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by sagebeard
Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:11 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: New P180 build - last suggestions/items to buy
Replies: 4
Views: 4243

Re: New P180 build - last suggestions/items to buy

Good question. I'd ditch the Toshiba and buy a Crucial MX100 240GB and a WD 2TB Green (even get the HDD later if money is a concern). Can you change any of your parts? I guess the post was kinda vague, I wrote it in a hurry waiting for my train. I have already received the post in the picture, and ...
by sagebeard
Fri Oct 17, 2014 9:36 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: New P180 build - last suggestions/items to buy
Replies: 4
Views: 4243

New P180 build - last suggestions/items to buy

Edit 1: The picture I used was massive in terms of width, so I broke down the component selection in text. After quite a while, i finally went and bought my new parts after being stuck with a fairly loud (but great performing) laptop and a old athlonx2 fileserver for almost 4 and 6 years respectivel...
by sagebeard
Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:30 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec P183 Video Card clearance?
Replies: 7
Views: 5988

Re: Antec P183 Video Card clearance?

im sorry to bring an old thread like this up again, but it didn't really feel necessary to create a new topic about video cards in the p183. what i'd like to know is, what is the maximum height of a graphics card in a p183? i'm planning to either get a passive gt450 or a 5750. but i'm a bit afraid t...
by sagebeard
Sat Jun 04, 2011 1:08 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Modern video card noise: good enough for SPCR?
Replies: 37
Views: 24445

Re: Modern video card noise: good enough for SPCR?

well, there are quite a few cards nowadays that are borderline SPCR worthy, look at the DCuII cards from asus for example, the DCuII cards wont even get above the 40 DB(a) on full load. though the cards require triple slots >_> and that leads to another question for me, the i was planning to get a P...
by sagebeard
Sun May 15, 2011 1:26 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: need help with i7-2600k/6950 2GB based multipurpose computer
Replies: 10
Views: 4864

Re: need help with i7-2600k/6950 2GB based multipurpose comp

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600k beastly processor adn way overpowered for almost anyone. get a i5 2500(K) instead of the i7, you're never ever gonna pull full load on both when using it for normal tasks. Motherboard: Asus P8P67 Pro good, a bit more than what you probaly need. Graphics: MSI R6950 Twin Frozr...
by sagebeard
Sat May 14, 2011 2:19 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Mugen 3
Replies: 19
Views: 13961

Mugen 3

the successor to the awesome mugen2b is out, same cooling capacity, lost 24 grammes of weight, but the sound levels have increased quite a bit, all info from hardware.info full detail below weight: 846 grammes (29.8 ounce) dimensions: unknown fan: scythe slipstream 300-1600RPM cooling http://nl.hard...