Le 24/07/2010 21:40, somebody nous fit lire :
> I need to get a new home system, but unfortunately, I haven't kept much up
> to date on the hardware, so I'm doing a crash study now. We get Dell
> workstations at work, and while they are quiet, stable and fast enough, a
> similarly spec'd system would be way out of budget at home.
> 
> It will be used for CAD/CAM (the gamer card is not a problem for me),
> rendering (some POV, but mostly Brazil, V-Ray), development, and all the
> usual home stuff (video, image editing... etc). About the only game I have
> and play once in a blue moon is MSFS. Speed, relatively low noise and data
> security (hence the redundant drives, some of which will go to external
> enclosures) are priorities. It will run a dual monitor setup, and I like
> multitasking. What do the hardware gurus think of the following system?
> 
> Cooler Master HAF X Tower
> Corsair HX 1000W PS

A bit (by far) over need.

> Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R MB
> Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz CPU
> Scythe Mugen 2 Rev. B CPU Cooler
> Patriot Ext. Per. Viper II Sector 7 DDR3 12GB (3 x 4GB) PC3-12800
> Asus ENGTX470 GeForce GTX 470 1280MB
> Mushkin Enhanced Io Series SSD 128GB
> WD 2TB Caviar Green 5400rpm SATA II w/ 64MB Cache (x4)
> Samsung SH-S223B 22x SpeedPlus DVD-Writer
> Windows 7 Professional x64

Me, actually running in a Twelve Hundred (Antec), Asrock X58 extreme3,
Intel Core i7 980X (3.3GHz) (box, standard cooler), G.Skill memory
(6x4GB PC3-10666), GTX470 by Gainward (who cares ? same design board
everywhere), 2 x 2 TB HDD + 500+750 GB HDD, DVD writer (same as yours),
Ubuntu Linux amd_64.

A 650 W power supply might have been more than enough (but running a
Seasonic X-750 anyway), GTX470 recommands a 550W PSU, power-peak never
occurs at the same time as hard drive spin up)

Be aware: on dual monitor, GTX470 reach 72°C, whereas in single monitor,
it is far cooler (less than 50°C)

Regarding WD 2TB drives, have you checked the sector size/compatibility
(new 2TB from WD use 4KB sectors **, which might be problematic for
alignment/performance with traditional OS: first sector must NOT be at
63 anymore, utility must be used to align the partitions to right
boundary, utility not available for all OS, must be done right)

**: there is a difference between EARS & EADS, check the web.

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