aha , well you can always expand later . maybe get a bigger radiator. and/or add a second PWM fan with a y-cable to the cpu header. a y cable of akasa has 1 input for cpu header . 1 input molex for extra 12v power . and 3 outputs for 3 pwm fans pretty handy and if you got 2 fans , you can do a push /pull air intake. or connect 2 on the same side if you got a bigger radiator. and the new akasa apache fans are super silent cheers
Actually, I'm using a Black Ice GTX480 quad rad (requires high-speed fans to operate at the best level) using Yate-Loon 120mm high-speed fans in a push-pull config.
I'll probably end up downgrading to Swiftech's quad rad or something similar and use some quiet fans (Scythe Gentle-Typhoon, etc.) because my current rad is a bit overkill.
hey.. i am getting 2X 500GB W.D Hard Drive and i want to make RAID using onboard controller .... what is the percantge of Hard Drive Failure .. how could i prevent it using only 2 hard drives
...and how to i configure RAID with Windows 7 RC 7100 and Gigabyte 790 UD4H Board ?
Western Digital hard drives are very reliable, so you should not be expecting any errors or failures. In your motherboard's RAID configuration menu, it should display all the drives connected to the SATA sockets. Select the drives (in your case, the WD drives) you want to configure in RAID. I am not very familiar with the Gigabyte 790 UD4H because I have not had any experience with it. I recommend you to refer to your motherboard manual's RAID section for more details.
thanx so much .;... about the programs ... the pc i will build is not for gaming at all it is Photoshop CS4 and Corel Video Studio x2 ... are these programs compatible with Windows 7 RC ? or they will Run in Backward's compability ? and 2nd question will photoshop be effected with 8GB of ram more than 4GB ram ., i mean will there be alot of improvement ? and another question sorry... is the more hard drives installed that more the system runs faster?
Photoshop certainly works with Windows 7, I do not know about Corel Video Studio x2 (most likely runs in backwards compatibility if not originally compatible).
In my opinion, Photoshop is a RAM hog, so it should benefit greatly from 8GB of RAM.
More hard drives does not necessarily make your system faster. Now, if you have more hard drives in a RAID 0 configuration then yes, it will run faster.
if an application is running in backward's compability does this reduce it's speed ? and is it better to get 2x 500GB W.D HD 16MB Cache each or 4x 250GB W.D HD 8mb cache each?
man ,.. thank u so much for ur help ,,, but is it better to install vista 64 bit now until programs officialy support windows 7 64 ? i mean like Internet download manager and so on .... and i am going to but the computer today so is there a big difference between the Phenom II x4 940 and the Intel Q9550 ? ( not in gaming ) just photoshop and corel video studio and so on .....
Most programs are supported on Windows 7 x64, but I still don't recommend running it as your primary OS so, yes, it is better to run Vista x64 for now. According to some test results, they are about the same.
did an airplane just flew over or are those your fans .
lol
they make a lot of noise man .
dont you have a speed control on them
ImmortalUniverse 2 years ago
Nope, those are my fans. lol
I wish I could use a fan controller, but my liquid-cooling radiator is a little bit on the restrictive side.
mhwwdman 2 years ago
ImmortalUniverse 2 years ago
Actually, I'm using a Black Ice GTX480 quad rad (requires high-speed fans to operate at the best level) using Yate-Loon 120mm high-speed fans in a push-pull config.
I'll probably end up downgrading to Swiftech's quad rad or something similar and use some quiet fans (Scythe Gentle-Typhoon, etc.) because my current rad is a bit overkill.
mhwwdman 2 years ago
hey.. i am getting 2X 500GB W.D Hard Drive and i want to make RAID using onboard controller .... what is the percantge of Hard Drive Failure .. how could i prevent it using only 2 hard drives
...and how to i configure RAID with Windows 7 RC 7100 and Gigabyte 790 UD4H Board ?
spidermohmd1 2 years ago
Western Digital hard drives are very reliable, so you should not be expecting any errors or failures. In your motherboard's RAID configuration menu, it should display all the drives connected to the SATA sockets. Select the drives (in your case, the WD drives) you want to configure in RAID. I am not very familiar with the Gigabyte 790 UD4H because I have not had any experience with it. I recommend you to refer to your motherboard manual's RAID section for more details.
mhwwdman 2 years ago
Couldn't fit this detail in my previous reply, so here you go.
When installing Windows 7, it should detect your RAID configuration in the drive select portion if there aren't any problems.
mhwwdman 2 years ago
thanx so much .;... about the programs ... the pc i will build is not for gaming at all it is Photoshop CS4 and Corel Video Studio x2 ... are these programs compatible with Windows 7 RC ? or they will Run in Backward's compability ? and 2nd question will photoshop be effected with 8GB of ram more than 4GB ram ., i mean will there be alot of improvement ? and another question sorry... is the more hard drives installed that more the system runs faster?
spidermohmd1 2 years ago
Photoshop certainly works with Windows 7, I do not know about Corel Video Studio x2 (most likely runs in backwards compatibility if not originally compatible).
In my opinion, Photoshop is a RAM hog, so it should benefit greatly from 8GB of RAM.
More hard drives does not necessarily make your system faster. Now, if you have more hard drives in a RAID 0 configuration then yes, it will run faster.
mhwwdman 2 years ago
if an application is running in backward's compability does this reduce it's speed ? and is it better to get 2x 500GB W.D HD 16MB Cache each or 4x 250GB W.D HD 8mb cache each?
spidermohmd1 2 years ago
In my opinion, running an application in backwards compatibility shouldn't slow things down and if it does slow down, it's only a slight difference.
I think the two 500GB hard drives would be a smarter purchase.
mhwwdman 2 years ago
man ,.. thank u so much for ur help ,,, but is it better to install vista 64 bit now until programs officialy support windows 7 64 ? i mean like Internet download manager and so on .... and i am going to but the computer today so is there a big difference between the Phenom II x4 940 and the Intel Q9550 ? ( not in gaming ) just photoshop and corel video studio and so on .....
spidermohmd1 2 years ago
Most programs are supported on Windows 7 x64, but I still don't recommend running it as your primary OS so, yes, it is better to run Vista x64 for now. According to some test results, they are about the same.
mhwwdman 2 years ago