I start my build today, and after experiencing first-hand how great SSD's cut boot times of the operating system (my old system has a 64GB SSD), I just can't go back to the old 'spinning-mass' boot system. At 50 cents a GB, I had to make my play...
Just a question; what would go wrong with a solid state drive that people are refurbishing them? Are there quality issues? I guess that's two questions.
Just a question; what would go wrong with a solid state drive that people are refurbishing them? Are there quality issues? I guess that's two questions.
I am guessing someone didn't know how to configure their computer for it. Probably sent it back saying "It don't work!"
Or it could have just needed (and been given) a firmware update.
At any rate, Crucial AND Newegg have an excellent customer service department and have never let me down on repairs, returns, or replacement.
Boonies probably right, about the customer not knowing what they were doing. My first SSD swap into my I7 Laptop was a piece of cake, however when I went to do the same to my desktop, it was a freaking nightmare. I have 9 hard drives in my machine, and tried to run the SSD from one of the add in SATA cards, it would not work due to a driver issue, tried to run it on the MB and Bios flipped out. Finally after a bios update it would work. The average person would have taken it back when the MB said it was a dead or nonexistent drive. I get a lot of good tech parts from the "open box" bin at my local computer store. As usually there is nothing wrong with it, it was just a display model, or customer bought it, couldn't figure it out and returned it. This is especially true if you buy a lot of OEM stuff that does not come with any drivers or instructions.
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I know what you mean, Boonie. About a year or so ago, I snagged an OCZ Vertex 240GB SSD on sale, and never looked back. I still keep a standard hard drive for bulk storage, but will not go back to a standard hard drive as the boot drive unless I have no other choice.
Well, I got my old system all swapped over into the new box with a spare Thermaltake 600watt power supply to have it up & running while I build the new system in my current NZXT Phantom box. When plugging everything in I see that the Thermaltake 600watt powersupply don't have an 8pin 12v power plug that my motherboard requires in addition to the 24pin ATX. I seem to remember that I have an adaptor for just such an instance when using older powersupplies with newer motherboards somewhere, but I'm not sure I'm even remembering correctly. Regardless, if I have it, I couldn't find it.
I also noticed my videocards take 4 - 6pin PCI-e plugs (2 each card) and the Thermaltake 600watt powersupply only had 2 PCI-e plugs. I'm sure there are adaptors somewhere, but again I could not find them.
So, I had to put my old system back together (which I am typing from now) until I can get the powersupply adapters I require. Project Progress? Stalled.
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Cool, it took some diggin' but I found what I need. 2 Double Molex to PCIe, a 4pin to 8pin adapter, and a 8" Molex doubler. I even found an old 24pin to 20pin power supply to motherboard adapter!
I guess it pays to hold onto every wire, screw, bolt, bracket, & cable you ever come across!
So the big question is: Will Boonie keep doing the SLI thing, or will he go for a single high-end video card?
I will have to use my existing cards for now. I'm out of money.
The question is valid, though, as I have been giving that lots of thought for the future. If pressed for a definitive answer, I am an SLI-guy. And always have been since the Diamond Monster 3D days.
I paid $300 apiece for those cards back in the day! That's like $600-apiece money today!
