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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 5:05 PM To: hardware Cc: hwg 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 <[email protected]> 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
