Your Questions About Internal Blu Ray Burners

Laura asks…

is this a good gaming computer?

i was wondering if this is a good gaming computer that will play all the latest games.
also i have a cobra extreme mod case.and will there be any conflict soft/hard ware? Thanks
M/B
Intel BLKDP55WG P55/ATX/DDR3/LGA1156/QPI/PCIexx16/GIGA LAN Order Only
O/S
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit DVD OEM In Stock
RAM
G.Skill 4GB (2x2GB) Kit, PC-12800 (1600Mhz), Ripjaws, 8-8-8-24-2N, Dual Channel Kit
PSU
Cooler Master GX Series 750W Power Supply, Single Powerful 12v Rail, 80plus efficiency, Ultra Silent Operation with 120mm Fan
O/D
Samsung Blu-ray/DVD Combo Drive – 5.25″ internal SATA, Blu-ray Reader & DVD Burner, Multi-format, Software, Retail Box
COOLING
Cooler Master HYPER 212+ UNIVERSAL CPU Cooler Intel LGA775/1156/1366, AMD 939/940/AM2/AM3
CPU
Intel Core i5 760 (2.80Ghz / 8MB / LGA1156 / Quad Core)
HDD
Hitachi 1TB Deskstar 7K1000.C, SATAII, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 24×7 Availability
GRAPHICS CARD
Sapphire Radeon HD6870 (900Mhz), 1GB GDDR5 (4200Mhz), PCI-E 2.1, Fan Cooler, Dual DVI, HDMI, Dual Mini DisplayPort
this will cost around $1180-$1280 to get including the postage.

admin answers:

All that will work just fine, but the 6870 isn’t better than a 5850, unless you crossfire it, just keep that in mind, and many of the P55 boards only have one true X16 PCIEx16 slot, the other slot is usually a x4 PCIEx16 slot, which will almost render your second card useless…

George asks…

Which computer build is better?

WHICH BUILD DO YOU THINK IS BETTER?

Antec Lanboy Air Red Black / Red ATX Mid Tower Computer Modular Case

ASUS Crosshair V Formula AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/S USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard With 3-Way SLI/CrossFireX Support And UEFI BIOS

ASUS EAH6970 DCII/2DI4S/2GD5 Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 X16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-750 750W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz Turbo Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDE00ZFBGRBOX

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 X 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R

Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/S 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

LITE-ON Black 12X Blu-Ray Burner With Blu-Ray 3D Feature SATA IHBS112-29

OR…

XCLIO WTBK ADVANCED Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC / ABS Super Tower Computer Case

GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

SAPPHIRE 100312-1GSR Radeon HD 6950 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 (CMPSU-600CX) 600W ATX12V v2.3 Active PFC Power Supply

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model

HITACHI Deskstar H3IK10003272SP (0S02860) 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive

ASUS Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS

OPINIONS FULLY WELCOME.

admin answers:

The i5-2500k performs better than the Phenom II X6, but if this is a gaming system it doesn’t make a lot of difference because they’re both good enough.

The 6970 is a more powerful graphics card than the 6950. For gaming I would go with the first one. For video editing or animation I would go with the second one for the better processor, but I would add another 4GB or RAM to it.

If you can change the first build to a Phenom II X4 and this is primarily for gaming, that will actually work a little better.

Nancy asks…

Connecting SATA devices?

I have a Gateway that has 4 ports for SATA devices. The bottom port is factory with the 500GB HD installed. I have 8gig of RAM onboard and several external HD’s. I just bought an SATA Blu-ray burner and a SATA 2-terrabyte internal HD. Is there a specific order I need to connect these devices? Perhaps maybe a jumper that I’m not aware of? What is left is the top onboard SATA connector. The 4 SATA connectors on my motherboard are different colors as well, from the bottom to the top in this order, Black, White, Blue, Yellow. I don’t know what type of motherboard I have but it is a Quad core Gateway GT5662. If anyone knows the answer to this please help…

admin answers:

Since it is a “stock” pre-built computer. The color coding helps the contractors or w/e you want to call them attach the components of the computer more easily.

The colors probably don’t mean anything else accept just that. It does not matter what order you plug in the devices as long as they are plugged in. Your BIOS will determine what is plugged into your SATA ports irregardless or what order they are in.

Whatever SATA port is open, you can just plug it into your blu-ray drive, and attach the power cable and you are set. Please turn off the power supply when installing your blu-ray driver.

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