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Most Reliable 3Tb HDD for storage.

my seagate also died after about 2 years. i realize that this is a ridiculously small sample size and that other vendors can be just as bad, but ive just had some personal aversion against seagate because of it. data from the last years shows that hitachi drives are about 50% more likely to fail...
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- Post #13
- Feb 21, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Now that the 520 is here.. which is the King of consumer SSDs? *Poll*

I really wish the M4 would be included in this poll. Not only is this one of the reliable drives, it would also be a good representative of the Marvel family. Also, it's SATA3, like the other two. Perhaps, also the Plextor M3S.
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- Post #24
- Feb 14, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Added 2nd SSD, now getting BSODs

No surprise there ( see http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?97048-Results-of-one-month-of-testing-13-Vertex-3-s-with-2.15-firmware ).
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- Post #11
- Jan 31, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

I have noticed that SSD's are more prone to failure as "on" time increases rather than data volume increases. http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?271063-SSD-Write-Endurance-25nm-Vs-34nm Even the "unreliable drives" can pack a decent chuck of load. Compared to the common failures...
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- Post #56
- Jan 30, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Can't decide, 128gb Crucial M4 or Samsung 830

To summarize my recent conversation with my buddy: Chris has since updated to the second firmware and (after secure erase) observed similar heavy performance drops as well as high WA. This could be indicative of a larger problem. The M4 has not had that kind of degradation - after more...
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- Post #22
- Jan 30, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

I found a good article on SSD reliability and real world stats (unfortunately all Intel MLC enterprise): http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-reliability-failure-rate,2923.html
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- Post #53
- Jan 27, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Can't decide, 128gb Crucial M4 or Samsung 830

My buddy from a different forum just sent me a message saying that the read/write speed of the Samsung 830 gets much worse over time. He sourced: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?271063-SSD-Write-Endurance-25nm-Vs-34nm/page138 New: Afterwards:
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- Post #19
- Jan 26, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

I wish there was a public Pareto chart of SSD failures. When the consensus is firmware is the leading root cause, is it because of compatibility issues? Why would so many SSD's suddenly die after, say, 150-1000 days if that were the case? Only the minority (i.e., enthusiasts) flash their...
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- Post #49
- Jan 26, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

Have you even read the last post? Who says I ignored them? I never made that claim. How is picking higher level of granulation wrong? If someone asks for why people sneeze and someone puts up a survey with choices: A cold, allergy, fever, dust. Then someone else complains, "well it's...
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- Post #32
- Jan 22, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

You have a point there, but I think your reaction is over-the-top. Regarding point 1: Yes, it's provocative it is but is it not true, based on the statistics? Just because it's provocative doesn't mean it's dumb or untrue. Regarding point 2: I have no evidence (I only know the stats from one...
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- Post #30
- Jan 22, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

It is good one one side to have a vendor that pushes forward, but it's again a tradeoff: Do I want to wait like the harpies or take risk. And it's good for everyone that OCZ takes the first bite. But wouldn't that have hurt ALL vendors and therefore increasing high RMA's across the board?
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- Post #25
- Jan 21, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

Guilty as charged. It's still your call - and therefore responsibility - to accept the controller or not. If Toyota comes out with a Camry 2013 that uses untested parts - it is Toyota's fault for using them . If another company, say Honda, offsets the launch of a new vehicle and loses...
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- Post #24
- Jan 21, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

I don't own shares/work for any competitor (or have any relatives that do) and I never owned an SSD by any manufacturer. AND I acknowledge the fact that OCZ has some of the fastest SSD's in the market, which is the main point of having these devices anyway.
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- Post #23
- Jan 21, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

Yes I am an SSD n00b and didn't know about firmware, but you have to start somewhere. A quantum mechanics professor answering a simplistic question of an interested student saying "Your question is dumb" is kind of a dick.
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- Post #22
- Jan 21, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

Sample: 1 Days running/wear level: Unknown
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- Post #21
- Jan 21, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

I'm saying that even though you don't take the complicated factors (compression, wear-control, error correction etc.) into account, you can shift responsibility to the board manufacturer for not pushing out correcting firmware soon enough, and shift responsibility to the controller manufacturer...
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- Post #20
- Jan 21, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

Not really true when you can form an encoded regression model [Proportion of drives returned] = A*[Controller manufacturer] +B*[Board manufacturer] and explain >90% of the variation with this model alone at every RMA hub - which is most likely the case. I think it was a little caustic to...
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- Post #18
- Jan 21, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

Just came back and saw a lot of great responses. Thanks for all the info! I do have to admit blunder in the poll answer choices, because someone could say: "Well, firmware is linked to the specific board manufacturer and therefore he is at fault for not releasing a decent firmware soon enough."...
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- Post #15
- Jan 21, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

Doesnt firmware fall under the board manufacturer's realm? Or does the firmware only update the controller?
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- Post #5
- Jan 21, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD reliablity dependance on what main factor?

OCZ is known for their poor reliability: http://www.hardware.fr/articles/843-7/ssd.html Is this mainly because of: their reliance on Sandforce controller their potentially (!) poor manufacturing process (bad QA/sampling etc.) or the quality of the flash chips.
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- Thread
- Jan 21, 2012
- Replies: 57
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Making use of warranty vs. privacy

When SSD/HDD failures occur, aren't people afraid of making use of their warranty when their personal and financial information could be stored on the NAND-chips/sectors and still retrieved form the manufacturer (or enterprise server SSD's with confidential information)?
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- Thread
- Jan 20, 2012
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Three monitors with one AMD card on Windows XP

just got confirmed that the answer is "no"
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- Post #3
- Dec 28, 2011
- Forum: Displays
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Three monitors with one AMD card on Windows XP

I have a 8800 Ultra 512MB and WinXp 32bit right now. If I get this card, can I address three different monitors (all with differing native resolutions) on Windows XP 32bit? I don't care much about playing games on three monitors simultaneously; I just want to make the jump from my current...
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- Thread
- Dec 28, 2011
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Displays
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New HDD and OS

FishAk, thanks a lot for your anwer. However, these seem to be a lot of steps and something is bound to go wrong (if a layman like me does it, at least). Is the following not a viable option? 1. Disconnect all drives and hook up the 2TB. 2. Partition the 2TB with Win7 and install W7 on it 3...
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- Post #3
- Jul 23, 2011
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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New HDD and OS

I just got a new 2TB SATA drive and Win7. I currently have a 750GB (currently with 2 partitions) with WinXP on it. (I use a password to login to my machine.) I want to make the 750GB a data drive (with the currently existing data on it), and use the 2TB SATA as my new main drive and...
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- Jul 23, 2011
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Which headset?

This might get a little philosophical but I have never seen a serial process - given a natural flow and one processor per station - where upgrading one station with better machinery resulted in the requirement of increasing another bottleneck. I am even more suspicious when the station count is...
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- Post #3
- Jun 13, 2011
- Forum: Headsets and Headphones
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Bottleneck in sound

Here is a link to my other thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=31852631#post31852631
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- Post #9
- Jun 13, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bottleneck in sound

I know you tell the truth but I don't like having multiple devices. Therefore a constraint is that it's a headset.
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- Post #8
- Jun 13, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Which headset?

I need a headset to listen to my mp3's and PC gaming. I'm middle class but I use the headset very often so I'm willing to pay the price if necessary. My current sound processing unit on my Gigabyte MB is Realtek ALC888 8 Channel Audio Codec. Primary Candidates Sennheiser PC 31: Cheap and...
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- Thread
- Jun 13, 2011
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Headsets and Headphones
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Bottleneck in sound

assuming you pick the best headset at each cost range, at what critical dollar value would it stop being worth it to spend more money on the headset?
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- Post #6
- Jun 13, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bottleneck in sound

I should have asked the question in relation to money: If you had $100 to spend, where should I invest it?
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- Post #5
- Jun 13, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bottleneck in sound

I assume after I've edited my post you will go with the former.
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- Post #3
- Jun 13, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bottleneck in sound

You listen to music with an average quality of 192kb/s and you play PC games. You have an onboard 7.1 chip on your Gigabyte motherboard (Realtek ALC888 8 Channel Audio Codec ) and you use a $60 headset from Creative fatal1ty MK II. What is the likely bottleneck (i.e., where would spending $100...
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- Thread
- Jun 13, 2011
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Computer Building
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Which GPS?

It's more a personal valuation question to users than technical. I already have the features and specs.
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- Post #3
- Feb 1, 2011
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Which GPS?

EDIT: The only question I have left is this: Is it worth 30 bucks to spend on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT3nyBjsuJ8 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HElDa-D7tT8 ?
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- Thread
- Feb 1, 2011
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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4GB shows up as 3.xGB in Win XP (32bit) task manager

yes but when i had 2GB, why didnt it displace then?
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- Post #3
- Jan 19, 2011
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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4GB shows up as 3.xGB in Win XP (32bit) task manager

I know this is a classic problem and I've researched it quite a bit online. The argument is made that the OS and the hardware needs some address space. When I had 2GB, however, all of it was displayed in physical memory! So, why does it eat away >.8GB when there are 4GB and (almost?) none...
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- Thread
- Jan 18, 2011
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Do I have to change the BIOS settings if I change my RAM (different timings)?

Then I'd rather get the same timings. I don't like messing with the BIOS.
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- Post #3
- Jan 11, 2011
- Forum: Motherboards
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Do I have to change the BIOS settings if I change my RAM (different timings)?

I currently have http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590 in my system. The motherboard is the first Gigabyte MB that came out with the launch of the Core 2 Duo processors (DS3, I think). Now, I want to get 2x2GB. 1. If I get 4-4-4-12, will it be supported? 2. If I get 4-4-4-12...
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- Thread
- Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which of the following should I pick as my first car?

i have my mind set on a civic because of their reliability and the satisfaction of their owners (based on consumer reports). ive bargained with all honda dealers in my state, and option #1 is the lowest quote ive gotten from a set constructed for new 2010's and 2011's. option #3 was found by...
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- Post #8
- Dec 30, 2010
- Forum: The Garage

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