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My other PC
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This time I show my own system.
Antec 300
ASROCK extreme3 GEN3
Intel i5-2500k @4Ghz
Corsair XMS3 2x4GB 1600mhz DDR3-CL9
Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 @ 1000/1050 OC
2x500GB HDD
BE QUIET! 530W L8 PURE POWER CM
Coolers:
CPU cooler: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer Xtreme Rev.2
2x REVOLTEC 120mm dark green (front)
1x Xigmatek Crystal 140 Green LED 140mm (top)
1x Antec 120mm already included (back)
1x 120mm from old chassis (side)
I am planning to get in Q4 a new GPU, maybe an ASUS GTX 670 DCII
Is the AC freezer any good, I was going to get one, but heard bad things of it in reviews, but judging by your slight OC, i'm guessing it go's well enough...
Also, if your looking at a new GPU later on, I would make sure your PSU can handle it, it's better to have overkill then a fried computer ;)
But before that, if you want more speed, definantly get an SSD, I was hesitant on getting one for my PC, but when I did, it was the best thing I ever got for it, could never go back, my PC boots to the desktop before I can pull-up my chair and sit...
Just idea's.
The cooler is very good!
Q6600 2,4Ghz with boxed 50°-80° (prime around 95° after 10sec)
Q6600 3,2Ghz with freezer 25°-62° (62° was reached only in prime)
My i5-2500k goes in prime never over 55°
@ idle 25°-35°
@ gaming around 35°-45°
So I can only recommend it :D
Sandy Bridge performance is just awesome :)
About SSDs, yeah I thought alot about it, maybe I get one with my new GPU at the end of the year.
What are good write/read speeds for SSDs?
About 500mbs or more?
Depends on what SATA interface your mainboard has, if you have SATA 3 like I do, then aprox ~250mbp/s will be your limit, which is still around 3 times faster then a HDD, but if you have SATA 6, you will get much more.
500mbp/s is really good for an SSD, but there are a few other things to consider, like IOPS and random read/write speeds, also if the drive has TRIM support, which most do.
I got a Corsair Force GT, and even with the bottleneck, it's fast :)
Are the SATA 6 this one on my extreme3?
1x eSATA 6Gb/s (shared)
2x SATA 6Gb/s RAID 0/1/5/10 (Z68)
Could you clear that up?
Are you asking if your ASrock Extreme3 board has SATA3 (6gb/s)?
Oh sorry, I said SATA6 in my last comment, I meant SATA3 6gb/s.
SATA3 run's at 6gb/s, which is the latest technology, your board has that.
Oh yes that was my question ;)