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My latest system; more review to follow



OCZ OCZSSD2-1VTXPL120G Vertex Plus 2.5" Solid State Drive - 120GB, SATA II
MPN:  OCZSSD2-1VTXPL120G
Review: Fast but this particular drive I received corrupted very easily!  Also blue screened a bunch.  I installed my OS over 5 times; thank goodness installation on an SSD drive is super fast.  Apparently, many people have been encountering corruption with this particular drive and there are steps one can take to update the drive to get it working properly; If you experience corruption with this drive, it is wise to install your OS first on a regular hard drive, perform a ghost backup and ghost back onto the SSD drive.
Aside from this storage, there are 4 2TB SATA drives attached and I've since converted my old (but still fast) desktop into a network file server with even more storage.  All important data is redundant and files are pushed offsite with Carbonite.

ASUS P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Motherboard - ATX, Socket H2 (LGA1155), Intel Z68 Express, 2200MHz-DDR3 (O.C.), SATA 6.0 Gb/s, RAID, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, SuperSpeed USB 3.0, CrossFireX Ready
MPN:  P8Z68-V LX
Review:
Features: High tech looking BIOS! Lot's of USB pins on the motherboard; liking the fact that there is a built in video card with VGA, DVI, and HDMI port as well
Cons or things to note: Motherboard may have issues with certain types of memory; make sure you update your BIOS and set memory to the correct speed

Intel Core i7-2600K BX80623I72600K Unlocked Processor - Quad Core, 8MB L3 Cache, 1MB L2 Cache, 3.40 GHz (3.80 GHz Max Turbo), Socket H2 (LGA1155), 95W, Fan, Retail
MPN:  BX80623I72600K
Review: Fast!

Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B Vengeance Desktop Memory Kit - 8GB, PC3-12800, DDR3-1600MHz, 9-9-9-24 CAS Latency, Intel XMP Ready, Unbuffered
MPN:  CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
Review: Compatible and great price; I've since added 8 more GB totalling 16GB

OCZ ModXStream Pro Power Supply - 500-Watt, Modular, Dual +12V Rails, SATA, 80Plus
MPN:  OCZ500MXSP
Review: Nice cable management

Lite-On iHBS11204 12x Internal Blu-Ray Burner - BD-R 12x, BD-R DL 8x, DVD±R 16x, DVD±R9 8x, DVD+RW 8x, DVD-RW 6x, DVD-RAM 12x, SATA, 8MB, Tray, w/Software (OEM)
MPN:  L12-1374 OEM DISC
Review: So far so good

MSI N430GT-MD2GD3 GeForce GT 430 Video Card - 2GB, DDR3, PCI-Express 2.0 (x16), DVI, HDMI, VGA, DirectX 11, Dual-Slot
MPN:  N430GT-MD2GD3
Review: So far so good
Upgrading to a Radeon Crossfire shortly, but this video card suits me well for now

Thermaltake VM20001W2Z Armor A60 Gaming Mid-Tower Case - ATX, µATX, Hard Drive Swap Bay, 3 USB 3.0 Ports, 1 x 200mm Blue LED Fan, Black
MPN: VM20001W2Z
Review: Great case; easy installation of bay peripherals; build in slot for removable external hard drive and fast sata port

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