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System Name | My3yrOldBaby |
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Processor | Intel C2Q Q6600 G0 2.4GHz (3.6 Ghz @ 1.400V) |
Motherboard | eVGA 790 FTW (Analogue) 132-YW-E179-A1 |
Cooling | Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme (Push+Pull: Silverstone 120mm) |
Memory | 8GB G.Skill DDR3 2x4GB 1866 (running 1600) + 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3 1x2GB 1333 (running 1600) |
Video Card(s) | eVGA 8800GTX 768MB |
Storage | (2) WD Raptor 150GB SATA [RAID 0], (4) Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA [RAID 0+1] |
Display(s) | Acer 20" - AL2017, Acer 22"W - AL2216WBD |
Case | Thermaltake Armor w/ 25cm Fan & Extra Front iCage |
Audio Device(s) | OnBoard |
Power Supply | Silverstone 1000W - ST1000 |
Software | Windows XP Pro x64 |
Hey guys,
So my EVGA 680i board went out last week (long story there - tl;dr - southbridge glowed & literally went up in smoke), and EVGA is out of 680i replacement boards, so I'm getting an RMA replacement 790i FTW board.
Doing some quick googling, it looks like this board is actually quite awesome, and has a lot of possibilities, but I have a few questions:
1) The biggest question - My old setup had (2) RAID arrays that I was using - A boot RAID 0 of 2xRaptors with XP on it, and a 4disc RAID 5 array with my storage (music, vids, games, etc). My biggest necessity is to be able to reuse those arrays with the new setup. EVGA said that the raid controllers are the same between the two boards, but since the chipsets are different, will this still work? My plan was to plug the discs back in the same controller order, configure BIOS to read RAID, reboot and pray... Any tips/suggestions?
2) Any issues with cooling on this board? It seems to have a robust heat pipe array spanning all heat-emitting elements on the board. But with the 680i, there was definite advantage in removing the stock heatsinks and replacing the thermal goop. Anyone know about this kinda thing or similar with 790i FTW?
3) After I get the thing rebuilt with RAID arrays functioning, my next plan of attack is to OC the thing. Apparently its pretty awesome, but any advice/help/links for OCing with an Q6600?
4) 680i was DDR2, 790i is DDR3 - I bought G.Skill 2x4GB 1866 memory (good discount) on newegg (G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR...). Had good reviews, but just wondered about your opinions if it'll work with this board. Little bit of googling said the board has a really good memory controller, and people had good success with G.Skill in the past, but most links were 2yr old memory.
Thanks in advance guys, I always come here as my first resource for anything computers, always the best folks here.
Cheers
So my EVGA 680i board went out last week (long story there - tl;dr - southbridge glowed & literally went up in smoke), and EVGA is out of 680i replacement boards, so I'm getting an RMA replacement 790i FTW board.
Doing some quick googling, it looks like this board is actually quite awesome, and has a lot of possibilities, but I have a few questions:
1) The biggest question - My old setup had (2) RAID arrays that I was using - A boot RAID 0 of 2xRaptors with XP on it, and a 4disc RAID 5 array with my storage (music, vids, games, etc). My biggest necessity is to be able to reuse those arrays with the new setup. EVGA said that the raid controllers are the same between the two boards, but since the chipsets are different, will this still work? My plan was to plug the discs back in the same controller order, configure BIOS to read RAID, reboot and pray... Any tips/suggestions?
2) Any issues with cooling on this board? It seems to have a robust heat pipe array spanning all heat-emitting elements on the board. But with the 680i, there was definite advantage in removing the stock heatsinks and replacing the thermal goop. Anyone know about this kinda thing or similar with 790i FTW?
3) After I get the thing rebuilt with RAID arrays functioning, my next plan of attack is to OC the thing. Apparently its pretty awesome, but any advice/help/links for OCing with an Q6600?
4) 680i was DDR2, 790i is DDR3 - I bought G.Skill 2x4GB 1866 memory (good discount) on newegg (G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR...). Had good reviews, but just wondered about your opinions if it'll work with this board. Little bit of googling said the board has a really good memory controller, and people had good success with G.Skill in the past, but most links were 2yr old memory.
Thanks in advance guys, I always come here as my first resource for anything computers, always the best folks here.
Cheers