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| FragKrag United States. July 25 2010 11:03. Posts 11068 | Profile Blog # |
| It really doesn't do anything for the HDD that would show up in normal use. |
| | *TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper | |
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| semantics July 25 2010 12:29. Posts 8556 | Profile Blog # |
| All i think it could change is maybe just a little less ability in the successive reads and writes department |
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| Kvz United States. July 25 2010 19:01. Posts 389 | Profile # |
| man, really awesome guide. something i wish i had 4 weeks ago when i built my rig. |
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| R04R United States. July 25 2010 20:54. Posts 1134 | Profile # |
| Hehe, salvaged a 3ft SATA cable by removing the CM 690ii's own eSATA capabilities. I was tinkering around with the case and realized it was a SATA-SATA cable connected to an eSATA adapter at the front of the case next to the USB/Audio/Power. I figured my mobo already has an eSATA port in the back, so why not? Though, I had to take the glue off that was reinforced to keep the SATA cable connected to the eSATA adapter. |
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| johanngrunt Hong Kong. July 26 2010 00:59. Posts 1554 | Profile Blog # |
Got a few questions,
On a case, CM 690 ii or Haf 922. leaning to the 922 though....
and is there a difference between the cm 690 ii advanced and plus versions?
and need some suggestions for a monitor with 1920 x 1200 resolution for about 200 USD. |
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| skyR Canada. July 26 2010 01:33. Posts 11177 | Profile # |
The plus version is just an asian version of the advanced. There's no difference between the two I believe.
Every monitor sub $300 now are 1920 x 1080 unfortunately )= |
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| R04R United States. July 26 2010 02:41. Posts 1134 | Profile # |
The differences I know of between CM 690ii basic and advanced:
-Advanced has an SSD adapter to hold it securely.
-It has a retention holder to support the weight of video cards, up to three.
The Advanced model comes with a hard disk drive bay on the top panel, feature not present on the regular model. This bay allows you to install a 2 ½” or 3 ½” storage device externally. The sticker that comes attached to this bay is misleading since it says this bay does not support hot-swap, which is not entirely true. If you configure the SATA port where this bay will be connected to under AHCI mode and correctly configure the operating system, this bay can be used as a hot-swap device.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/fullimage.php?image=21981
I believe those are the only differences.Last edit: 2010-07-26 02:52:43 |
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| johanngrunt Hong Kong. July 26 2010 03:18. Posts 1554 | Profile Blog # |
But between the cm 690 ii advanced and the Haf 922, which one should I pick?
prices in HKD since that's what I am going to be paying.
690 plus ..............699 HKD
690 advanced....... 799 HKD
Haf 922................ 840 HKD |
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| FragKrag United States. July 26 2010 04:03. Posts 11068 | Profile Blog # |
| Depends on what you plan on putting into the case. Get the HAF 922 if you want to crossfire or SLI two powerful video cards. Get the 690 Plus if you don't. |
| | *TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper | |
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| decafchicken United States. July 26 2010 07:46. Posts 15145 | Profile Blog # | |
| | how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy? |
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| FragKrag United States. July 26 2010 07:49. Posts 11068 | Profile Blog # | |
| | *TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper | |
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| DoubleZee Canada. July 26 2010 10:13. Posts 556 | Profile # | |
| | Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider! |
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| skyR Canada. July 26 2010 10:40. Posts 11177 | Profile # | |
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| johanngrunt Hong Kong. July 26 2010 10:42. Posts 1554 | Profile Blog # |
On July 26 2010 04:03 FragKrag wrote:
Depends on what you plan on putting into the case. Get the HAF 922 if you want to crossfire or SLI two powerful video cards. Get the 690 Plus if you don't.
Planning on getting the GTX 460. read that it is only about 8 inches, so not too long right?
690 Plus should suffice?
Also, for a Core i5 system with the GTX 460,
would the Corsair 650 TX be sufficient? or should I move up to the 750 TX? |
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| FragKrag United States. July 26 2010 10:54. Posts 11068 | Profile Blog # |
johanngrunt: i5 750 + GTX 460 (if you don't plan on adding a second GTX 460) requires like a 500W PSU.
690 Plus should suffice.
DoubleZee: You could save around $70 if you switch to an AMD setup. (Phenom II X4 955 and a 870 Chipset mobo.
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| | *TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper | |
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| DoubleZee Canada. July 26 2010 11:12. Posts 556 | Profile # |
DoubleZee: You could save around $70 if you switch to an AMD setup. (Phenom II X4 955 and a 870 Chipset mobo.
Which combo is better bang for my buck? I'm willing to spend the extra $100 on the intel setup if it's worth it. Can you also suggest me a 500GB HDD? 1TB is overkill considering I have an external HD with all my music/movies/etc on it.Last edit: 2010-07-26 11:13:53 |
| | Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider! |
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| FragKrag United States. July 26 2010 11:14. Posts 11068 | Profile Blog # |
A good 500GB HDD is the Samsung Spinpoint F3
I don't think it would be worth it. You should get just about the same performance with the AMD setup. :>Last edit: 2010-07-26 11:15:06 |
| | *TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper | |
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| DoubleZee Canada. July 26 2010 11:50. Posts 556 | Profile # | |
| | Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider! |
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 IntoTheWow is awesome. July 26 2010 12:12. Posts 31040 | Profile Blog # |
CPU + mobo = good.
HDD -> try to get a WD Black (not blue) or Samsung Spinpoint F3. |
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| FragKrag United States. July 26 2010 12:18. Posts 11068 | Profile Blog # |
| WD Blue is totally fine imo. I don't think NCIX stocks the 500GB F3 (after looking for it for a while). |
| | *TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper | |
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