Recent content by gamefreak1450

So I just set up a RAID0 array today of two 30GB OCZ Vertex SSDs. I tried to install Windows 7 on it, but (as I understand it), I need to install the AHCI drivers while installing 7. Okay, so I downloaded the 64-bit drivers from here for my ICH9R chipset, but Windows 7's "Load Drivers..."...

My computer randomly turns off. It can run Prime95 for 15 min without incident, and it can bittorrent all night long, but it randomly turns off. Generally this happens while doing a non-CPU intensive activity like watching TV shows. After it turns off (as if it was unplugged, no Windows...

Thanks, everyone. I just successfully stacked both for a $185 Q9550 after Cashback. Now that's one [H]otDeal :) Unfortunately, the money was not immediately deposited in my Paypal account... but as long as I will get the money eventually, I can overlook that fact.

Hello, I really want to take advantage of my 10% coupon and the 30% Live.com cashback to purchase a Q9550 processor for cheap. Has anyone stacked the 10% and the 30% successfully? If so, where is the spot to put in the coupon code? I hit "Buy It Now>" on the auction page, but there's...

I don't own one myself, so I can't tell you definitely... but I have been reading a lot about it today (I was considering getting one but decided against it). First off, it's only 32 GB. You won't fit too many new games on it. Since games require a lot of sequential reading, I would assume...

You won't need to get BB to price match it. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp;jsessionid=P0O4VI3MHCVWJKC4D3FFAFY?skuId=8275519&st=bioshock&lp=2&type=product&cp=1&id=1171057792382

OSs entail lots of random reading and writing. Given those options, the worst idea would be to put an OS on it. Windows would hang randomly when doing seemingly normal tasks, and copying lots of files would take much longer.

I believe what I read happens is that the onboard write controller has an obnoxiously small cache, I think 8KB. With a lot of random reads/writes, it overloads the cache and the SSD sends a message to the OS to stop all incoming data. I guess the OS, then, just hangs. There have been many...

Hello. I am planning to build a computer and include both of the following drives: the Western Digital 640GB AAKS and the Seagate 1.5 TB Barracuda 7200.11. One would be the system drive and one would be an auxiliary drive. Can anyone tell me which of these is faster? I can't seem to find any...

It seems the seller ended the auction early. Bummer: I would have loved this great processor at that amazing price.

FWIW, I would stay away from these monitors. I got one for $200 the other day at Microcenter, took it home, and it had 5 dead pixels. I was not very impressed with the quality... but it gets favorable reviews on Newegg, so maybe it's just my bad luck. Buyer beware.

Good deal, and I almost bit, until I realized that after Shipping and Handling and Tax, it was actually more expensive than Newegg :( Bummer.

YGPM.

I can confirm- I was at the Mayfield, OH store yesterday morning as well. They had at least 50 nine hundred's. I bought one. I don't know if the $60 deal was for their "Pre BF" sale or if it's just a standard deal... it wasn't in their "Pre BF" part of the ad. Edit: No rebates.

Hello. Newegg.com has the ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail and the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 - Retail for $435 - $35 combo discount - $15 MIR on the P5Q Pro = $385 + ~$10 shipping...