Will the Coolermaster USB 3.0 Front panel work on my Gigabyte motherboard?

[absic]

Now here is something strange.  The transfer rates of USB 2 flash drives are more than twice as fast on the Intel rig that the AMD rig!  What would cause this phenomenon?  I felt like kicking the AMD rig!  I have been using the AMD rig as my main rig for nearly one entire year, and kept the Intel 2500k rig off as a back up in the corner...aaauuuugghhhhhh!  No more of that!

Hi Soar,

if you haven't seen this thread: http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,7603.0.html then take a look. This is exactly the kind of thing I have been discovering since I put my Intel rig together.

I am only speculating here but I feel that the primary reason for the discrepancies, is due to the larger share of the PC market that Intel commands. Because of this, other hardware manufacturer's build and test their parts with Intel based systems in mind and AMD based systems are not high in their list of priorities.

[soarwitheagles]

Absic,

That sounds like a very painful reality!  I hope things will change for AMD.  They really are the underdogs and I like cheering on the underdogs!  I just hope these underdogs don't go belly up on us!

Needless to say, once all upgrades are complete, I will be careful to test the AMD rig alongside the Intel rig and choose the fastest as my main rig.  Now I wish I had done this several months ago.

Soar

[absic]

Save yourself the pain Soar, go Intel, that's what I'm doing!

[jannie]

Hi Soar and a happy new year mate.yes I am going to intel next..

[Dark Mantis]

Hi jannie and a Happy New Year buddy! Long time since you have been on the forum. They must be keeping you busy at that school. 

Everybody is moving over to Intel now. It's where the smart money goes.

[soarwitheagles]

Hi Jannie and Happy New Year to you dear friend!

Thanks again Absic, DM, and everyone else here!

Wow!  This is amazing.  The decision here at Gigabyte Forums is unanimous for Intel!  Well, thank you!  You have saved me much time and pain by helping me pass on the Bulldozer!  I almost purchased the FX 8150 or 8120, but I have decided to keep the 1055T. 

Gosh, should I sell the 1055T and go with two Intel rigs now?  What say you merry ol' gentlemen?  In the past I enjoyed having one of each...one Intel and one AMD.  But I am more that willing to make the transition if AMD is suffering such terrible problems and defeat!

Soar

[Dark Mantis]

Hi Soar,

The thing is you can only use one system at a time (well not strictly true but you get my meaning) and you have an Intel already so what are you gaining by building another unless you are going to use them to leapfrog each other each time. If so I would go for the 1155 socket/Z68 chipset as Intel's new IvyBridge should work on that platform and is due for release in a few months.

[absic]

Hi Soar,

although I am now using my Intel rig on a daily basis I will not be disposing of the AMD rig. I plan on upgrading the CPU in that when the next crop of FX processors come along (probably around Easter time) if they are shown to be an improvement over the current crop.

That said, I have heard some very nice things about the current FX processors and personally I believe that things are not quite as bad as the reports make out. I decided not to go for the first iteration of FX because of the painful experiences of jumping on the bandwagon early with the Phenom and Phenom ii CPU's and all the time it took for things to settle down with those processors. I just felt it was time to let others do the beta testing this time around and to save my money, which with hindsight seems to have been the right decision.

[soarwitheagles]

Thanks again DM and Absic! 

DM, I always insist upon having two rigs running in top notch condition just in case one rig goes down.  And actually, there are many times I have used both at the same time:

When receiving music on one rig, I will pipe it into the other rig and record free music.
If I am video encoding, I will use the AMD with the 6 cores and go over to the Intel for basic computing needs.
I am presently preparing to set up a special security cam system that must be on 24/7 at our place here, and I would like to use one computer almost exclusively for the security system, while I use the other for personal needs.
I have often recorded movies on the AMD through a TV capture card/Windows Media Center through digital airwaves [thus making all movies legal and free to record here.
So, I actually do need two rigs.

Still trying to decide if I should sell the AMD and go for another Intel 2500k.  Other people have told me the Intel Ivybridge will not be priced for the average computer enthusiast, because the cost will be up near/over the $1000 mark...ouch.  If this is true, Sandy Bridge will be here for a lot longer than most people realize...well, at least according to a number of articles I have read.

Absic, I will keep in mind to watch the next release of the FX chips.  I like AMD and have fairly happy with the 1055T over all.

Soar