Computing
Building a new system
When building a new system – especially the first time – it is very common to have serious doubts about ...Disks, PSU – Cable Management
The motherboard has been installed and despite the number of SATA connections, 30 till now, it still looks reasonably organized ...Disks, PSU – Disks
Ouch! So expensive Since prices have not yet dropped to pre-flooding levels, this will be the most expensive component in ...Case & Drive Cages
This is the second part of a number of articles about a new system that needs to be built. The ...Planning & Building a NLE System – About the PSU
I have checked this possible system, making several assumptions and ended up with a required PSU of around 1500W with ...Planning & Building a NLE System – About cooling
With the case and drive cages almost a certainty, the question remains the cooling, since the case does not include ...Planning & Building a NLE System – About the case
Given the ambitions with the disk setup, my current Lian-Li PC-A77 with 17 disks and 2 BR burners internally will ...Planning & Building a NLE System – About disk I/O and Raid
I want to go for a better disk I/O setup than I currently have, but just look at current day ...Planning & Building a NLE System – About the motherboard
I am considering either an Asus or Gigabyte X79 motherboard with 8 DIMM sockets, a FW port for older HDV/DV ...Planning & Building a NLE System – About the CPU
When Sandy Bridge was first released, it was not a feasible upgrade from an i7-920 (OC) @ 3.7. Sure, you ...