If I could figure out and source parts for an ECC build of either, I'd bite your hand off pay a pay a pretty penny for it tomorrow. For ECC RAM, your best bet is probably to look at the "Server Memory" section at Newegg; Amazon's search engine is pretty useless in this case. Make sure you...
I like it as well. When they release the am5 chipsets maybe the will use larger bios chips as a standard so the mainboard lasts over more generations. Size of the BIOS chip is a mobo vendor decision. Going to ddr5 is not going to be as big of a jump in bandwidth as i was hoping for. ...and latencie...
Ahh, OK. TBH I wouldn't pay $55 for a Wraith Prism. I don't think the noise levels under load are consistent with that price. But for a bundled stock HSF it's pretty decent.
I like the fact that they're sticking with AM4 a bit longer. Means I can potentially swap one of the 5000 series into my existing system at some point.
The bundled Wraith coolers seem to be about on par with a mid-range aftermarket HSF. I'd guesstimate the Wraith Prism is worth around $30 (retail). What exactly are the differences between the Spire and the Prism variants? I only have hands-on experience with the Prism.
We're hitting limits on how fast you can make silicon transistors switch. This is why the emphasis is shifting to core count and larger caches. Need to find ways to boost performance without requiring higher clock speeds.
Since you already ordered the Wraith, you could wait and see if you're happy with that before ordering something else. One caveat though: The larger tower style coolers require access to the back side of the motherboard to install the support plate for the bolts. If your case does not have a cutout ...
Quantity over quality. There are a lot of appliances that don't use an AC/DC brick at all. Yeah. But I'm pretty sure buyers of passive adapters (mostly) know what to use them on. :) I wouldn't be so sure. And what about all the co-workers and family members of those buyers? "Oh, this looks lik...
Speaking of Chinese listings, I don't get why they have this annoying tendency to include an endless amount of meaningless PR photos, instead of 2-3 useful ones + text with real specs. They must have heard of that saying that Western people sometimes use, "A picture is worth a thousand words&q...
FWIW the stock fan will tend to be a bit noisier than the tower style coolers when the system is under high load. But at least now you have a list of other options if that turns out to be objectionable. The larger/heavier heatpipe coolers mount with bolts going through the motherboard, so they are v...
Yeah, sometimes if the disk has pre-existing partitions on it stuff can go awry during OS install. This applies to both Windows and Linux. Unless you are trying to set up dual-boot or upgrade an existing installation while preserving user data files, it is always best to do a full wipe on the drive ...
A single model that caters to more markets could be an advantage. But nowadays they indeed seem to favor more segmentation, at least in 3.5". Yes, if they wanted to reduce the number of different models we wouldn't have the ridiculous degree of segmentation we have now. Plus, having a user-con...
Unless the device you use it with has a universal 120/240 switching supply there will be some interesting fireworks. But that's a given. AC/DC bricks are pretty much all switched-mode by now, so little reason to avoid making them universal voltage. There are a lot of appliances that don't use an AC...
Even if supported, changing the percentage of CMR tracks would almost certainly require a complete reformat of the drive Wouldn't be a real problem. Get a new SMR drive, switch to CMR for -20% capacity, initial format, and Bob's your uncle. Given the intended target market I doubt such a feature wo...
what IS the compelling use case for 2.5" HDDs anyway? Known retention characteristics and price. I'd be really curious to see hard data on real-life long-term SSD retention. Retention characteristics are more important for archival media. Relying on your laptop for archival storage seems like ...
@meerkt - I did say "most" (not all). I mean, what IS the compelling use case for 2.5" HDDs anyway? For me, the far better performance and resistance to mechanical shock makes SSDs a clear win for the vast majority of mobile applications. Unless you have an unusual use case where you ...
Most use cases that historically called for 2.5" drives would be better served by SSDs these days, so people aren't willing to pay much for 2.5" HDDs any more. Vendors are trying to eke out profits on what has become a low-margin item, and SMR is one way to help with that. I expect 2.5&quo...
It also appears to be a passive adapter with European style (240V) prongs and a US style (120V) socket. Unless the device you use it with has a universal 120/240 switching supply there will be some interesting fireworks.
Still sounds like the drive is starting to fail. If blocks are "fading" to the point where the error correction logic is frequently taking 500 ms to recover the data, the flash is not retaining data reliably.
The negative numbers look more like a problem with HD Tune. From the changelog on their site it looks like you need v4.00 or later to support drives 2TB and up, and you're running 2.55 (which was released all the way back in 2008)?