Hardware PC Hardware Buyer's Guide September 2010

For a single SSD, a Marvell 9128 controller (onboard with the P6X58D-E) appears to outperform the Highpoint on read speeds - see Marvell Vs. ICH10R Vs. Highpoint 640.

For RAID though, the Highpoint seems to win hands down.

 

good luck getting that MSI board in the states. Maybe you guys across the pond can get it, but its just about done for over here. Newegg deactivate it months ago, and only place i was able to find one was at buy.com

I love the site and all that you guys do, but mayhaps a bit more effort next time round eh?

 

"The argument as to whether you should choose a Core i7-920 or an i7-930 continues. We've listed the i7-930 because there's no telling when the cheaper and only slightly less overclockable i7-920 will disappear from the shelves."

What about the now vastly reduced in price Core i7-950?

 

I'd like to know this as Im planning my new rig now and can't decide whether to splash out now or wait!

 

and Sandybridge and ivy thingy all have integrated gpu's.

I want dedicated cpu, i have a fast gfx card, why do i want one of those?

 

would it be possible for you guys to start posting these with prices in Euros too?
many UK and eurobased companies have extremelly different prices for Euro tags, so this would really help us non-islanders blokes out (ok I live in an Island but still)
cuz for instance your Enthusiast overclocker ends up costing about 730-750 pounds to the rest of Europe (tho, I must say I did a similar build except with a sli motherboard and if you do choose your parts rights you can get a build that's cheaper than these prices)

 

Any idea what was the conflict present with the onboard Reaktek sound driver in the Gaming Workhorse build? Does it effect the system in any way if you don't have a sound card?

 

GTX 460 1GB OC SLI is better than ATI 5970, and cheaper.