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Review: Crucial BX300 480GB SSD
Crucial today unleashes their new BX300 SSD series SSDs, which we review. These units are all about value for money. But it does not stop there as these puppies remain fast and very effective for the dough you lay down at that counter. We review the new 480GB model, the most price-competitive mainstream SSD with up-to high-end class SATA3 performance.
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Review: That ASRock Threadripper - the X399 Tachi - 08/24/2017 10:53 AM
It is time for a bit more threadripping as we review the ASRock X399 Tachi. This stylish AMD Ryzen Threadripper motherboard is available for 349 USD / 369 Euros and might be an attractive offer for th...
Review: Corsair Gaming VOID PRO RGB Wireless Headset - 08/22/2017 09:24 PM
Corsair today launches their headsets with a new PRO line of the VOID RGB headsets, we test the wireless version. The Dolby headphone certified VOID comes with updated software as well, and manages to...
Review: Gigabyte X399 Aorus Gaming 7 - 08/17/2017 08:32 AM
We review the Gigabyte X399 Aorus Gaming 7, this motherboard for Ryzen Threadripper processors has five PCI-Express x16 slots, an array of OC buttons as well as a diagnostic POST LED and thee m2 slots...
Review: Samsung T5 Portable SSD 500GB - 08/15/2017 04:11 PM
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Review: AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB - 08/14/2017 03:00 PM
We review that Radeon RX Vega 56 with 8GB graphics memory. At 399 bucks this is the what could be affordable AMD graphics card in that new Vega range. It quite honestly might actually be the better pr...
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#5467510 Posted on: 08/29/2017 03:23 PM
You have DDR3 listed as 256 for all of the models in your summary on the specs page. Nice review as always.
Caching and write buffers
120 GB / 256 MB DDR3 DRAM / 4GB SLC Write Cache
240 GB / 256 MB DDR3 DRAM / 8GB SLC Write Cache
480 GB / 256 MB DDR3 DRAM / 16GB SLC Write Cache
120 GB / 256 MB DDR3 DRAM / 4GB SLC Write Cache
240 GB / 256 MB DDR3 DRAM / 8GB SLC Write Cache
480 GB / 256 MB DDR3 DRAM / 16GB SLC Write Cache
You have DDR3 listed as 256 for all of the models in your summary on the specs page. Nice review as always.
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#5467525 Posted on: 08/29/2017 03:48 PM
Samsung 850 models are still more expensive now than they were 1.5 years ago when I built this machine. Saying SSD prices are all the time developing in the good direction is not entirely correct, even if that was the obvious larger trend.
I wouldn't anymore run the OS, programs, and games from traditional HDDs. Some small indie game might still fly, but not the real stuff. So, if you need it, there's no choice, making "too expensive" not a valid point anymore.
Samsung 850 models are still more expensive now than they were 1.5 years ago when I built this machine. Saying SSD prices are all the time developing in the good direction is not entirely correct, even if that was the obvious larger trend.
Too expensive in comparision with hdd especially after all companies raised price on silicone products..
I wouldn't anymore run the OS, programs, and games from traditional HDDs. Some small indie game might still fly, but not the real stuff. So, if you need it, there's no choice, making "too expensive" not a valid point anymore.
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#5467528 Posted on: 08/29/2017 03:59 PM
I bought my Crucial MX100 256Gb SSD in December 2014 for 102€. Considering you can get a Crucial MX300 275Gb SSD for the same price today, I don't see how it got more expensive.
I paid 0.40 cents per Gb then and I know you can get a 2Tb HDD for less than 0.05 cents per Gb, but the performance you get out of an SSD is mind blowing. After you used an SSD as a boot drive, you won't go back to HDD: trust me.
At the moment, you have to go SSD for boot and performance tasks. If you need space for your porn and other shit, then get them on your old hdd.
Too expensive in comparision with hdd especially after all companies raised price on silicone products..
I bought my Crucial MX100 256Gb SSD in December 2014 for 102€. Considering you can get a Crucial MX300 275Gb SSD for the same price today, I don't see how it got more expensive.
I paid 0.40 cents per Gb then and I know you can get a 2Tb HDD for less than 0.05 cents per Gb, but the performance you get out of an SSD is mind blowing. After you used an SSD as a boot drive, you won't go back to HDD: trust me.
At the moment, you have to go SSD for boot and performance tasks. If you need space for your porn and other shit, then get them on your old hdd.
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#5467531 Posted on: 08/29/2017 04:00 PM
If I had the free money, I'd definitely be 100% SSD. I notice in games like Doom that stream a lot of textures, on my 7200 rpm 64mb cache 1tb HDD textures stream in a little late.
If I had the free money, I'd definitely be 100% SSD. I notice in games like Doom that stream a lot of textures, on my 7200 rpm 64mb cache 1tb HDD textures stream in a little late.
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Nice review Hilbert. Hell I still have my first crucial SSD for 60gb. And it works!