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Info Samsung "Slow Bug" PM851 M.2 SATA SSD, five years later...

Thanks for the info. I have a PM981A version of this drive and to tell you the truth, it is not blazing fast. I have the PM981A in my Asus Zephyrus S17 GX701 laptop. The speeds are not that all impressive and I am getting half of what Samsung claimed the speeds should be. This is just...
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- Post #4
- Mar 19, 2021
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Question Does the Samsung PM981a SSD have a driver to install?

Hello Everyone, I recently bought a new laptop with the Samsung PM981a SSD NVME M.2. I feel that the drive isn't fast, especially for this SSD and I don't see Samsung NVME driver in my Device Manager. I read online that the Samsung NVME driver is necessary to boost the performance of the...
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- Mar 16, 2021
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Question i7-3930K Overclocking Question

Hello I just overclocked my i7-3930K to 4.4GHz @ 1.44V and the temps are about 70C - 80C. During the stress test they go up and come down again and go up and come down again. I was wondering if 1.44V is too much @ 4.4GHz? Also note, that I ran the stress test for a long time and it is...
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- Apr 17, 2020
- Replies: 2
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Question RAID 0 - is it worth it?

Thanks for your reply. I understand that if one drive fails then my entire content that I have will be gone forever and ever. I don't care about that because I do regular backups. Plus, how likely is the fail rate of an SSD? HDD's have a much failure rate. So I am not worried about this...
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- Post #3
- Apr 15, 2020
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Question RAID 0 - is it worth it?

Hello All! First let me get out of the way my rig specification: Processor: i7-3930K RAM: 16GB DDR3 Motherboard: Asus P9x79 Deluxe Storage: 1 Samsung 850 PRO (512GB) 1 Samsung 860 PRO (512GB) Graphic Card: Radeon HD 7970 GHZ Edition Now that is out of the way, I am thinking about doing a RAID...
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- Apr 14, 2020
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Asus P9X79 UEFI/BIOS Step by Step

Hi there, I was wondering if any of you have a step by step manual of the Asus UEFI/BIOS for P9X79 Deluxe ? The reason why I am asking is to get a hang of the UEFI/BIOS and what does each thing do. I know that it has a short description in the UEFI on what its about but still not enough...
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- May 3, 2013
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Motherboards
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Chassis Q-Fan Control

Hi everybody, I just build a new rig. The motherboard I chose was the Asus P9X79 Deluxe and I was digging in the UEFI/BIOS and came across Chassis Q-Fan Control option. Now.. there is also a CPU Q-Fan Control and I know what does that do - it regulates the Fan of the CPU. I had mine disabled...
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- May 2, 2013
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which drivers should I install first ?

Hi there ! Maybe this is a stupid question, but I have just build a new system and was wondering what drivers to install first, second, third, etc... These are the components that I have: Processor: i7-3930K Motherboard: Asus P9X79 Deluxe Graphics Card: XFX 7970 GHz Edition...
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- Apr 30, 2013
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Computer Building
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Corsair Hydro H100

Hi there everybody, I want to get the Corsair H100... but I am not sure if I have to do maintenance on it ? What I mean is if I have to exchange the fluid ? Or do I have to do something else every x months to it ? Or just let it be as in the normal air cooler ? Any ideas ?
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- Apr 25, 2013
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Graphic card for programming/adobe suite programs

AnandThenMan: I will be using programs such as Adobe Photoshop, fireworks, Illustrator and flash. Visual Studio 2012 has nothing to do with Adobe, I just named it just for what I will be using mainly. Blackened23: I heard about Quadro and Firepro.... but 8/10 bit color is good for me. I...
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- Post #4
- Mar 13, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Graphic card for programming/adobe suite programs

Hello everybody, I was wondering which graphic cards should I take into consideration for programming/adobe suite programs ? I will be doing alot of programming, 2d programming, graphic, icon creation, visual studio, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated !
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- Mar 13, 2013
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Which build would you choose and why ?

Hello all you computer guru's ! I am deciding on several builds and would want to pick 1. Please advise which one would you pick and why ? Thank you all ! Build 1 Case: Thermaltake New Soprano Snow Edition PSU: Corsair HX750 Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth...
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- Mar 9, 2013
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Laptops
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Build Advice for a Programmer

Hello Everybody ! I want to build a computer that will be used for programming ( macro, visual studio, C++, java, etc ), compiling, dealing with graphics and design, working on big programs ( Adobe Masters Suite ), multitasking. But no gaming ! My planned build looks like this: Processor...
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- Feb 28, 2013
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Laptops
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Does i7-3770K outperform i7-3990K

Hey guys! I have a pretty big dilemma: I've been planning a build for months now, and I have everything picked out, but I'm beginning to question my choice to opt for a 3930K. The benchmarks show that in most cases the i7-3770k outperforms the i7-3930k as shown in this link...
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- Feb 2, 2013
- Replies: 6
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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