Recent content by JTF195

I have a Rampage V Extreme, and I saw this and I was super excited until I got to the part where they don't support the X99 platform.

They make money on every new pc that installs a new copy of Windows on it, they will make money on all new copies of Windows sold after the first year, and they have Office, lots of developer/enterprise software, Xbox, etc. Windows doesn't need to be their cash cow anymore, they've recognized...

Microsoft has publicly stated that A) Windows 10 will be a free upgrade during the first year. B) Windows 10 will be a one-time purchase after the first year. C) Windows 10 will be kept up to date at no additional charge. D) Windows 10 will be the last version of Windows, and will be updated...

My point was that, while you're always going to have a bottleneck somewhere, it shouldn't have to be your Ethernet/LAN, because we have the technology to make that better.

1 bit is only 1/8 of a byte, so 1 Gbps is actually only about 125 MB/s. SATA II is 3 Gbps, and SATA III is 6 Gbps. Many newer HDDs and nearly ALL SSDs are capable of exceeding 1 Gbps. (Most SATA II SSDs were capable of at least 200 MB/s) Not to mention, RAM is capable of speeds anywhere...

This is exactly how I feel. Couldn't have put it better.

Watercooling the PSU is risky enough IMO. I don't want to add to that by trying to do it myself.

All of what you say is true. I don't dispute any of that. But I still want the Koolance PSU, for the bling.

I've posted a couple threads about this over at the Koolance forums: http://forums.koolance.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1497 http://forums.koolance.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1470 But I think it might be a good idea to go ahead and post here too. After about a year of having my computer build on...