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Most reliable SSD released in the last 5 years?

My 256GB Samsung 830 has been working great for a few years now (showing 100% health still, 11TB of writes). Also have an older Intel X25-M G2 80GB drive that is still working great, I'd still be using it if it's capacity was larger.
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- Post #46
- Sep 29, 2015
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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HDD x Hybrid x SSD

I would strongly recommend getting an SSD, at least for your boot drive. The 120GB that you listed would do fine for Windows and a few games/programs, but it may become a little cramped. I would still go for option 1 if I had to pick between the ones you listed. If you can squeeze it in somehow...
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- Post #4
- Sep 29, 2015
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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What do you dislike about your car?

-Should get better mileage for a 2.3L hatchback, or could have more power for the same mileage. -No sixth gear. (Might help with mileage to not cruise at 3250 rpm+) -Mediocre sound insulation. -It's black inside and out (Too hot in the summer). Otherwise, it's been a good car, and...
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- Post #88
- May 10, 2013
- Forum: The Garage
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Which is better? Intel hd4000 vs GT640m

If you plan to use the computer to game with (or use strongly GPU accelerated programs), the $150 is probably worth it. If you plan to office/Internet/watch movies, without gaming, might be worth saving the $150. You did mention the cheaper laptop comes with an i3 whereas the more expensive one...
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- Post #11
- Dec 23, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Anyone here own a das keyboard?

A late opinion, but I have a WASD keyboard and I'm really happy with it. Mine uses browns, but they sell the keyboards in blue/brown/black/red. You can choose if the keys are engraved/blank. They start at $120 USD. I'm not 100% sure about shipping to Canada though. http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/...
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- Post #14
- Dec 22, 2012
- Forum: Keyboards
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LG 27" monitor for $219 ???!!!

Don't have experience with it/can't find decent review, so a bit hard to say. It is a TN panel, so it *likely* will have low input lag/response time. Since it's a TN panel, the viewing angles won't be amazing and the colors may not be perfect. The newegg/amazon review seem overall positive...
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- Post #2
- Dec 18, 2012
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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custom resolution ??? is that good idea ?

Your TV is just going to scale it back to the native resolution of the panel (Likely 1080p), no way around that.
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- Post #4
- Nov 6, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Watercooling - Would someone mind creating me a list of what to get?

If you are willing to pay for it, the xspc raystorm kits have a better pump/block/rad, and seem to be pretty okay deals. The RX kits being better than the EX in general, unless you like fast fans.
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- Post #3
- Jul 11, 2012
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Help Choosing CPU Cooler

http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_page/cpu/silver_arrow/product_cpu_silver_arrow.html the silver arrow is pretty top of the line and monsterous, if you can find it for sale.
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- Post #14
- Jul 6, 2012
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Refurbished EVGA?

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5818/nvidia-geforce-gtx-670-review-feat-evga/15 http://blog.accelereyes.com/blog/2012/04/26/benchmarking-kepler-gtx-680/ These two (and others like them) may gives some ideas on compute performance. It seems like the 600 series is pretty good for single...
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- Post #11
- Jul 4, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Summer months = lower OC?

Kind of a stupid question, but is your heatsink filled with dust? I don't have a huge overclock, 2600K @4.4/1.25V on an old Thermalright Ultra-120 with a low speed fan, and my temps definitely increase in the summer, but not much more than what my ambient room temp changes, which is around 6C.
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- Post #2
- Jun 26, 2012
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Dynatron T459 Intel LGA-1155 Lower-Profile

Shows a max TDP of 73 watts on the tech spec sheet, so it will probably work just fine, but I'm guessing it may be a little loud based on how low profile it is.
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- Post #4
- Jun 24, 2012
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Looking for some quiet, cheap, high airflow 120mm fans

Yate Loon fans are frequently a favorite when looking for cheap fans. I've used three of the low speed ones in my case for the past few years and they haven't gave me any issues. http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=36_49_1051
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- Post #2
- Jun 17, 2012
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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OC with two different brands of Memory

If you set the speed to be the speed of the slowest sticks, or auto, it should work, but not absolutely guaranteed.
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- Post #4
- Oct 27, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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woot! We're getting a 150Mb fios line at work!

Not sure what's up with the upload.
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- Post #34
- Mar 10, 2011
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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