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    Posted: 27 Oct 2007 at 4:00am
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-Could someone who has specifically purchased the TWISTER PRO case give me their "lo-down..." or pro's and con's on it? (Ex: Airflow, Room for Components.) )I could use a detailed personal review)

-Confirm that a higher clocked Dual Core CPU will perform better in gaming than a lower Clocked Quad.

-Explain what MHz memory I should choose. (Ex: If my FSB is running at 1000 Mhz than wouldn't 1066 MHz memory be a waste?)

-Clarify if W.D. Raptors perform better in an already loaded application/game than a standard SATA drive.

-Recommend a sound card.
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Posts: 288 		  Quote 67alecto Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Oct 2007 at 7:42am
I have the Twister Pro. 
 
Pros - looks great, very open inside for good air flow and cooling.  The side panel slides in and out very easily and makes for very easy access to everything.
 
Cons - Having a 8800 GTX card eliminates some of the bays should you want to install them.  The clear panel is so big and lets in so much light that the cathode lighting really only stands out in the dark.  It gets washed out in normal room light. 
 
I rarely turn the lights on - it looks impressive enough as is Clap
 
 
 
Twister Pro
750W PS/Q6600 2.4GHz/680i LT/2GB Corsair 800/9800GTX/X-Fi XtremeGamer/Stage 2 Cooling
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430W Corsair/i3 3.3 GHz/Asus H61M/8Gb DDR3 Corsair Vengeance/650Ti Boost 2Gb
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Posts: 1150 		  Quote Bill the Cat Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Oct 2007 at 11:43am
Originally posted by Question(S)

Question(S):

-Confirm that a higher clocked Dual Core CPU will perform better in gaming than a lower Clocked Quad.

-Explain what MHz memory I should choose. (Ex: If my FSB is running at 1000 Mhz than wouldn't 1066 MHz memory be a waste?)

-Clarify if W.D. Raptors perform better in an already loaded application/game than a standard SATA drive.
 
 
67alecto has got the right idea on the PRO. I love my TJ9 (EXTREME), but it's expensive. I kinda wish I'd stuck with the PRO inspite of the drive bay issue.
 
As far as the Q6600 vs. E6850, see my comments here:
 
 
1066 MHz is a waste unless you are a really hard core overclocker. If you're never going to overclock, 667 MHz is fast enough for a 1333 MHz FSB. Most people go with 800 MHz RAM, because it allows the option to overclock the FSB up to 1600 MHz without overclocking the RAM.
 
I've got a Raptor. It reduces level load times somewhat. That's probably about it. It would pay off best in games like Oblivion that do alot of data loading. I'm not sure you'd ever notice the difference. You'd probably be better off with a pair of cheap SATA drives in RAID0 configuration. Just have a really good backup strategy, cause the chance of data loss doubles.
 
INMO, most bleeding edge H/W options, like Rapors and 1066 MHz RAM, and overclocking in general provide only marginal improvements at best.


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Excellent, I made the right choices. Thank you both.
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