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Hi guys, So with the Ivy Bridge E5-2600 family Xeon's Intel introduced the E5-2697 v2. I was wandering what you guys thought would be the better/faster/etc CPU the 2687W v2 or the 2697 v2. Previously the 2687w v1 was the better CPU from the v1 range, and I can find list of 2687w v1 to 2697 v2...

Hey guys, So I used to buy the CoolerMasterHyper 212 EVO or 212X, but its all out of stock (EOL?). So whats the replacement equivelant of the 212 EVO or 212X Needs to be lightweight - I dont want something really heavy hanging off the board (which is why I used to go 212X). Cheers in advance.

Hi Guys, So with the E5 v2 launched, I was curious. What do we all think is the best CPU for CAD/3D modelling/Rendering etc? * E5-2687W * E5-2690 * E5-2687W v2 * E5-2697 v2 From the v1 and based on TTLs comparison we know the E5-2687W is better, especially in dual setup. But am curious how...

Okay guys (and gals). Looking at a NVIDA GPU for my gaming rig (have a separate rig I use for work and CAD) and I guess the main choices are: GTX Titan GTX Titan Ultra (TBR) GTX 780 GTX 790 (TBR) GTX 690 [EDIT] Given some of the new pending releases soon (hopefully) I thought id shorten...

Hi guys, If I need to calculate if my PSU is strong enough can I just simply add up all the max wattage needs of each component and subtract that from the PSU Wattage? If so what margin do I want left at the end for it to be stable? Cheers

I have grabbed a set of vector packing symbols, but it didnt explain which is for what. Does anyone have a detailed list of what packing symbols mean what? Can't find a good one on the net yet. Curious as to what a pure black box means, a number four within a box and a X through a box. Cheers

Hi guys, I was reading this article on c|net and it prompted me to think ... what is the best brand NAS for my situation. I am after a NAS that will let me: Windows / Apple Authentication; File Sharing; Sever Message Block (SMB); Apple File Protocol (AFP); Webb-based Distributed Authoring...

Hi guys, Will one 1200W corsair be enough to power a Quadro K5000 and Tesla K20 as well as GTX TItan (for gaming) with lots of hard drives and dua Xeons? Some have told me it may not be - what do we all think?

Please feel free to move this thread - not too sure where to put it. If I want to ship my PC when i move what is the best way? Should I leave the CPUs in? (its a Dual Xeon PC) or take them out? Same for GPUS? Screens I still have the original boxes that i can put them back in. In an STH10...

Whats a good graphics card for a 32" TV? Watching HD movies from my blu-ray player. Not really for gaming. Any ideas? Would a XFX Radeon HD6450 Silent 625M/1300M 1GB GDDR3 DVI/HDMI/VGA be any good? Or not a big enough display output (resolution)?

Hi guys, I am after the smallest possible motherboard which will take a Xeon E5. Does not need on board graphics - but needs at least one (pref 2) PCI-E x16. Also gigabit (or two) NICs. Cheers in advance

Hi guys, In a bid to minimize the amount of dust my case sucks in here and my thoughts id like your comments back on. Basically rather than the conventional suck air from the bottom and push up, I am thinking of inverting it so that air is pushed out the bottom. How do you think this may...

Hi all, For my rig I'd like to use Corsair 1200i PSU. However I'd like to have some form of failover as I may end up running the rig 24/7 in some cases for various reasons. So it got me thinking I need to have my own redundant PSU system. Basically I want to know how maybe I can do that and...

Hi guys, Quick one - NVIDIA Maximus should run with a Quadro and Tesla on an ASUS Z9PE-D8WS? I know another member posted about him going to do it, have PMed him to see if I get a reply , in the meantime any thoughts? R

Does anyone here have a K5000 and ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS all working together nicely? Or any NVIDIA/ASUS Rep want to weigh in on the thread? Cheers