > > genealogy (pictures, genealogy charts, text). > > > > > > > > So suggestions and a "why" would be highly appreciated. > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Jim Maki > > > > jwm_maill...@comcast.net > > > > > > > > -- Bryan G. Seitz
