Duncan,
Yes, yes.
I have a main machine that I use for work and whatever. Then I have a
second machine (old C2D Q9550)t hat has a bunch of hard drives connected
to it that I use to get to my media. And I rip on that machine. Then I
have two HTPCs (i3) that I have connected to TVs for movie watching
(both of these get media off the second machine). Then a have a slew of
laptops for whatnot.
Interesting how folks set up their PCs! You plan more than me. I just
do. The test machine is an interesting notion, too.
Peace!
Anthony
On 3/15/2013 6:03 PM, DSinc wrote:
Anthony,
NO. I have NOT built yet. I only bought and put on the shelf. I am
still thinking about
some of 'myniggle' issues that Greg brought up. Fine?
I have 3 PC machines. They are all built with identical hdw. This
makes management so
much easier, really! OK?
I do have another machine I bought from CW in 2004. It is my 'server.'
It runs the Server
2003 OS; just because it is WinXP compatible. Fine! When I upgrade to
Win7, I will have to
plan a 'server' update to Server 2008 R? or Server 2012 R?I can wait
for this............. :)
Ipower it on once a month for MS Updates, and to update its' utility
progs.
Truly I am still tying to decide what to do with this very old hdw stack.
It still plays, so I keep it up to date! My bad...........
One is my 'Office'. This machine does my business, email, bill-pay,
pretty much today's
normal business as I understand and accept it.
This machine is as locked down as I can make it. .......... :)
Second is my 'Gamer' PC machine. Use should be obvious! LOL! Just put
a video
card into it. (Thank you Greg!) It now usesa nVidia GTX560. This
machine is as locked
down as I can make it.
Third is my 'Test' machine. This machine mirrors my OFFICE machine
mostly, but is based
on the basic OS I run on the others. I use this machine to try/play
with 'new sw' that is in the mix.
I get to test and decide if I choose to use it across the other two.
All three machines are patched via MS each month. All three machines
use ESET A/V sw.
All 3 machines are backed up to my NAS post MS updates. All three
machines run 24/7 ATM.
HTH,
Duncan
On 03/15/2013 17:05, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
Duncan,
Have you built these yet? I thought you had them running. Didn't
know you had that mobo, though.
3 of them? Just curious as to what you do with them. Do they each
have a mission of sorts?
Thanks.
On 3/15/2013 12:34 PM, DSinc wrote:
Anthony,
Some months back I bought 3 Asus P8Z77-Vpro m/bs. They will mate
with Intel i5-3570K cpus.
I bought these m/b's forthe on-board Intel G-Bit NICs. No I do not
need the Wifi. No I do not
depend on USB 3.0. My home LAN works just fine.
I'm still deciding about moving to SSD (separate issue.)
These 3 new machines will replace 3 Asus P5Q3/Intel C2D E8400
machines that are going on
4 years old (24/7). Plus, I will upgrade to Windows 7 also.
Based on my research, the Asus P8Z77 series is the way to go ATM. I
do not mind being 1 trick
pony (Haswell) behind the crest.
JMHO,
Duncan
On 03/15/2013 12:06, Greg Sevart wrote:
I've built a couple of lower-end systems off the P8Z77-V LK, which
is a
pretty bargain basement model (Realtek NIC), and a buddy just did a
new
3770K build with the P8Z77-V (Intel NIC). If you aren't overclocking,
anything at that level or higher is probably fine--just match the
features
and/or slot layout you need.
Haswell's biggest features are lower power (mostly irrelevant for
desktop
use), much improved integrated GPU (probably irrelevant as well),
and new
instructions (AVX2 including FMA3, etc...which can substantially
improve
some use cases).
-----Original Message-----
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Anthony Q.
Martin
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 10:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [H] ASUS P8p67 Pro to what?
Is there an asus board you like best?
I had intended to keep this setup for 4 years, so I don't think
waiting
on haswell has any real benefits if there are no other features.
On 3/15/2013 11:18 AM, Greg Sevart wrote:
Haswell will be a good upgrade for some workloads, but leaks/the
rumor
mill
seems to be suggesting that it will probably be fairly minor (by
Intel's
standards) compared to previous TOCKs. I personally just hate
spending
good
money on a platform that's within sight of being replaced.
Yes, Haswell is a new socket (LGA1150), so a new board and CPU
will be
required. It's still DDR3 though, so you could re-use your memory.
-----Original Message-----
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Martin
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 9:55 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [H] ASUS P8p67 Pro to what?
Greg,
Thanks for the reply.
I will need to read up on Haswell. I take it you think it is worth
waiting for?
Since I might spend $200+ on a mobo, if the features are worth it I
might wait....It's not as if I don't have plenty of PCs in here :). I
just hate that my main rig isn't reliable. The usb 3.0 on this has
always been terrible. Always dropping back to usb 2.0. That alone is
enough reason to move on. I hate to get in the loop with tech
support,
though. Nothing I can think of will get my hairs up more than
trying to
deal with tech support.
I sort of think that Haswell will require a new CPU, too, right?
I'm not
sure I really need more than perhaps a speed boost and some
reliability. Definitely need reliable usb 3.0.
I've been running prime95 on this thing for the last day. I don't
think
this is getting me anywhere. I might switch over to memtest next.
On 3/15/2013 10:40 AM, Greg Sevart wrote:
I still like the current crop of Asus boards for the Intel
platform, but
Gigabyte has made up some ground on the UEFI transition after
being way
behind previously.
The good news is that USB 3.0 is finally native (4-ports) in the Z77
chipset, so any board based on that platform should have at least
some
native ports. Z77 supports Sandy and Ivy bridge, so you could
stick with
your current 2500K if you wish.
The P8P67 Pro should have a 3 year warranty and was released in
Jan 2011,
so
you should be able to get it replaced under warranty--and perhaps
pick up
a
bargain basement LGA1155 board in the interim? From there, I'd
wait for
Haswell.
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 10:29 AM
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Subject: [H] ASUS P8p67 Pro to what?
Well, I wanted to upgrade my boot drive from a 160GB Intel to a
512 GB
M4....
Bios would not see it. I was running 1305, which has been stable
for me
since i built this box in early 2011. So, I got the last one,
3602....did the flash. I also swapped out my 1TB WD data drive
for a
3TB Seagate (7600rpm).
Well, I never got the boot drive swapped, because as soon as I
went to
the new bios my system started crashing....this has been going on
for a
couple of months now. Got on the web and found some third-party
tools
that will let you flash back to an easier bios (asus didn't allow
for
going back in on this board). So, I flashed back to 2001.
Problem is,
it still crashes!
Have no idea what's going on. No idea what to look at either.
I'm not
over clocking or anything. There is no pattern I can detect to
these
crashes. System has gone up to 4 days with no crashes, but will
sometimes crash in less time. I'd be lucky if I can finish
typing this
email. It always seems to crash on me when doing stuff like
this, where
I can't do an auto save.
Any ideas? Maybe I should get a new mobo? Thinking of maybe a
Gigabyte
this time. I'm running a 2500k. Any reason to upgrade that? I
don't
know if I can wait til June for the new chips. I'm a desktop
guy. Don't
really enjoy using a laptop day-after-day. Also, thinking about
building
a dual boot Hackintosh....just because I'm bored with Windows an
am now
really super interested in Win8.
If a new board, what board? I like to get some features on the
board...my current system has crappy usb 3.0, so I want lots of
usb 3.0.
And BT support for the Hackintosh, if I decide to do that.
