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24. februar 2009 19:33

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer - Storage

Disks fail more often than one can imagine. Because my data is the most important part of my computer my main objective is data safety so I’ll go for RAID 1 – disk mirroring that guarantees data integrity even if one of the two disks fails. Heck, I wouldn’t
Posted by Miha Markic | 4 Comments
17. februar 2009 16:53

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer - Memory

Core i7 requires DDR3 memory. The more cheaper and slower DDR2 isn’t an option. But beware that not every DDR3 memory is good for Core i7 . Oh no, they have to have a lower voltage than usual, that’s max 1.65V (1.5V recommended). Lookout for
Posted by Miha Markic | 0 Comments
14. februar 2009 13:49

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – Power Supply Unit

If you think that power supply unit (PSU) seems like a non-important piece of the computer think again. It is the heart of the computer as it delivers the blood to the brains and other parts. The blood in this context is the electricity of course. The
Posted by Miha Markic | 2 Comments
10. februar 2009 22:33

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – The goal

Somehow I’ve missed two important things to mention in the introduction : what will I use computer for and the budget. The computer is, of course, meant to be a development workstation that will replace my current aged Core 2 Duo E6600 based one. I’ll
Posted by Miha Markic | 1 Comments
7. februar 2009 16:06

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – CPU cooler

The most valuable aspects for my computer are performance and silence . The later means as less possible noise producing components and as silent moving parts as possible. The Core i7 920 comes usually in a boxed SKU which means that is comes with a stock
Posted by Miha Markic | 1 Comments
7. februar 2009 15:30

Building an Intel Core i7 based computer – Introduction

I am starting to build a new computer for me and I’ll document the parts and decisions along the path. Parts required for a computer: CPU Motherboard Memory Hard disks Chassis Power supply unit (PSU) CPU cooler Graphic card Operating system Based
Posted by Miha Markic | 2 Comments