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SSD maker OCZ declares bankruptcy, has offer from Toshiba for assets
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article published on 27 November, 2013
SSD hard drive maker OCZ Technology Group has announced bankruptcy, also confirming it has received an offer from Toshiba to buy the company's remaining assets.
OCZ had a market value of $43 million before the news but the company's stock fell 75 percent, leaving it with a capitalization of just $11 million.
The company will file its official bankruptcy after completing the asset purchase ... [ read the full article ]
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6. December 2013 @ 09:03 |
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Well I guess that explains MS but why did Samsung's software insist on the page file being set to roughly 1.5 times the RAM size for their recommended OS "Performance" setting??
Nice slim cases, and their 300w PSUs with 32A over two +12v rails ain't bad for lower to mid-end HTPC builds. Front usb3?
If I was going with a thin cardless micro rig I suppose I'd go AMD... Intel's "HD" graphics are sh*tty still imho.
I recommend you also have a look at the Silverstone range MM. They have a wide range of performance SSF chassis that allow you to use a standard power supply if you want to. And some interesting cooling solutions. I've built a couple from the Sugo series that employ an optional heatsink here (or here) that exploits the PSU's cooling fan. (See the Flash splash at the page top.)
The above is a GD-05 from the Grandia series. It has 3 x 120mm filtered fans generating positive pressure inside the case. I installed a couple of ugly Noctua NF-R8s in the back. It has an optional fanless heatsink here that I crafted ducting for in a brilliant move, if I do say so, to force the air in that section through/over the heatsink fins and exiting enjoying the benefit of the full surface area of the exhaust fans. I'll point it out in the YT vid if I ever get off my duff to make it. The Noctuas are cpu temp controlled by the BIOS. It's beautiful. Not H2O but you get a pretty respectable OC from it.
I have no compunction getting the soldering iron out now. The above rig has an Antec 900W HCG with a whopping 160A over four rails. Perversely, as you would know, these things run cooler than lower powered PSUs. It's not worth paying the extra $$$ for a modular PSU. And you absolutely have to hack the cables anyway to get 1. air passage and 2. an idealised plug configuration. You can also get another couple of SSDs in this case without compromising air flow ....It's all part of the fun isn't it? :)
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6. December 2013 @ 19:03 |
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I do like the Silverstone better, you're right on that. I guess I'm not aware of the Samsung software, it might be suggestion, but I'll bet if you turn off paging things will run just fine. I also agree with AMD but if you are going higher end the 220w egg heaters might be much for a small case unless you water cool it and when I say that I mean both the CPU and NB since the north bridge gets too hot as well. Again you hit it on the modular PSU's they aren't always the bomb. I've been looking at 5.25in bay conversions that allow 6 2.5in HDD's this could be utilized well in this type of venture, there are other conversions that fit 3.5in bays too.
It is fun and there are many ways to achieve the same goals which makes if even more exciting.
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7. December 2013 @ 23:43 |
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Apart from the 120mm side fans blowing air directly across the mobo components (and cpu cooler), I'm completely confident that the minimal ducting that I made, which radically alters the dynamics of airflow inside the GD-05 chassis, also provides plenty of extra air flow assist for the cooling of the "North Bridge" (such as it still is) for decent OCing. And after examining the above ASUS X79 mATX mobo I'm even more so. There's no room in this case for an internal H2O solution either, he's got a BR reader in it, and he wants it to be a self contained unit.
At the moment it's OCed to turbo 4.2 and I'm certain he could do better if he wanted to put the tweaking time into it. It would be similar for the i7-4820K.
But with all due respect MM, apart from the exercise, there's no practical purpose to wildly OCing a games PC imo. After all, they're written to run on a laptop CPU... albeit a decent one. As you pointed out above, "your video card(s) will be the main work horse".
Re extra SSDs: yeah, I had similar ideas. Here's a very simple, very cheap, but very effective kit I used to provide accommodation for a second and third SSD in a 3.5" bay (it also came with all the little screws). http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/150774187724 You will need to drill four holes.
A special note: apart from your usual care in cable placement, the power cabling for the gfx cards has to be arranged and flattened around the plugs very bloody carefully ...and it's still a gentle controlled squeeze to get the GD-05 lid back on.
Cheers.
PS: I never meant to suggest Silverstone was better MM, just worth a look. But I'm glad to have introduced them, if I did. :)
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8. December 2013 @ 00:24 |
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That's the problem with tight cases and H2O cooling but it sound like you have it covered so good job. I didn't mean to say that you thought the SilverStone was better but I do like those cases and in some circumstances I think they are better then the InWin's, but possibly not always. I like the InWin's because they are decent cases, some with good channeling for cooling air, they are cheap, and they look OK.
I also fully agree with OC'n, plus it you don't you are more likely to get a better MTBF so I don't OC as a rule. I did just build a 3.5MHz 8 core AMD for my sister and with the Gigabyte FX990 UD3 board I was able to quickly OC it to 4.o GHz with a stable platform. She runs Creative Suite 6 plus some other hog programs so this did help her loading times as well as other stuff.
Ya I use those conversion rails too, I have a ton of them from when I was building PC's and severs professional, they work well and are simple.
Yes the video card can be damaged easily if getting carried away, right on...
Keep up the great work Jem. ;D
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8. December 2013 @ 06:54 |
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O shit, I hope I didn't sound patronising before lol. I was mostly bragging :)
Yeah a light OC'n gives you a bit of overhead. And it's not like the manufactures aren't saying "Hey! Overclock this whydoncha?!"
I am having a closer look at AMD in the future as that sounds pretty reasonable.
Roger Wilco!
Its a lot easier being righteous than right.
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8. December 2013 @ 10:08 |
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No you were not, no worries mate!
Yes bang for the buck AMD is the way to go but for power per clock cycle Intel is better and if you don't mind the extra money and less cores it is the way to go. Also like anything Intel works better for some gaming then AMD does typically but that does work both ways. Most games are optimized, I believe still, for Intel but some are for AMD especially since AMD delved into the video card way back when.
I'm using a i5 at the moment but but for most of what I do, the 8 core AMD processors tend to perform much better. Just an FYI
Jem, I apologize for our differences politically in the past as you sure are a good guy and I've really enjoyed our conversations.
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12. December 2013 @ 01:43 |
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Forget about it MM... the feeling is mutual comrade. ;)
Thanks. All the best.
(Starting to realise that some of the mid and even upper-level rigs I built for clients in the past would have been better served by AMD maybe. Perhaps I'll stick to Intel now for gaming only, unless otherwise instructed. Ah, 20/20 hindsight!)
Its a lot easier being righteous than right.
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Zilog Z80 CPU, 32KB RAM (16K+16K cartridge), video processor 6847, 2KB video RAM, 16 colours (text mode), 5.25" FDD
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