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System Name | Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs |
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Processor | Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc... |
Motherboard | Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc... |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc... |
Memory | 2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc.. |
Video Card(s) | MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc... |
Storage | Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc... |
Display(s) | Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H) |
Case | Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc... |
Audio Device(s) | Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers |
Power Supply | EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc... |
Mouse | G300s |
Keyboard | Corsair K65 |
VR HMD | N/A |
Software | Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu |
Benchmark Scores | Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!! |
Hey All
This is the first thread I started with the exception of noting a few New Egg specials so please let me know if I need to change anything
Onto the topic- new SSD install:
I just picked up a Corsair Nova 2 60 GB SSD (New Egg special) that I will be trying out as my OS drive (system specs in my sig).
- I have a fresh install of Windows 7 64 bit and all my base programs, drivers, etc have been installed and updated
- I've cleaned up nearly all of the installation garbage, defragged, etc
Everything is running fine so I should be ready to go with this. I believe I have 2 options to load up the SSD with my OS drive:
*Note- OS/etc install size appr. 30GB*
Option 1- Clone OS drive to SSD and swap w/HDD. I have an Apricorn USB enclosure with their software for it and have used it to sucessfully clone the drives on my laptops when I've replaced their HDD's
Option 2- Prepare an HDD image and load the SSD with the image
I prefer Option 1 but would like to know if anyone has any input or advise to this process as this is my first SSD install.
Also, is there anything additional I should do or need to know to set up an SSD....this drive came with no software, utilities, or instructions and I found no info on the Corsair website for this drive except for basic specifications
Thanks
This is the first thread I started with the exception of noting a few New Egg specials so please let me know if I need to change anything
Onto the topic- new SSD install:
I just picked up a Corsair Nova 2 60 GB SSD (New Egg special) that I will be trying out as my OS drive (system specs in my sig).
- I have a fresh install of Windows 7 64 bit and all my base programs, drivers, etc have been installed and updated
- I've cleaned up nearly all of the installation garbage, defragged, etc
Everything is running fine so I should be ready to go with this. I believe I have 2 options to load up the SSD with my OS drive:
*Note- OS/etc install size appr. 30GB*
Option 1- Clone OS drive to SSD and swap w/HDD. I have an Apricorn USB enclosure with their software for it and have used it to sucessfully clone the drives on my laptops when I've replaced their HDD's
Option 2- Prepare an HDD image and load the SSD with the image
I prefer Option 1 but would like to know if anyone has any input or advise to this process as this is my first SSD install.
Also, is there anything additional I should do or need to know to set up an SSD....this drive came with no software, utilities, or instructions and I found no info on the Corsair website for this drive except for basic specifications
Thanks