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| 1352530 | 2013-09-03 21:08:00 | Tweaké, check out ASrocks new Z87 motherboards for the Haswell chip....They have a built in iCloud interface for remote anything and a great list of extra features you pay a premium for on Gigabyte and ASUS boards.. pricespy.co.nz @ $184 www.asrock.com Yes S is low wattage 65w |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1352531 | 2013-09-03 22:54:00 | I'm more of a fan of the OCZ / Samsung SSD's than the Intel ones. Intel are definitely highest on reliability, but I've had better performance from the Samsung / OCZ ones. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1352532 | 2013-09-04 01:43:00 | I think most people would struggle to notice that diff between SSD & spindle anyway, let alone 2 diff SSD, unless you are benching of course......I am so over sandforce controllers, i use Intel now just because they are so reliable.... | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1352533 | 2013-09-04 01:51:00 | I think most people would struggle to notice that diff between SSD & spindle anyway Really? I reckon there is a massive and noticeable difference. For what most people use their computer for, the mechanical hard drive has been the main bottleneck for a long time. Putting even a cheap SSD into a PC or laptop makes it 'feel' a lot faster. You give someone who uses their PC for solitaire and emails a quad core i7 with 8GB of RAM and a mechanical hard drive, or a cheap AM2 build with an SSD, bet you they will think the AM2 is faster. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 1352534 | 2013-09-04 02:14:00 | Really? I reckon there is a massive and noticeable difference. For what most people use their computer for, the mechanical hard drive has been the main bottleneck for a long time. Putting even a cheap SSD into a PC or laptop makes it 'feel' a lot faster. You give someone who uses their PC for solitaire and emails a quad core i7 with 8GB of RAM and a mechanical hard drive, or a cheap AM2 build with an SSD, bet you they will think the AM2 is faster. I use SSDs everyday on my PCs, normal users have spindles...I disagree that the diff is noticeable, especially when the PC is running....guess it depends on workload...but e-mail & internet...nah! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1352535 | 2013-09-04 02:17:00 | Fair point - I am more thinking of bootup/opening programs, especially bootup. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1352536 | 2013-09-04 03:17:00 | Fair point - I am more thinking of bootup/opening programs, especially bootup. Most office programs are open all day, RAM is cheap...SSD is a lot of wedge to blow on booting up!..TBH, id rather spend it on dGPU |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1352537 | 2013-09-04 03:54:00 | Had a discussion about SSDs with my son the other day. He thought I would notice a big difference and I didn't think I would! I've never used an SSD, but, given I sleep my machine thus eliminating 95% of boot lags, and that I have an I5 with 8GB RAM, I am comfortable with the responsiveness I get now. The progs I mostly use are open all day, as well. I'll tell him an eminent expert agrees with me!! Wouldn't turn one down if Santa provided though!! |
linw (53) | ||
| 1352538 | 2013-09-04 04:06:00 | Yeah sleeping the PC does negate most of the boot advantage. I shut mine down most nights though and install a few large games on mine so I feel it's worthwhile. During my last rebuild I briefly went back to regular HDD and That's when I really noticed the difference, much more than when I switched the other way originally. Once you get used to it you wouldn't want to go back. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1352539 | 2013-09-04 06:05:00 | People still turn off their PCs?.../joke | SolMiester (139) | ||
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