Recent content by Smety

Ahhh, I see how this could be an issue. Worst case scenario you could use it in SATA II until an update comes out for your mobo (if one does). But of course, it's your choice :)

Hey pany, I would go with the Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB because it is capable of using Sata III. As for RAM, it's really personal preference, I would go with the Kingston if it was my PC :P

I hate to be repetitive, but like everyone explained: just get another 2GB of RAM for now and use that system for another year or two. Then when that system is completely cached just rebuild the whole thing :)

Get another stick of RAM for goodness sake :P Then grab a new hard drive, then a new PSU.

Hello everyone, I was hoping maybe you all could help me out. I'm looking to buy either the Fractal Arc Midi or the Fractal Define Mini case, however I can't find them anywhere online (for the United States). If any of you know somewhere i could purchase these that ships to the US I'd be...

Unfortunately, the only cases by Fractal they carry are the "Define R3" series :/ Thanks though :)

Random question: Does anyone know where I can get any of the Fractal cases in the US? I love them but the only ones I can find are the R3 series and I really wanted either the Arc Midi or the one the OP is getting/has.

I apologize, I came off a bit hostile. I blame it on the fact that I left my contacts in too long and now my eyes look like Darth Maul's and they feel like they are burning ;) As far as using Linux for servers I use CentOS. It's free and amazingly easy to use for all types of...

Admittedly, I'm normally only fooling around with CentOS and Ubuntu, but for whatever reason I experience hideous crashes with Wine and it's mega frustrating >.< Maybe I'll give some of the ones you recommended a shot, see if they work better for me...

Funny enough, I'm actually a software engineer. In fact I run Linux based servers every day and I know how to use Wine very well. However, in my experience it's very hard to make things run correctly 100% of the time while being efficient using Wine. This is just my experience, so before...

Basically none. Despite what people say, even using Wine is ineffective 90% of the time in my experience. I'd stay away completely from Linux based OS for gaming.

I say keep your processor and get a CPU water cooler like the Corsair H50 and bump that up to 4.5GHz :) From what I've seen so far, with the SB processors you can only overclock the turbo settings...

I'd just get the first one and then buy a separate 80mm fan for the back. But this is more of a personal decision :P

I've never used anything but a stock cooler. I would just use that.

With that case I'd say you don't need any extra cooling. You already have a 140mm front and top fan, as well as a 120mm exhaust fan. So, I think you're good :P