Hi
I'm new here, so hello everyone.
As the title says, I'm looking build an X99 system, and the fact that my old EVGA 460 GTX gasped it's last the other day, gave me a really good excuse to get started, rather than just keep pressing my nose against the window, drooling
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Some of these questions may seem either Dumb or "Jeez, you really don't know" sort of things, but things seem to have changed quite a bit in the six years since I built my last rig, so bear with me, please.
OK, to said questions
1./ I currently have an early Antec 1200 Case, will it be suitable to fit the Asus X99 Rampage V Extreme EATX that I have in to it ?.
2./ I currently have a Thermaltake Toughpower 700W PSU, is this of any use in the new build, or do I need an up to date PSU ?. ( Note, I don't plan to go SLI just yet )
3./ Can someone point me in the right direction to an Idiot's Guide to the Crucial differences between SSD's and Normal Hard Drives ?, and are SSD's really worth the money, just yet ?.
4./ My old rig used just SATA cables, I would like to transfer everything from my old HD, is this going to be relatively easy ?, considering everything is now on SATA 3.
As I said, some of these may seem a bit dumb, but I'd like to get it right first time rather than having to keep going back.
Many thanks for looking, and all help will be greatly appreciated
I'm new here, so hello everyone.
As the title says, I'm looking build an X99 system, and the fact that my old EVGA 460 GTX gasped it's last the other day, gave me a really good excuse to get started, rather than just keep pressing my nose against the window, drooling
.Some of these questions may seem either Dumb or "Jeez, you really don't know" sort of things, but things seem to have changed quite a bit in the six years since I built my last rig, so bear with me, please.
OK, to said questions
1./ I currently have an early Antec 1200 Case, will it be suitable to fit the Asus X99 Rampage V Extreme EATX that I have in to it ?.
2./ I currently have a Thermaltake Toughpower 700W PSU, is this of any use in the new build, or do I need an up to date PSU ?. ( Note, I don't plan to go SLI just yet )
3./ Can someone point me in the right direction to an Idiot's Guide to the Crucial differences between SSD's and Normal Hard Drives ?, and are SSD's really worth the money, just yet ?.
4./ My old rig used just SATA cables, I would like to transfer everything from my old HD, is this going to be relatively easy ?, considering everything is now on SATA 3.
As I said, some of these may seem a bit dumb, but I'd like to get it right first time rather than having to keep going back.
Many thanks for looking, and all help will be greatly appreciated
