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I think I finally figured out how to make a dent in my 16 GB of RAM. Dexpot (http://www.dexpot.de/index.php?lang=en), a way to allow multiple desktops in Windows 7 to allow me to more easily run multiple virtual machines through Oracle's Virtual Box (which I prefer over VMPlayer as it seems to...

I like my 212. I put a second 120 mm fan on it. Heat is not my limiting factor.

Not true - here's a blurb about Asus's response from Feb 1: http://techreport.com/discussions.x/20345 http://event.asus.com/2011/SandyBridge/notice/

I bit on the 15% off sale Newegg had and am now up to 16 GB (4x4). Other than running multiple VMs, I'm having some trouble finding a use for all this RAM.

Weird. Did you disable Speed Step or something? I recently found that my board has some difficulty with 4x4GHz sticks in place. Getting them to work initially required some work, and now if I reboot I'm fine, but if I power off/on I have to hit the "memOK!" button and then reset them to 1600 MHz.

In one of the SB threads somebody asked about Windows User Experience scores. Here's mine: 2600k @ 100 MHz *48 (4.8 GHz), 16 GB RAM at 1600 MHz CAS9, processor is 7.7, RAM is 7.9.

Again, not true. I can keep those boxes and use them for decoration.

Noted. Which is one of the reasons my PC boots up at what the motherboard thought it should run at - 103x44 with the default Vcore (1.2V, I think). If I don't feel the need, I don't load the more aggressive settings. But at the same time, what are the odds that I will outgrow this CPU before...

No, no, that's really not true. You see, most graphics card manufacturers tend to stick with the same type of packaging. So I can expect my next Asus card (retail) to come with another nice box.

My latest card from Asus (460) came in a very nice box.

I still don't fully understand Vcore, nor how the Turbo Frequency vs baseclock fits together when OC'd. I think my 2600k gets an additional boost of up to 400 MHz above my baseclock (4.8 GHz when OC'd) when conditions allow.

I used to use Prime95, but when I built my HTPC (http://www.storageforum.net/forum/showthread.php?t=8201&page=2&highlight=HTPC) I saw that Intel's Burn Test would consistently produce higher temps. Whether this actually translates into a better test, I don't know.

Yeah, with each change I run Intel's Burn Test (runs Linpack) at "standard" and then when I think I've reached the limit I re-run using the "high" setting. I think it makes a difference - my 100x48 seemed fine on "standard" at a Vcore of 1.25V but not when tested at "high", hence I bumped up to...

I disabled spread spectrum (of the CPU and VRM, although I should probably turn the spread spectrum of the VRM back on) and turned TPU and EPU off. I did this initially because my board had trouble booting, and haven't bothered to turn on TPU or EPU yet. I found that if I leave the baseclock at...

I've found that if I set my baseclock to 100 MHz (instead of the default 103 MHz), I can hit 100 MHz x 48.

Yes.

A few months ago I bought a Canon Vixia HF M300. I'm very happy with it. Unfortunately, the included software isn't the most user friendly, and after building my new PC the camera thought that none of the videos that I left on the internal memory card were on my PC and it started transfering far...

Found the problem - Google Desktop. This is slick! I have two hot swap bays, and in them I have a 2 TB Hitachi and an old 500 GB 7200.10. I have two drive bay covers for my case (from front panel slots used by an optical drive and a fan controller). So I can run a backup to the drives, take...

Oh, and my disks are set to use AHCI and all disks have hot swap enabled in the BIOS.

Considering that $50 can be 4 GB of RAM or allow you to go from a good graphics card to a great one, yes!

I don't see a "quick removal" option listed, although I can disable caching. And HotSwap! reports that it can't stop the disk in question because another program is still accessing it. It does this when I try to ejection other disks as well, as does the default Windows eject option. Anybody know...

Doh, looks like I came in a little late. Work, always getting in the way of fun.

Allow me to offer some thoughts, if I may. I've noted that Gigabyte boards have generally been really solid recently, so I was expecting to get a Gigabyte board for my Sandy build. Unfortunately, it looks like people don't like Gigabyte's boards: "The Gigabyte P67A-UD4 is a very good...

Hey Guys, How can I tell if my old Barracuda 7200.10 (500 GB) supports hot swapping? I've enabled hot swapping on all SATA ports in my BIOS, but is there anything else I need to do? I'm a little hesitant to just yank a spinning drive from a running system. Thanks, Adcadet

Wow, that was easy. I downloaded VM's VMWare Player (free), told it where my .iso was, and it installed it (it is apparently pre-configured for certain OS's). Playing with Linux has never been so easy. Native OS, a virtual Linux, and my VPN/remote desktop....where will it all end? I suddenly...

Hey Gang, I'm interested in playing with Linux some more, but for a few reasons would prefer to do it from within Windows via VM. Does anybody know a good, recent guide to help get me going? Most of what I can find is from 2007. Thanks, Adcadet

I just adjusted my Autoarchive settings on my work account for a specific folder and it worked as expected.

The lowest-end Sandy Bridge with the better video that I've heard of is the 2500k, which goes for $225. The cheapest H67 boards (H67 allows you to use the on-die graphics stuff, P67 does not) currently available start for ~$75 and go up from there. Not sure that's a bargain for a HTPC compared...

I ended up going with a Brother multifunction and have been happy with it. We use it to scan, fax, and print a few times per week, and usually just a few pages.

The smallish one came with the retail (box) processor. It reminds me a lot of what came with my Core 2 Duo (Conroe) chip about 4 years ago. I'm using a Coolermaster 212 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065&Tpk=coolermaster%20212).

My system is now pretty well up and running as I want it. So far, so good. This board makes overclocking ridiculously easy. My system runs very well with a Vcore of 1.24 and a 40x muliplier (4.12 GHz, stock is 3.4 GHz). Overall I'm pretty happy.

Asus P8P67 Pro (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131682&cm_re=asus_p8p67-_-13-131-682-_-Product) Intel 2600K (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070) Corsair Vengence DDR3 1600 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144) Asus...

I now have my i7 2600k system up and running. There's definitely some funkiness going on with the BIOS (video card error when I power up all my hard drives), but I just don't have time to track it down now.

Hey Guys, Does anybody have an external enclosure for a 3.5" drive (or multiple) that they like? I'm thinking that it would be convenient to turn one of my older hard drives into an external drive connectible by USB3 (+/- eSATA). It looks like many of the enclosures out there are really cheap...

My 4-year old computer is dying a slow and not so graceful death. I've held off as long as I possibly can, and at this point, I basically can't work from home anymore (not always a bad thing). I'll likely rebuild my desktop with a Sandy Bridge 2600k late this week.

My microcenter was sold out of the 2600k's in <30 minutes. I'm not sure anybody who didn't order online got one. They still had 2600's and 2500's.

Dumb question - my case (HAF-X) has an eSATA port. It looks like the cable coming off the top panel from the eSATA port is a standard SATA port (with an "L" keyed into it). Does this mean I can plug that into any (internal) SATA connector to convert it to eSATA?

Merc - were those Asrock boards? "Upgrading to Intel’s P67 will certainly require a new motherboard, but the fact that you won’t need a new CPU appears to be Intel’s dirty-little-secret. ASRock found the secret and exploited it, bringing next-generation performance to today’s processors."...

Sandy Bridge apparently will go on sale January 9th: http://www.fudzilla.com/processors/item/21429-sandy-bridge-still-under-nda

..make that 10 versions: http://hardocp.com/article/2011/01/05/asus_p8p67_ws_revolution_motherboard_review

From what I've seen so far (http://techreport.com/articles.x/20190), it seems that Asus may have some of the nicest boards. Their website lists 9 P8P67 boards (!) (http://www.asus.com/ProductGroup2.aspx?PG_ID=mKyCKlQ4oSEtSu5m). The differences seem to be number/configuration of PCIe slots...

I see that Sandy Bridge supports up to 4 memory channels. According to this, MSI thinks they can get up to 32 GB on a board: http://www.guru3d.com/news/intel-sandy-bridge-to-support-32gb-ddr3/

And looks like Microcenter will have what seems like a solid Asus board as well for what seems like a reasonable price ($160) and a decent Gigabyte board for $145, making it easy to spend that $90 back.

"All of our overclocking tests were performed with a tower-style air cooler designed by Intel. The cooler has high and low fan speed settings, and switching between them had no impact on our overclocking success. As is always the case with such matters, your mileage may vary." from...

Here's another shot showing that giant cooler: http://techreport.com/articles.x/20188/4

And is that a huge stock cooler from Intel? http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/cpu/intel/sandybridge/review/_DSC7051.jpg

When do they go on sale? Techreport suggested that they would be on sale as soon as their article published (http://techreport.com/articles.x/20188/2) but this doesn't seem to be the case.

at Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167040

Networking The next major step in setting up the HTPC was setting up the networking. As I've mentioned before, my cable internet comes into our lower level, where my wife and I have our PCs. The HTPC and TV are upstairs. While certainly within wireless range, I wanted to avoid relying on Wifi...

The Build and noise control The build went rather smoothly. I set aside a few hours, thinking that the small size might make the assembly very difficult. I certainly had to go back a few steps a few times to make cables reach and to get to certain areas of the motherboard (for example, the...