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bassfisher6522

bassfisher6522

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Well I did the unthinkable.....I finally broke down and ordered all new components, essentially a new build. My first in all most 10 years. I got a new mobo, cpu, cpu cooler, ram and was going for an SSD but they were out of stock so I opted for an SSHD. Should be here in 3 days.....whoo hoo!

Heres what I got...I'll have to wait on the PSU, GPU and SSD till I build up my funds again.

Mobo - GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI 8 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com
CPU - Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Refresh Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor BX80646I74790K - Newegg.com - Newegg.com
cooler - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+ - Newegg.com
RAM - G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX - Newegg.com
SSHD - Seagate Hybrid Drives ST500LM000 500GB MLC/8GB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s NCQ 2.5" Laptop SSHD -Bare Drive - Newegg.com
 
Nice setup :thumbsup2:

That will be a nice upgrade from your old 965 BE

Where were you looking for SSDs?

SSHDs are a step up from HDDs yes but still nothing compared to flash storage.
 
There's also a lot of good SSDs from different manufacturers.

Why pigeonhole yourself to one and force a purchase to a lesser quality drive?
 
Nice Bassfisher! Good to see you getting into some new hardware there! Hopefully it will hold you off for another 10 years!
 
Patrick said:
There's also a lot of good SSDs from different manufacturers.

Why pigeonhole yourself to one and force a purchase to a lesser quality drive?
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Yes and true...but I was thinking ahead.....when the SSD is back in stock, I'll order one. When it arrives I'll pull the SSHD and install it in one of my laptops (most likely the wifes).
 
That will be a nice setup. I would have stuck with the OEM cooler. Intel OEM coolers are more than capable of adequately cooling the CPUs, even with mild to moderate overclocking - keeping in mind, it is the case's responsibility to provide a sufficient supply of cool air flowing through the case and it is the CPU's cooler job to simply toss the CPU's heat into that flow. Speaking of cases, I don't see one listed. Note that Cooler Master cooler is very tall and needs a wide case.

I would urge you to wait (or go elsewhere) for a SSD. While hybrid drives are nice compromises, they don't compare to SSDs. I will never to back to a HD (even a hybrid) for my boot and apps drive. I have a 256Gb SSD on this i7 system as my C drive with the OS and all my apps on it and it still amazes me how fast my computer boots/reboots. I have a shortcut to a 55 page Word doc full of my "canned texts" in my "Quick Launch" toolbar I access all the time, and it amazes me how it "pops" open.

Granted once a program is loaded into RAM, a drive's performance is almost inconsequential, but still after 10 years you are finally treating yourself to a real nice system, I say go all the way with today's latest technologies and go SSD. Don't bottleneck your system with an HD. You won't be disappointed! HDs (even hybrids) are ancient and slow. They are great as secondary drives to store backups of your boot drive, photos, tunes and videos, etc. But for anything that is disk intensive, like the OS, SSDs are the ONLY way to anymore.

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As noted, I don't see a case listed. Or a PSU. A good case and a good PSU (preferably something that is 80 PLUS "Gold" or better) form a strong foundation for a computer that can be expected to last many years and through many evolutions to come.

Finally, I don't see an OS listed either. I do recommend W8.1 - even if you don't like the UI. Start8 will take care of that.
 
Thanks guys for the kind input and suggestions.

Hey Dig, I have my old case, it's a year old, Thermaltake OverSeer RX 1....full tower, it's a beast of a case, check it out. I'll be using my old 750 watt full modular PSU for now...it's a bit old and shall be upgrading that as well. I will also be getting an EVGA GTX 970 GPU...all in the next 30 days.
 
Full tower cases are huge and yeah, that one is "beast". Looks like it could be mounted on a Army HumVee. Sounds like a plan - just make sure your old PSU has the necessary cables for the new graphics card.
 
It does....the best feature that sold me on the case was the built in docking station. With AHCI enabled, allows for hot swapping, I just plop in a hdd and in less than 5 seconds it's recognised and accessible.
 
I LOVE my HDD hot-swap bay and external dock. It would be nice to have a 2.5" hot-swap bay, but I am good with what I have. Perhaps on my next upgrade!

Be sure to post pictures when you are all done! :grin1:
 
I no longer have a server case that supports hot-swappable drives, but I do have an external docking station that I really LOVE too. No need to open enclosures or attach mounting slides.
 
I have a dock as well but find it too bulky.

Instead I used a usb3 -> Sata3 adapter that is more or less a slimmed down version of the dock.

Small enough to keep in a drawer and works just as well :grin1:
 
Too bulky? Mine is this and it takes up less room than most external drives. I also have one of these little kits I keep in my toolbag for house calls.
 
UPDATE:

Parts have arrived, parts are all successfully installed, booted to BIOS/UEFI, installed OS, installed all drivers, OS fully updated.

This thing is amazingly fast now, even with the SSHD/5400/2.5", it boots up at or less than 15 seconds. OMG I'm freaking love'in it.

Note: I have only one issue...for some reason I can't seem to get my built in docking station on the case to work/recognize any HDD. Before I would insert a HDD and in 5 seconds it would get power, click and OS would recognize it and I could access it. Now, nothing...I'm not sure what SATA ports the built in docking station should be plugged into.

This is my first mobo with SATA Express and the manual explanation (in laymen's terms) is unclear. So any help with that would be greatly appreciated.
 
I don't have experience with that case but....

From the manual for your case:
To ensure proper operation, please make sure
the following settings are correct
- Ensure all required drivers are installed for your motherboard or SATA controller card.
- Connect the SATA cable to an available SATA connector on the motherboard or SATA controller card.
- Connect the power cable to power supply.
- Ensure AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) is enabled on your motherboard or SATA controller card.
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It won't really matter what SATA port you choose. Put your main drives on the first SATA ports (0, 1, 2...) but apart from that, it won't make any difference. They're all on one (Intel) controller

For a good explanation of SATA Express:
 
I have always liked his "As Fast As Possible" tutorials and that was another good one. Thanks TV.
 

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