Re: [H] Ideas for a new build

2016-11-29 Thread Greg Sevart
I've become a big fan of G.Skill memory kits, especially for DDR4. However, I've had problems getting my HW-E (5820k) and BW-E (6950X) to run at high frequencies, like 3200MT/s. The same kits work fine in my Z170 boards with Skylake chips, so I know it's not the modules. I've instead opted to us

Re: [H] Ideas for a new build

2016-11-29 Thread Bryan Seitz
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 id

Re: [H] Ideas for a new build

2016-11-29 Thread Bobby Heid
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

Re: [H] Ideas for a new build

2016-11-29 Thread Greg Sevart
It didn't last long though. Samsung's 960 Pro already saturates 4 PCIe 3.0 lanes in NVMe. -Original Message- From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 7:05 PM To: hardware Cc: hwg Subject: Re: [H] Ideas f

Re: [H] Ideas for a new build

2016-11-29 Thread Robert Martin Jr.
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 quic

Re: [H] Ideas for a new build

2016-11-29 Thread Jim Maki
Brian, Thanks for the link and info. This looks like something I would appreciate and a new mobo is definitely high on my list. Jim -Original Message- From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 5:05 PM To:

Re: [H] Ideas for a new build

2016-11-29 Thread Brian Weeden
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 ap

[H] Ideas for a new build

2016-11-29 Thread Jim Maki
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