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