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[kbrady1979]

Go with the Samsung over the Kingston...........all day long. The max sequential read/write speeds don't mean much in day-to-day real world application. Also, Samsung makes all of the components in their SSD's, and it does not have a Sandforce controller like the Kingston does.

 

[LittleJay]

I have both the 120 Gb Kingston Hyper X III SSD and the 128Gb Samsung 840 Pro. The Samsung product may be a bit more expensive, but I can definitely tell you it out performs the Kingston, at least on my system.

 

[Bungee18]

I would go with the Samsung too, but not because they make all of their stuff or 'cause it doesn't have a SandForce controller. Only because it performs better.
Actually, IMO, having a controller with a larger installed base is better. More chances of improvements and fixes over time.

 

[kbrady1979]

I'd never consider a Sandforce controller as better........from my experiences.

 

[essenbe]

Glad to see you have it up and running, Bungee. Well done.

@Kbrady. I have one and I agree with you. Aside from a reliability problem, their controller gains it's speed from compressing data. That works well until you try to read or write non compressable data. Then the numbers fall way off.

 

[kbrady1979]

Glad to see you have it up and running, Bungee. Well done.

@Kbrady. I have one and I agree with you. Aside from a reliability problem, their controller gains it's speed from compressing data. That works well until you try to read or write non compressable data. Then the numbers fall way off.

The Intel 520 SSD I had was pretty fast during testing as long as it was compressible data, numbers for incompressible data were pretty bad. Then the drive failed a day later.

 

[Terronium 12]

Right. 840 Pro it is, then.

Now for my latest addition to the rig:

Makes my Xonar moot for the time being but the novelty will soon wear off. After I get the SSD I'll concentrate on picking up some new speakers.

 

[essenbe]

Those look nice, my friend. Wish I had some. Mine are about $30, but they get the job done. As you can tell, I'm not an audiophile. But, I can get my CPU to 4.6 stable.

 

[Britton30]

Right. 840 Pro it is, then.

Now for my latest addition to the rig:



Makes my Xonar moot for the time being but the novelty will soon wear off. After I get the SSD I'll concentrate on picking up some new speakers.

Do they cover your ears?

 

[Terronium 12]

Those look nice, my friend. Wish I had some. Mine are about $30, but they get the job done. As you can tell, I'm not an audiophile. But, I can get my CPU to 4.6 stable.

For $99 (I got them for $80 at Amazon) they're just about the best bang for buck around, and the sound is incredibly clear. The virtual 7.1 is, well, it's virtual - but I didn't buy them for that anyway.

Also, showoff.

Do they cover your ears?

Incredibly so. Picture those headsets you'd see roller bladers wearing in the 80's and there you go, and while you're at it: imagine the most comfortable headset you've ever worn.

You got it?

These are more comfortable.

 

[Dave76]

Have to agree, I wouldn't consider a Sandforce controller, too many problems and some with poor support.
Good choice for the 840Pro, mine is great.

 

[Bungee18]

New toys

These are my latest additions.
The external fan controller is fantastic, but it was a bit of a pain to install because of the 5 temperature probes.
The hot swap trays work amazingly well for a budget thing. SSD performance is the same than when connected directly to mobo. By adding it I got rid of the HDD cage in my case.
Cheers,
J

 

[Britton30]

Nice new toys Juan, I like the LCD fan controller panel.

 

[Alsisgevat]

Bungee, nice addons you got the last few days, very impressive, gratz!!

 

[Wordsworth]

These are my latest additions.
The external fan controller is fantastic, but it was a bit of a pain to install because of the 5 temperature probes.
The hot swap trays work amazingly well for a budget thing. SSD performance is the same than when connected directly to mobo. By adding it I got rid of the HDD cage in my case.
Cheers,
J

Nice fan controller Bungee. I've been thinking about getting one with an interface as the stock controller in this case is only a switch. Haven't found an internal controller I like but this external looks interesting.

 

[essenbe]

Nice job, Bungee. keep up the good work. Just keep adding stuff to the rig, but be careful. It is habit forming, and can become a real addiction. Just ask me, I know.

 

[ganjiry]

Nice addon's Bungee, Good job mate.

 

[Bungee18]

Thank you guys!
I really enjoyed myself with this build, but need to take a break and actually use the rig. Besides I do not have any slots or bays left!
The only additional things I could do is add the other 16GB of RAM I have, but I don't think I'd be able to maintain my overclock with it installed on this board, and switch the PSU for a a heftier one.

I'm actually starting to to do some research for a new build, an Intel/nVidia based one this time.
Actually, I have some questions for you Intel and watercooling gurus. I'm thinking watercooled Z77 and a 3750K, but I have the following doubts: I'm considering the Z77 Sabertooth board and one 680 or 2 670s. Are two PCIE 3.0 slots at x8 as fast as 2 PCIE 2.0 at x16? The board supports up to 1866 memory, is this fast enough for this processor? Does TRIM work well on the Z77 for RAID 0 SSds?
Watercooling, this one's for Steve and Aslisgevat: So far I think it is going to be an XSPC Raystorm waterblock, a Laing DCC 3.1 or 3.2 pump (should I go for high pressure, flow, or both?), some mixed rads (1 2x140 or 3x120 Magicool or Phobya, and 1 1x120 dual thickness XSPC) and a dual bay reservoir (either Magicool or XSPC). Are these components a good choice? Regarding GPU cooling: are universal mount waterblocks any good or should I look for cards for which full cover is available? Any advice on fan selection? Should I go for high static pressure, as with the H100, although the rad specs state they are optimized for low air flow fans? What kind of controller will I need to control the pump?
I think that's it for now.
Thanks a lot.
Cheers,
J

 

[essenbe]

As far as the PCIe 3.0, yes. PCIe 3.0 is twice as fast as pcie 2.0, so 3.0 at X8 is the same as 2.0 at X16. Pretty sure that's correct. Although it may matter in the future, but I don't think the cards are fast enough to take advantage right now. Trim does work on raid 0 SSDs, but it will not help you in reality. It does not affect the 4kb read speeds or response times, which is about 90% of what an OS drive does. I've tried it and went back to a single SSD. As for water cooling the MCP 355 or 655 are probably the most popular and the best. They make a lot of variants of those two, but are basically the same pump. look at the different types, many you are able to regulate speed of the pump. I run my VPP655 on the highest setting and hear nothing. The XSPC RX Rads are very good. Watch the fin count on the rads, lower Fins per inch mean lower RPM fans which directly relates to noise. The XSPC RX fans are 60mm thick and less than 8 FPI which means lower RPM fans. There are a lot of good fans out, but it seems the better ones are pretty expensive for 120mm fans. Probably the most popular are the Gentile Typhoons. The Raystorm blocks are pretty good and probably better than most. That's what I have.

 

[Bungee18]

Thanks Steve. I'll do more research on the pump and rads and probably get back to you with more questions.
Cheers,
J