I read the reviews for it later, and alot of people had them die on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haruhi
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I read the reviews for it later, and alot of people had them die on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haruhi
Well I had the Core i5 on there but then there was a bundle discount with the mobo which made up a lot of the difference. And both were 90W so I figured why not. Like I said, it's a bit awkward. I'm still looking for a high performance machine. Don't forget some of those cycles will be stolen for RAID.
You need that DOMINATOR memory for a HTPC/general usage desktop? You could probably get cheaper stuff and get 8GB's for the same price, or just get 4GB's and lower the total.
I want everything to be as fast as possible. Esp with file transfers and streaming and whatnot. My goal is over 70 MB/s transfer read and write, as it will have at least 4 TB of storage (I've seen builds over 100 MB/s, but I don't think my hard drives will get it there, maybe, we'll see how the RAID does). My current device gives me something around 10 MB/s if I'm lucky and is incredibly finicky.
Why don't you get an HTPC case?
EDIT: Or is it not strictly going to be an HTPC?
No definitely not strictly HTPC. Also I need at least 5 HDD slots, which is pretty much impossible to find without a tower.
Would I be able to get by using a HD 4850 with a 420w PSU temporarily?
Most likely. 4850 draws about 250w max.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terin
Would I be able to run Half-life 2 on max settings with this desktop PC? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883103222
At what resolution? At 1024x768, maybe (iffy when considering whether you include AA and AF in "max setings" and because I don't trust anything with a designation as low as "G100," even if it is a GeForce). Anything more, and you'll need something better. You could slap in a much better card for $60, or a really good one for $100.