Deleauvive
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My suggestions at this point :
- Use HD Tune Pro latest version
V5.50 instead of v5.00 - Use Vuze instead of uTorrent
uTorrent is prone to memory leak bugs, there are ways to get over these issues, but Vuze is simply more robust. - The more background processes, the less accurate your benchmark will run.
Don't start Firefox, don't download, don't do shit before and during the measurement plz. In fact, close / disable as many programs as possible (antivirus, instant messaging stuff, temperature monitoring tools...), it shouldn't take you long. Then run it, and keep still. - Don't hold your breath about obtaining the same level of performance other people get with this HDD : VIA in general, and boards based on the VT880 in particular are the black sheep in the chipset family : PCI-E running at 4x, 5-10% lower quad core performance and so on.
Nice find! Does it imply you plan to have that PSU replaced any time soon ?Last time I checked it was underperforming on 12V+ rail.