Hardware Guide for X3

[Doug Park]

We don't have any information on SSDs (solid state drives). I would wait a bit before investing in them. Instead look at getting a hard drive with a larger disk cache as that will most likely help more than an SSD. But since we haven't benchmarked these we don't know for sure. Other here may have experience with them.

[PhoenixConstruction]

In my new system, I'm using an OCZ Colossus 500Gb SSD, and I'm telling you, this thing RIPS! As soon as someone comes up with something to benchmark, I'll put a test on it. At any rate, I'm using it for Win7 OS, and all of my programs.

[Allen Brown]

In my new system, I'm using an OCZ Colossus 500Gb SSD, and I'm telling you, this thing RIPS! As soon as someone comes up with something to benchmark, I'll put a test on it. At any rate, I'm using it for Win7 OS, and all of my programs.

George, what CPU?

[PhoenixConstruction]

I thought you'd never ask

[Jon Scussel]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Jon

[Ray C]

I thought you'd never ask

Hi George
I put together pretty much the same machine a few weeks ago. Haven’t had time to really move into it yet.
Have a question about your monitors set up. The machine I’m still working with has dual 20” ViewSonics and Chief fills both completely when spanned across. A while back I changed one of the monitors to a 22” wide screen for a while. The physical height of the wide screen is ½” taller than the standard 20” monitor. When Chief spans that set up there is a ½” or so blank area at the bottom of the taller screen. I guess my question is,,, when you have Chief spanning those two monitors (30” & 21”) (assuming you do fill both with chief) are you able to fill both screens top to bottom?

I hope this is not confusing,,, I would upload a picture but do not have that w screen and 20 set up at present.

TIA Ray C

[PhoenixConstruction]

Ray;

I'm not spanning the desktops, I have it set up for different backgrounds, and different resolutions for each display. I can move from one to the other. I run Chief on the 30", so at the same time can run other apps on the other monitor.

[dshall]

Ray;

I'm not spanning the desktops, I have it set up for different backgrounds, and different resolutions for each display. I can move from one to the other. I run Chief on the 30", so at the same time can run other apps on the other monitor.

I do it this way, but I do put my CA library browse on the second monitor. It is very convenient that the library does not need to stay in the CA window and can be moved to the other screen.