I7 6 core

[MiRai]

By the way, I can't believe I managed to 5 box on my old system. Clean 60FPS makes WoW look absolutely great (bear in mind what i'm used to)

That's exactly how I felt when I moved from a Q9550 system to an overclocked 2600K.

First, make sure your DVD drive is compatible with the new motherboard, otherwise you'll suddenly realise after 2 hours of installation that your lovely drivers on the lovely boxed DVD's are completely useless. Not only that, but Windows won't recognise your ethernet controller. This is where work laptops + usb stick + internet are handy.

What was wrong with the DVD drive? And the Ethernet issue happens depending on which LAN chip the
motherboard uses onboard. Sometimes Windows 7 can use it's generic driver and sometimes it can't. /shrug

[thefunk]

That's exactly how I felt when I moved from a Q9550 system to an overclocked 2600K.


What was wrong with the DVD drive? And the Ethernet issue happens depending on which LAN chip the
motherboard uses onboard. Sometimes Windows 7 can use it's generic driver and sometimes it can't. /shrug

Exactly that bollwerk, no IDE connectors on the z68 motherboard. I also got an m4 ssd but the case doesn't have a slot for it... it will have to hang loose somewhere. At least I saved some cash

The Windows drivers were not helpful which is why the usb stick came in handy

[Sajuuk]

Exactly that bollwerk, no IDE connectors on the z68 motherboard. I also got an m4 ssd but the case doesn't have a slot for it... it will have to hang loose somewhere.

You can always tape the drive down if it worries you. (Or velcro/glue/RUBBABANDS)

[lans83]

You can always tape the drive down if it worries you. (Or velcro/glue/RUBBABANDS)

Or he can order one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817997010

I've got two of them with SSDs on them in my case. But if you go with the method Sajuuk suggested, go with the rubber bands. The case I got has HDD mounts connected to rubber tubes to absorb vibrations, sadly these are not compatible with SSDs, so I had to buy these mounts. I didn't want to mount it to the bottom of the case where they designated SSD mounting, cause I wanted them closer to the intake fans for better cooling.

[thefunk]

Thanks some good ideas. It also helps if you actually plug a power lead into the SSD. As I've discovered after much "Why isn't it SHOWING the drive?!?!?!?"

Seriously it's like the epic Izzard sketch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6C_HjWr3Nk

I'm almost disappointed I'm not getting 60 fps on 5 instances on ultra. From a price point of view. But from a playability it's AWESOME. Even spider solitaire is faster. I can't wait to try Morrowind on it