Q: what to get for my pc ?

[47]

well, whats gonna happen is 1 goes screwy and i lose all my shit. all it really is just savegame files that ill miss

 

[47]

[quote1290509004=OG buckshot jr]
I wouldnt get a second gpu. Gains are minimal :/
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+1

i already have insane speakers, 120$ headset, can use tv as second monitor and i do. already pwn a chair from staples


fuuuu-, sux to have everything. will 4 hard drives raid0 ?? im gonna get insane load times !!!

with 4x the possibility of losing everything

 

[Steve]

[quote1290538486=47]


fuuuu-, sux to have everything. will 4 hard drives raid0 ?? im gonna get insane load times !!!

with 4x the possibility of losing everything
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4 SSD's in RAID0 is more like a 100 times the possibility of losing everything.

 

[iSeize]

I have this problem too. i know what i need, and i already have it all (computer related) so if someone wanted to buy me something i would be at a loss for words. Maybe a new mouse? Keyboard? Monitor?

so much to think about.

 

[Steve]

God forbid you nerds ask for something not PC related.

 

[skd_mrk]

Personally I'm going to build another rig in a few months after I'm done paying for home repairs. I went too cheap on my video cards when I built out earlier this year. Plus I was pissed at Nvidia for the driver fiasco.

My plan is to buy new GPUs, buy the few core components I don't have spares of (probably will do AMD to save $$$) and kick my old cards into the new machine.

Yes I have another desktop already as well as 3 laptops, but I want another!

I am a consumer whore.

 

[Hinouchi]

WHORE!

 

[dead mike]

now that i think about it, $300 should be enough to take the firearms course, if you take both,you can get a rifle and a pistol and play counterstrike for real

 

[Steve]

yeah 47, fuck PC parts, ask your girl for a AK.

 

[47]

ohh Steve, if i lived in the states i would buy my own fucking gun store canadian gun law is a faggot, but we do enjoy a lower crime rate.

"God forbid you nerds ask for something not PC related. " srsly, lol

 

[47]

yeah looks like in gonna go with the 4ssd raid. gonna be stupid

link:
http://www.kitguru.net/components/s...l-x25-v-ssd-40gb-–-quad-raid-0-performance/2/

 

[Steve]

You're lower crime rates are probably related to you're lower african american population in Canada. Not you're gun laws.


and please video tape you're rage when those 4 SSD's all go AIDS on you :P

 

[Dean]

this thread is a genial facepalm. especially the shitty 4 raid 0 SSD failtroll


trim is not yet supported for any SSD raid array so basically waste of money.

Bank the cash IMO. save it for your 2013 build or

buy a netbook
Fap anywhere you want.

Plus. buying your own gifts Suck ass, ruins the surprise.
written on my "new" tablet PC

If you really a newfag on raid arrays read the wikki

 

[47]

<-- newfag


edit: look a the link i posted, they fucker got like triple speed !! arrays shmarays, beanchmark is the truth ! or no ? lol

read goes from 170 to 660
and write from 42 to 516

how the fuck that make any sense ? i dont understand the insane write speed increase.


why i want to raid: i have 2 40gb drives. one of the is for steam only. nowadays games are 12 gb. so 3 games and its full and u cant put steam games on another drive. so i wanted to combine partitions to make more space for steam games. with 2 more 40gb drives i would get like 160 total, so like 140 in raid0 lol




article:

&quot;
Thankfully, Intel has solved the problem with the release of a TRIM-compatible driver which finally brings the technology to SSDs in RAID arrays.

Available over on Intel's website – via TechConnect Magazine – the new Rapid Storage Technology driver allows users of selected Intel motherboards to enjoy the benefits of RAID without losing the benefits of TRIM support.

There are caveats to the driver, of course: your operating system needs in-built TRIM support, and all drives in the array must be TRIM-compatible. You're also out of luck if you're running RAID 5, for some reason – although the home-use scenarios of RAID 0 or RAID 1 are well covered.
&quot;

 

[Dean]

hmm

read goes from 170 to 660
and write from 42 to 516

read went from 42 to 171
you must have mistaken the write results with the corsair F40
http://www.kitguru.net/components/s...l-x25-v-ssd-40gb-–-quad-raid-0-performance/4/

I started writing my response prepared to eat my words while double checking the homework

but TRIM is not supported in RAID volumes
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/TRIM_(SSD_command)#Shortcomings

Translation: if your Intel storage controller is set to RAID mode, you'll now be able to benefit from your solid-state drive's TRIM functionality when running it alongside a RAID array comprised of mechanical drives. TRIM isn't supported for SSDs participating in a RAID array, however. Intel may add that feature in the future, but it hasn't committed to doing so.

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?p=2258279#post2258279
http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/sb/CS-031491.htm

 

[Dean]

but hey SSD's rock by them selves aswell, you can get a 120gb SSD thats ~250 mb/s read and write for $250 CAD

here's a link to a Vertex 2
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227551

I bought my first SSD last chrismas (ocz aglity) and had it die on me in January (earlier firmware) got a RMA no questions asked, then I once the second drive came in I fried it due to my own error. once again OCZ replaced it no questions asked except they send me a Vertex instead. Since then it has been running great. I think Steve made a post in a different thread about about my SSD's shit on me earlier this year.

 

[dead mike]

keep an eye on the next intel models comming out, its probably like 3 months out for this, but they gonna be double the capacity for the price, link not available.


tl:dr you can get more storage and speed for the money if you wait a lil longer

 

[47]

[quote1290739356=dead mike]
dr you can get more storage and speed for the money if you wait a lil longer
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that applies to all technology everywhere ever made

 

[dead mike]

yeah but the new shit really is coming out any day now, like all capacitys doubled for the price mehg...

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3965/intels-3rd-generation-x25m-ssd-specs-revealed

&quot;coming Q4 2010 Q1 2011&quot;

 

[47]

so what does TRIM do anyway?? how did that asshole get mad speeds in that link.



edit: dammm dean, u rught, i did mistake it for the f40