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Recommend storage HDD

Recently I have wierd problems with my hard drives - I have 5 in my system and 2 500 GB WDs just do not wanna play nice with the whole setup. I get controller errors, lost sectors -worrysome stuff . So I want get 2 drives for software RAID setup (software so I am not hostage of mb controller)...
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- Aug 8, 2009
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Intel SSD refresh?

I made decisions to buy SSD and now the choice is between Vertex and Intel x-25m. I am leaning towards intel, but heard there might be update coming for it soon. Cant find any other information, does anyone know more details?
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- Apr 3, 2009
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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OCZ Apex Drive

This makes ZERO sense. why would anyone in right mind write to one area of SSD and rewrite later to another one ,wasting drive resources, time and common sense? Whole thing with SSD is that writes happens non linearly - filling empty spaces first, then based on algorithm to avoid excessive...
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- Post #44
- Feb 11, 2009
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Intel Plans 34nm 320GB Solid State Disks in Q4

I never paid over $200 for HDD. Including the 120 Gb WD I bought in 2001 (still in my system). I pad $110 for WD5000 KS 2 years ago, and 99$ for 1TB recently. Though I would pay 200-300 for a high speed 256 GB drive with intel specs (not that jmicron shit)
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- Post #7
- Jan 23, 2009
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Are 64 GB SSD for 130$ worth it?

Newegg has a whole bunch of 64 gb ssd in ~$130 range .I was thinking to replace my 8 year old WD 120 Gb (which is still used as my OS/APP HDD ). Is it worth it for performance over relatively modern WD500 which I was going to put in as my new OS drive? $130 is quite a lot for such a...
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- Jan 5, 2009
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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I squat more than I deadlift

You underestimate role of lower back. Especially in conventional - past the knees lower back role increases more and more and lockout is ALL back.
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- Post #5
- Dec 4, 2008
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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How long to stay on basic SS routine?

As long as it works . You can progress later to "texas method" -which is modification of SS , basic idea is to switch to 1-2-3 (bench, OH, DL) , instead of 1-2,1-2, and have Wednesday being lighter squat (front squat or dynamic effort) -for better recovery BTW power clean is imho easy to...
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- Post #23
- Dec 1, 2008
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Upgrade cpu/vid to match 24" monitor?

So I have 3 yr old system which I was pretty content with so far, it was a huge bargain back then (got good deal on cpu and vid ) and it lasted quite a while : C2D E4300 OCed to 3.15 GHz - the cheapest C2D back then ,with lowest cache and first stepping 2 Gb ram 8800 GTS 640 Mb (no oc)...
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- Nov 28, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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E4300 Overclocks?

E4300 Gigabyte P965 S3 Cooler Master Hyper TX on AS5 OCZ 6400 OC to 3200 with 1.35 (stock 1.325) . Seems stable (ran orthos ,S&M) at 60 C. TAT shows wierd temps though 20-25 degrees higher than coretemp and pcwizard ( 80-90 C under load) . Rather unhappy with such pathetic OC...
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- Post #56
- Feb 2, 2007
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Athlon X2 6000+

AMD made no profits this year (-50 million) and future looks very bleak for them - they just started makeing 65 nm and have only 3 factories and now inferior technology as well. Intel just made 1.5 billion in profit has around a dozen factories and ramps up 45nm process . AMD might not...
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- Post #9
- Jan 31, 2007
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Core 2 Price cuts coming Q207

So when does the price cut comes in? q2 or q1? - it is almost february already. I am ready to buy processor right now - was going to go with 6600 at $214 , but I wont wait wait till mid april for that (will then just go with OCed 6300)
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- Post #65
- Jan 25, 2007
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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What kinda of video to run CS:S at 1680 x 1050?

I have 6800 oced to 400/800 and CS:S is unacceptably slow in dx9 mode (drops below 30 fps) even with everything turned all the way down. THe only way I can play it by forcing dx8 - still bad but at least not ALL the time (mostly localized to particular spots and/or >4 ppl on the screen). I...
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- Post #8
- Jan 17, 2007
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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~~~ The Even Newer Official Gmail Thread ~~~

Still have one by chance?
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- Post #729
- Jun 1, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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10 80mm Speeze fans for only $9.90

It says can't complete your order :/ - Guess they ran out of stock or the deal is over.
- DarkMadMax
- Post #16
- Jul 18, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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UPDATE: Provantage WILL honor their pre-order 6800 price

$350 Shipped..... And not even in stock yet. Ill hold till it gets to $300 even if I have to wait tilll 2005 :)
- DarkMadMax
- Post #70
- Jul 17, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways

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