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Windows 7 - Corsair Force 3 120gb SSD issues. |
10-15-2011
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Corsair Force 3 120gb SSD issues.
Hello,
I've tried to ask on the Corsair forums but haven't yet had a response, so thought I'd try here. My Force 3 was unusable until I flashed it with the latest firmware, but now seems fine. My only slight concern is the performance on the benchmark tests. Is it normal for such fluctuation in the "used" sectors of a SSD?
Cheers in advance,
Matt.
| My System Specs | | OS windows 7 ultimate x64
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10-15-2011
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Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit |
Sure there weren't any other accesses to the SSD during this test? It's the only explanation I can think of. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom-built
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz, overclocked to 2.7GHz
Motherboard Asus PL5D2
Memory 3GB DDR2-667 (2x1GB + 2x512MB in dual-channel config)
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card on-board Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays LG W2261
Screen Resolution 1920x1200 (DVI)
Keyboard Standard
Mouse Microsoft wireless optical mouse
PSU Antec TruePower 2.0
Case Cooler Master Centurion
Cooling various fans
Hard Drives OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache
Internet Speed DSL; ~700KB/sec down, ~65KB/sec up
Other Info Have a laptop too :) (Compaq CQ60 also with Win7 Pro SP1 32-bit)
Drives in both systems:
C: - Windows 7 + apps. Pagefile is fixed size and located at the very end of the partition.
D: - various temp files/cache for Firefox and apps/games.
E: - videos, music, misc. storage, torrent downloads, etc.
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10-15-2011
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The OS is installed on this drive, could that explain it? Is there another benchmark test piece of software that you'd suggest I use? | | My System Specs | | OS windows 7 ultimate x64
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10-15-2011
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Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit |
That could explain it indeed, with how much Windows tends to access the disk in the background. You're already running pretty much the best HD benchmark tool there is, so I'd simply suggest running the same test one or two more times and comparing results - try not to have anything else running at the same time and let Windows settle down for a minute before you run another test. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom-built
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz, overclocked to 2.7GHz
Motherboard Asus PL5D2
Memory 3GB DDR2-667 (2x1GB + 2x512MB in dual-channel config)
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card on-board Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays LG W2261
Screen Resolution 1920x1200 (DVI)
Keyboard Standard
Mouse Microsoft wireless optical mouse
PSU Antec TruePower 2.0
Case Cooler Master Centurion
Cooling various fans
Hard Drives OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache
Internet Speed DSL; ~700KB/sec down, ~65KB/sec up
Other Info Have a laptop too :) (Compaq CQ60 also with Win7 Pro SP1 32-bit)
Drives in both systems:
C: - Windows 7 + apps. Pagefile is fixed size and located at the very end of the partition.
D: - various temp files/cache for Firefox and apps/games.
E: - videos, music, misc. storage, torrent downloads, etc.
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10-15-2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate X86 SP1 |
I don't have a SSD but your test is not like the others posted here. All the others the blue trace is fairly straight across the top of the graph. Their access times is usually 0.1ms, whereas yours is 0.229.
They all have the OS installed on the SSD. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Brittechnologies II
OS Windows 7 Ultimate X86 SP1
CPU i5-2550K differing speeds depending on the day
Motherboard ASUS P8X68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory 16GB G.Skill Sniper 2133MHz, 4X4GB
Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460
Sound Card Onboard Realtek 5-1
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Old Dell USB From 10 yrs Ago
Mouse Gigabyte m6900 wired
PSU Corsair HX650W
Case Inwin Dragon rider
Cooling Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans @1300 RPM
Hard Drives TBA
Internet Speed 8-19 Mbs down, 3-4 Mbs up Comcast Cable
Other Info 5 fans, LG Bluray/R/RE, ASUS DVD/R/RW
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10-16-2011
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I've made sure that nothing is accessing the drive whilst the test is running and I'm getting exactly the same results each time, with the dips coming in the same places. I've run the health checker and that comes back fine with no bad cells. Does the HDtune pro tester show a slower access time for areas of the drive that are in use? | | My System Specs | | OS windows 7 ultimate x64
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10-16-2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & Mac OS X 10.7.1 |
Stupid question but do you have a 6gbps sata3 lead attached? Seen one or 2 people make a similar mistake.
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by badgers!!!
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & Mac OS X 10.7.1
CPU Intel Core i5 2500k
Motherboard Asus P8z68
Memory Corsair Vengence 8gb 1866mhz
Graphics Card XFX Ati HD6950 2Gb
Sound Card Mobo Optical to Yamaha Rx-V667 7.2 home cinema system
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung LED 32" TV
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Saitek Cyborg V7
Mouse Saitek R.A.T 9
PSU Corsair HX650w Modular
Case NZXT Phantom White
Cooling Corsair H60 Push/Pull
Hard Drives 120gb Corsair Force 3 SSD
Internet Speed Too slow!
Other Info AMD fusion E350N Home server-Windows Home Server 2011 (also made by badgers!)
2011 Macbook 2.4ghz Core2Duo, 4gb ddr3, 120gb Ocz Vertex SSD
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10-16-2011
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Yeah, I've got it connected with the right lead to the correct SATA port. | | My System Specs | | OS windows 7 ultimate x64
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10-16-2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & Mac OS X 10.7.1 |
Ill test mine when I get home later tonight, as I've never benchmarked mine. Mine is also my main windows drive.
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by badgers!!!
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 & Mac OS X 10.7.1
CPU Intel Core i5 2500k
Motherboard Asus P8z68
Memory Corsair Vengence 8gb 1866mhz
Graphics Card XFX Ati HD6950 2Gb
Sound Card Mobo Optical to Yamaha Rx-V667 7.2 home cinema system
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung LED 32" TV
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Saitek Cyborg V7
Mouse Saitek R.A.T 9
PSU Corsair HX650w Modular
Case NZXT Phantom White
Cooling Corsair H60 Push/Pull
Hard Drives 120gb Corsair Force 3 SSD
Internet Speed Too slow!
Other Info AMD fusion E350N Home server-Windows Home Server 2011 (also made by badgers!)
2011 Macbook 2.4ghz Core2Duo, 4gb ddr3, 120gb Ocz Vertex SSD
OS windows 7 ultimate x64
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