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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> Robert Martin Jr.
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 8:20 PM
> To: [email protected]
> 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 <[email protected]>
> To: hardware <[email protected]>
> Cc: hwg <[email protected]>
> 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 <[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 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
> >
> > [email protected]
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
--
Bryan G. Seitz
