Whats your pc?

[SMR 510RR]

Assuming the 3TB Seagates are 7200RPM, that would be the only difference as the Red I don't believe is actually a 7200RPM drive though I don't think it will cause any interferences in storage but may slow it down. As far as I know though size is the big factor in RAID, brand and speed shouldn't affect it.

I've heard of this happening all the time and it never happens to me. Lucky! I bought an LED strip for a friend from MNPCTech and they added a 92mm acrylic fan grill and I tried to be a good person and tell them about it to get a credit or something and they told me it was a gift... gee thanks.

The Seagate NAS drives are 5900RPM, slightly faster than the WD RED but being in a Raid 5 (slightly modified version) I don't think it would be a problem. Pulling from more drives should be faster I would think. Speed isn't really a big deal to me, I am the only one who accesses it so its not like there are 10 people waiting for stuff.

Yea, I ordered another blue actually kind hoping it actually comes right this time hahaha. A year or two ago they sent me a keyboard/mouse that I didn't order, I had a hard time finding a phone number to contact them but after finally finding it they were more confused than I was.

"Do you have an order number"
"no I didn't order anything"
"Ok well without an order number I can't do anything"
"ok what should I do with it?"
"Just keep it"
"uh ok thanks" hahaha

Boblob, you could also go with a Xeon E3-1241 v3, it is like a hyperthreaded 4690k without onboard graphics. Only downside is that you can't OC if that is something you wanted to do (well you can but only base clock so its a little different).

4690k-$346
4790k-$469
E3-1241 v3-$409

Its right about in the middle in both price and performance, might be a good option if you are torn between the two options. You do get screwed a bit on the price but a lot of it is the exchange rate.

[Boblob801]

What is considered a large amount of multitasking, something where you would need an I7?

[SMR 510RR]

If the only rendering you do is baking maps then the I5 should be fine. If you did a side by side comparison for everything else there may be a slight difference (just because each core is faster in the 4790k) but we are talking a very small difference for normal tasks. At some point like Puma said there are programs open but they are not actually doing anything because you have been doing something else and have not asked them to do anything.

If you don't have the $$$ to drop on the upgrade to I7 I wouldn't lose sleep about it. The I5 is still a lot of CPU and although some things may take a little longer that doesn't mean it isn't an upgrade from what you are using now.

What are you using now? Are there tasks that it struggles with? How much more performance are you looking to gain?

[Boblob801]

What I have now is garbage. I was just wondering if the I7 would be worth it or not. I have an I5-M450 =/

[Wahlamt]

Do you need to apply new thermal compound when changing from stock -> aftermarket CPU cooler?

[Pumaxcs]

Yes but some coolers will come with some.

If you are really torn the next gen i5/i7 stuff is being announced soon and you can compare there. They will use the same 1150 socket so I'm just expecting a TDP improvement but maybe they will be something you consider.

[SMR 510RR]

Boblob another consideration is total budget. If the two options were a I7 with a mechanical HDD or a I5 with a SSD and Mechanical storage drive I would pick the I5/SSD for your uses every time. The SSD will make a more noticeable improvement in your every day use of the computer vs. the I7.

[Prydz]

If you want to run mxsim on highest settings with 125fps (max), even when playing 40 man gate online, what do you need?

[Pumaxcs]

Assuming you are also running user created content on the track and every rider? I would think an i3 and 760 could cover it, the most important thing you'll need is the GPU with higher dedicated RAM. The higher resolution your textures get the more it uses but, at a certain point from the higher textures you don't get a benefit from them so its senseless to scale up that much. My card has 3GB and I never go over 2GB but if you tell people that 2GB is enough around here you'll get some arguments because of the reason stated above.

I have a PCP list that could use some updating but from scratch around a minimum of $600 parts.

[Pumaxcs]

If any of you live near a FRY's, whether you need an SSD or not buy this.

http://www.frys.com/product/7395054?sit ... IN_RSLT_PG

120GB Samsung SSD for $9, in store only. Absolutely crazy.

[tyskorn]

Buy one for me and send it to me.

[pinit24/7#12]

Buy one for me and send it to me.

[SMR 510RR]

Did they sell out? I would totally go down there tomorrow for that.

[Pumaxcs]

Its an in-store deal so I have no idea. There isn't a FRY's even remotely close to me so I can't. Stupid south being afraid of computers and all.

[Pumaxcs]

Oh I see, clicking the link it now leads you nowhere. It might be done then.

May have been a mistake on their part, or they sold out at that price. Still have the 840 EVO in stock but now at $40 which is still quite a sale but not a $9 sale. Still only in stores.
http://www.frys.com/product/7395094?sit ... IN_RSLT_PG