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Jun 18, 2011 | 04:33 PM

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BlackGMC

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SCSI is going the way of the dodo, that's old school stuff

True it is old school but all the enterprise class server still use them. Maybe be old but still the best IMO!!!

Jun 18, 2011 | 04:50 PM

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Do the new SSD's even burst to 6Gb/s? Last time I checked, they weren't even close. We're not even surpassing the capability of 1.5Gb/s, as far as average read/write speeds go. Not to mention 6...

Didn't even think about it... it's been way too long since I built a PC.

Alright, now back to the matter at hand.

I don't know if there will be a big difference in performance between the i5 and i7 unless you're going to be rendering a whole lot of video. The CAD software may benefit a bit from it, I don't know how much though.

Planning on any OCing or just leave it where it is out of the box.

Jun 18, 2011 | 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackGMC

True it is old school but all the enterprise class server still use them. Maybe be old but still the best IMO!!!

If you're curious, you should check out SAS, Serial Attached SCSI. Basically a new method of connection SCSI drives with modern hardware. Really cool and versatile stuff.

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Didn't even think about it... it's been way too long since I built a PC.

Unless the software is optimized to take advantage of more than 1 or 2 threads, I wouldn't bother with the i7. I run an i7, but I have HT disabled and have it overclocked like 50%. I don't really need 8 threads, and disabling HT makes for a more stable overclock.

Jun 18, 2011 | 05:18 PM

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If you're curious, you should check out SAS, Serial Attached SCSI. Basically a new method of connection SCSI drives with modern hardware. Really cool and versatile stuff.

Unless the software is optimized to take advantage of more than 1 or 2 threads, I wouldn't bother with the i7. I run an i7, but I have HT disabled and have it overclocked like 50%. I don't really need 8 threads, and disabling HT makes for a more stable overclock.

Yep i have read about SAS. I have not seen any concrete results that are consistant, but i am sure they are claiming burst/read/write speeds scsi was reaching 10 years ago.