My New Haswell Rig: A Two-Part Review

[moosEh]

Enjoy your tomorrow!

 

[keynes]

9 working days and I just got the text! If you include the original order it was still only around 14 working days. Tomorrow is going to be better than Christmas.

Got a txt as well half an hour ago I bet you are looking forward for the DPD van.

 

[nathanjrb]

This brings back fond memories of when I got my pc

Very jealous. I want to upgrade mine already :/

 

[Boozad]

It's only been three months since the last time I was waiting on a DPD van for a PC from PCS, God knows how I convinced the wife I needed another new one already! Still, at least I'll have a quality backup rig in the kids' room now!

 

[ragingwhisky]

Pop an update on it when you get it!

Eagerly waiting my version....feel free to write up an in-depth, gory detailed review.

 

[Boozad]

There'll be a very long-winded review mate, probably in more than one part. Tomorrow/Saturday will be the pictures and build review, and I'll follow that up with a performance review next week some time when I've used it a bit.

 

[OneZeoN]

hope all goes well!!

cant beat the 1st boot up of a new pc

 

[ragingwhisky]

Boozad - any word yet

 

[Boozad]

It will be delivered between 13:45 and 14:45, so any time now! I've just been deleting loads of stuff off this rig ready to move into the kids' room.

 

[Boozad]

It's here! It's massive! It's heavy!

 

[nathanjrb]

Congrats! Looking foward to seeing the pics

 

[ragingwhisky]

Ahh...but can it run crysis :sailor:

I too look forward to seeing it.

 

[nathanjrb]

He's gone quiet - he's clearly enjoying every second (I hope!)

 

[Boozad]

Just going through setup, everything's looking good so far apart from USB 3.0 speeds.

 

[keynes]

apart from USB 3.0 speeds

you have asus suite installed?

 

[Boozad]

you have asus suite installed?

D'oh. No, not yet.

 

[keynes]

D'oh. No, not yet.

No worries, you should also get an option for USB 3.0 boost

 

[ragingwhisky]

Silly question, but the case has the inbuilt card reader - how well does it work for you?

 

[Boozad]

Silly question, but the case has the inbuilt card reader - how well does it work for you?

Haven't got round to using it yet, although seeing as I mainly only use a CF card it'll probably be no use to me at all as it only takes SD.

 

[Boozad]

Still having USB 3.0 problems, all four rear ports are giving me the 'This device can perform faster when connected to a super speed USB 3.0 port' message when I plug my Touro in. I hate USB 3.0!