Enix Ultimate drive config advicePost Date: 2011-09-16 |
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bakerjd 
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 Topic: Enix Ultimate drive config advicePosted: 16 Sep 2011 at 3:52pm |
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I'm considering the Enix Ultimate system. It looks like that motherboard will support two SATA 6.0 and four SATA 3.0 devices. If I have an Intel Series 320 300 Gig SSD (SATA 3.0) as Drive 1 and two 2 Terabyte WD Black HDD's as Drives 2 & 3 (SATA 6.0), will that work? Any other recommendations? Thanks
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DST4ME
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Posted: 16 Sep 2011 at 4:07pm |
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If the system is for gaming, what res you gaming at?
you don't need sata 3 for hdds, as they can't even max out sata 2. also give me a ticket number for teh build you are looking at. Edited by DST4ME - 16 Sep 2011 at 4:07pm |
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bakerjd
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Posted: 16 Sep 2011 at 4:17pm |
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Thanks for your reply. I apologize for not knowing much about the current tech. This will be a general purpose system, possibly doing some video editing, and I may get into some gaming - last serious PC gaming I did was in 1995. Don't have a ticket yet, because I'm still trying to understand the modern specs - which is where I got the SATA 6.0 thing for those hard drives. I may be too dumb to ask these questions here, but thanks again for trying to help.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 16 Sep 2011 at 4:30pm |
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Stop apologizing, this is exacltly why we are here, we know the facts, you guys don't, the net is full of bs info, so we are here to clear it all up.
ok so this is not a gaming machine, are we talking heavy video editing? do you know how much ram you need for that? I need to know your budget at least so I can config a better system for you cause you don't want the enix IMHO. |
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bakerjd
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Posted: 16 Sep 2011 at 4:46pm |
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After a ten year hiatus from PC's, I got back into them a little in 2005. Had a top-of-the-line Gateway from that year, but it broke a few months ago. So, I have no specific ideas of hardware requirements or a fixed budget. I just want a great new all around machine to play with, and the "quiet" factor of the Enix appealed to me, in addition to some small details like the two PS2 ports. If I remember correctly, you are a fan of the ODE Level 3 and the more accessible machines in general. I can certainly appreciate that. The noise factor of the Beast gaming machines has me a little concerned though. As you can tell, I'm way short on recent computer experience, and definitely appreciate any and all advice. Thanks
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DST4ME
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Posted: 16 Sep 2011 at 4:53pm |
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I'm not a fan of ode 3, I recommend it whenever future upgrade limitations are not important and/or budget is an issue.
personally I'm a fan of a custom build that gives the user what they need without waisting their money. sound is no issue, in any good built system, 99% of your noise comes from gpu's fan when under load. so if the gpu is not under full load, you won't have any noise issue. the enix uses a self contained lc system which gets out performed by good air coolers like the a70 and noctua and the h80/h70 self contained lc unints have a loud fan on the rad so that will be most of your noise. surely you have a budget in mind you like to be around, I mean you want me to give a $5000 system that has full lc and will make no noise or you want a $2000 system that will make very little noise from when gpu's are under load? also are you saying you have your own ssds and hdds? |
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bakerjd
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Posted: 16 Sep 2011 at 5:22pm |
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No, I don't have my own SSD's or HDD's. I may try to rescue my old drives by converting them to externals after I get something new. My 2005 Gateway cost $4000. That was my usual budget for a system. Around that same time, not knowing what I was doing, I also ordered a maxed out Velocity Micro system for my son that was about $6500. It was liquid cooled and extremely noisy. An unfortunate shipping accident early on turned it into a lemon that they kept trying to repair - finally, they nicely refunded the entire price of the system. I'm thinking this machine should last me awhile; but, I was really hoping that something in the $2000 - $3000 range would give me plenty of machine to play with. I would like an i7 since that's the going best, and I've pretty much talked myself into trying an SSD for the boot drive (might be good for faster video rendering too, if I get back into that) - but, I could be talked out of it. I was also thinking it would be nice to have two identical HDD's so I could have one automatically backup the other. I know this is pretty vague and not much to go on.
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Posted: 16 Sep 2011 at 5:30pm |
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there is no raid setup here so tell me what you think:
Here you go Ticket# 597404 --- $2,324 (To see this build click here) Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO (Intel Z68 Chipset) (Features Intel Quick Sync Technology) System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition) Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (EVGA Edition) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 Extreme Performance (Does NOT fit on the regular EVGA X58 3X SLI) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty the lc system you got from Velocity used loud fans on the lc system so your system was loud. |
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bakerjd
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Posted: 16 Sep 2011 at 5:53pm |
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Looks nice, and the price is right. I'll try to digest it better over the weekend. Thanks so much for your help today. Have a good one.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 16 Sep 2011 at 5:56pm |
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let me know if you want to change things, so that I can tell you if its worth your money or not.
My pleasure and good luck 
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