"I need a New PC!" 2011 Thread of reading the OP. Seriously. [Part 2]

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Crucial m4 SSD gets major firmware update
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20097959-1/crucial-m4-ssd-gets-major-firmware-update/

The new version upgrades the drive's firmware from revision 0002 (used for the review) to revision 0009, which is slated to significantly improve the drive's throughput and overall performance. Crucial says that the new firmware will make the drive read and write faster. It will also help the computer boot and load applications even faster when used as the main drive that hosts the operating system. On top of that, the new firmware also improves the drive's compatibility with the latest computer chipsets, as well as different standards of the SATA interface.

Note that you can also upgrade from the initial 0001 revision to the latest firmware without first having to update to 0002.

To update the firmware, you first need to download an ISO file from Crucial's Web site, burn it onto a CD, and then use the CD to boot the computer, be it a Mac or PC, that is equipped with the drive. Note that you'll need to change the computer's BIOS to temporarily change the SATA configuration to work in the compatibility mode ("IDE" or "Legacy") for the update to go through successfully. The update won't work when SATA is set to work in AHCI, which is the mode that you want to use with the drive for normal operation.

To update the drive successfully, and find out more about the new firmware, make sure you read the release note and the firmware update guide (PDF).
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Crucial M4 Firmware 0009 Update and Feedback Thread
http://forum.crucial.com/t5/Solid-S...re-0009-Update-and-Feedback-Thread/td-p/61109

Change Log:

  • Changes made in version 0002 (m4 can be updated to revision 0009 directly from either revision 0001 or 0002)
  • Improved throughput performance.
  • Increase in PCMark Vantage benchmark score, resulting in improved user experience in most operating systems.
  • Improved write latency for better performance under heavy write workloads.
  • Faster boot up times.
  • Improved compatibility with latest chipsets.
  • Compensation for SATA speed negotiation issues between some SATA-II chipsets and the SATA-III device.
  • Improvement for intermittent failures in cold boot up related to some specific host systems.
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Benchmarks:
Performance Firmware released new firmware version 009 for Crucial M4 and Micron C400
http://www.derbench.de/index.php/co...rucial-m4-und-micron-c400-erschienen?Itemid=0

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awww fuck me :( :(

Amazon raised price of MSI twin Frozr 3 from 324.99 to 369.99 while i was waiting on the refund. :(

:(


I should have just bought it while it was that cheap...


Really a steal I feel like a dumbass now :(
 
Got the new card in. Took some pics:

Asus DCII 580:

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New Hotness:

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Both cards:

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Installed:

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Pretty lights:

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Card is a beast. Comes factory clocked at 832mhz and is not uncommon to be pushed to the 1Ghz range. The blue fans turn white as the card gets hotter. Fans get all white means card is passing a nice amount of heat. Card is just as quiet and cool as the Asus. Idling at 35c right now.

I think it looks slicker than the Asus. It's dual slot and the black and blue go with the rest of my rig quite nicely. Didn't even think about it until I got it hooked in. Time to play :p
 
Very impressive - a lucky stiff in our office got a new work laptop with this Crucial drive in it (It's an alienware, which turned out to be the cheapest non-generic laptop with 4 DIMMs). I'll have to tell him to upgrade the firmware on it.
 
Smokey said:
Got the new card in. Took some pics:

Asus DCII 580:

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New Hotness:

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Both cards:

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Installed:

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Pretty lights:

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Card is a beast. Comes factory clocked at 832mhz and is not uncommon to be pushed to the 1Ghz range. The blue fans turn white as the card gets hotter. Fans get all white means card is passing a nice amount of heat. Card is just as quiet and cool as the Asus. Idling at 35c right now.

I think it looks slicker than the Asus. It's dual slot and the black and blue go with the rest of my rig quite nicely. Didn't even think about it until I got it hooked in. Time to play :p
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Did it solve your performance issues?
 
knitoe said:
Call me confuse. He has a 580 card, got another 580, and yet, they aren't installed in SLI?
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It would look tacky. Double slot vs. Triple slot, 1.5gb vs. 3gb. If I'm gonna do SLI I'm gonna do it right, so now the journey begins for a second Lightning.


viakado said:
smokey, im one of those chicks who hate on the prettier girl.
im jealous and i hate you.
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We've been buds don't be like that. You ever beat me in NBA2K and maybe I'll buy you one lol


The Teachinator said:
Did it solve your performance issues?
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I think it was just GTA IV. Played Witcher 2 the other night max everything and was pulling 60 +fps and max usage. Same with Heaven benchmark. Haven't tried with the Lightning yet.
 
Smokey said:
It would look tacky. Double slot vs. Triple slot, 1.5gb vs. 3gb. If I'm gonna do SLI I'm gonna do it right, so now the journey begins for a second Lightning.




We've been buds don't be like that. You ever beat me in NBA2K and maybe I'll buy you one lol
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i did beat you. now gimme that asus for $325
 
Just hooked everything up in my computer, hook it up to power/monitor/keyboard/mouse, press the power button. NOTHING. Double checked mobo power pins and they're fine, power button is plugged in, but nothing. Any ideas before I essentially completely disassemble it?
 
iSurvivedTheOutage said:
awww fuck me :( :(

Amazon raised price of MSI twin Frozr 3 from 324.99 to 369.99 while i was waiting on the refund. :(

:(


I should have just bought it while it was that cheap...


Really a steal I feel like a dumbass now :(
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Yeah, this makes me sad at the moment even though I won't be building a PC for a bit. $324 is a more reasonable price. Pushing close to $400 you may as well get a 580. I don't think I would buy a 570 that wasn't hovering around the $300 mark, plus or minus $30 at most.
 
The Teachinator said:
Did it solve your performance issues?
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Just did benchmark on GTA IV. All sliders set at Very High, Ani 16x, View Distance/Detail at 80. Got 59fps on the benchmark. In game it stayed at 95-99% most of the time and if it did dip it went to 70% or so. Was getting over 60fps in areas and the lowest it got was in the 40s.

So yes, it would seem that it has :p
 
CarbonatedFalcon said:
Yeah, this makes me sad at the moment even though I won't be building a PC for a bit. $324 is a more reasonable price. Pushing close to $400 you may as well get a 580. I don't think I would buy a 570 that wasn't hovering around the $300 mark, plus or minus $30 at most.
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My Wifey just called me and told me I should have bought it....


:'(
 
The wait is killing me. My 560 GTX Ti is here, getting my motherboard + 2500k combo tomorrow at Microcenter. Then have to wait for the rest to get here via Newegg. Shipped out today.
 
knitoe said:
2.4 or 5GHz? 150, 300, or 450mbps speed?
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I don't know, I'm kind of out of the loop on networking stuff. I want to get rid of my 100ft cable running from the room upstairs all the way to the living room. LOL.
 
Does anyone know of a simple method of getting the triggers on the 360 pad to be recognized as separate buttons rather than one continuous Z-axis?

I use the XBCD drivers for that purpose on my XP desktop, but I don't know if they work on Windows 7 64-bit and I'd rather not have to install them. I want to play Pro Evolution Soccer 6 on my laptop, but that games uses commands like LT + RT which does nothing with the triggers set to be one axis.
 
SYNTAX182 said:
I don't know, I'm kind of out of the loop on networking stuff. I want to get rid of my 100ft cable running from the room upstairs all the way to the living room. LOL.
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Lets simplify, how about what router are you using? You do want internal PC card, external USB device or external wireless bridge which can support many devices?

Curufinwe said:
Does anyone know of a simple method of getting the triggers on the 360 pad to be recognized as separate buttons rather than one continuous Z-axis?

I use the XBCD drivers for that purpose on my XP desktop, but I don't know if they work on Windows 7 64-bit and I'd rather not have to install them. I want to play Pro Evolution Soccer 6 on my laptop, but that games uses commands like LT + RT which does nothing with the triggers set to be one axis.
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Have you tried Xpadder? You can download and try the 5.3 free version. Run it in Windows XP SP3 mode.
 
knitoe said:
Lets simplify, how about what router are you using? You do want internal PC card, external USB device or external wireless bridge which can support many devices.
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This is my router: Hawking Hi-Gain HWRGM1A Wireless-108G MIMO Router

I want an internal PCI card. Reading from the description above of the router, I guess it only supports 2.4GHz, so that solves that. I don't really transfer files between the network. I am gonna use the wireless adapter for gaming, internet, and streaming content to PS3 would be cool as well.
 
ey beys, quick q

got my ssd and 1tb harddrive in my 600t, normal drive cage. plug the power into the 1tb THEN i have to do some weird ass fanangling shit to plug it in to where it'll fit for the ssd.

like, i have to twist the cable around because it goes in one way for the 1tb then the way it needs to go in for the ssd (which on the device is the same) is opposite. am i fucking retarded or is corsair retarded?
 
SYNTAX182 said:
This is my router: Hawking Hi-Gain HWRGM1A Wireless-108G MIMO Router

I want an internal PCI card. Reading from the description above of the router, I guess it only supports 2.4GHz, so that solves that. I don't really transfer files between the network. I am gonna use the wireless adapter for gaming, internet, and streaming content to PS3 would be cool as well.
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In that case, you want to look for a 108 mbps G adapter. It would be ok for SD streaming, but would have issues with HD.
 
ElyrionX said:
Ok guys, I have CPUID Hardware Monitor to run on startup but how do I make it open in the same position and size as the last time my PC was on? Every time my PC starts up, the program starts up with a default size and at a default location on my desktop. Any way to fix this?
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Re-quoting myself as I didn't get an answer when I asked a few days ago.
 
hey guys, gonna quote my post from the deus ex in here just in case:


SalsaShark said:
alright am i seriously the only one getting this issue?

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im asking cause im seeing it in a lot of games :/

this one's alright for the most part, but in bright places like that it really is terrible

basically shadow detail moves with me, but not smoth in any way, there's just a line a couple feet in front of me that "CUTS" shadows and makes them render properly as i move. The "line" moves with me wether i go forward or backwards. Its really distracting :/
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ive been experiencing this shadow issue in every damn game really, and im clueless as to why this happens, since other people are reporting the same games working fine in this regard for them.

A fellow gaffer has the exact same issue in the exact same games but he doesnt share anything with me in his rig. I have intel + nvidia and he has ati + amd.

Any ideas? :/

we do share the fact that we both use 2 monitors and we both have win 7 ultimate, but im really doubtful in that the issue lies there.
 
iSurvivedTheOutage said:
nonsense.....
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Complete and utter non-sense for the first video. I cannot imagine the power required or how messed up in the brain you would be to need that many video cards. Complete waste of money.

The second video I must admit is awesome.
 
SalsaShark said:
hey guys, gonna quote my post from the deus ex in here just in case:





ive been experiencing this shadow issue in every damn game really, and im clueless as to why this happens, since other people are reporting the same games working fine in this regard for them.

A fellow gaffer has the exact same issue in the exact same games but he doesnt share anything with me in his rig. I have intel + nvidia and he has ati + amd.

Any ideas? :/

we do share the fact that we both use 2 monitors and we both have win 7 ultimate, but im really doubtful in that the issue lies there.
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The problem lies in the game itself.

Assassin's Creed II was really bad with low draw distance shadows. The original STALKER as well.
 
Soi-Fong said:
Complete and utter non-sense for the first video. I cannot imagine the power required or how messed up in the brain you would be to need that many video cards. Complete waste of money.
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well no, these systems are bought/built by universities and companies as they are not designed for gaming in SLI but for CUDA applications such as rendering, folding, computing, password forcing and so on =]

and actually the amount of power and money required to build and run it is far far less than an equivalent system/server using only CPUs :D
 
This coming Tuesday I will be a member of the Master Race....

[Everybody reading this thread]

GLORY TO THE MASTER RACE!

HAIL THE MASTER RACE!

[/Everybody reading this thread]

Now my question: Should I invest in a gaming keyboard and what if so, what recommendations?

Thanks!
 
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[B]Crucial m4 SSD gets major firmware update[/B]
[url]http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20097959-1/crucial-m4-ssd-gets-major-firmware-update/[/url]



[B]Crucial M4 Firmware 0009 Update and Feedback Thread[/B]
[url]http://forum.crucial.com/t5/Solid-State-Drives-SSD/Crucial-M4-Firmware-0009-Update-and-Feedback-Thread/td-p/61109[/url]



[U]Benchmarks:[/U]
[B]Performance Firmware released new firmware version 009 for [U]Crucial M4[/U] and [U]Micron C400[/U][/B]
[url]http://www.derbench.de/index.php/component/kunena/20-ssd-drives-solid-state-drive-basierend-auf-mlc/66-performanzfirmware-neue-firmware-version-009-fuer-crucial-m4-und-micron-c400-erschienen?Itemid=0[/url]

[IMG]http://www.derbench.de/media/kunena/attachments/42/Crystal-m4-002.JPG
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That's very cool! Have people been reporting any bugs or reasons why people shouldn't upgrade? I'm using an M4 as my main OS drive and considering updating.

I haven't run an update for the M4 before, is there a chance I can lose the data on the drive? I read the update guide. If I change my drive from AHCI mode to IDE mode will it mess up my files/OS in any way? If I understand correctly, I change my drive to IDE, do the update, and then change it back to AHCI.
 
Para bailar La Bomba said:
This coming Tuesday I will be a member of the Master Race....

[Everybody reading this thread]

GLORY TO THE MASTER RACE!

HAIL THE MASTER RACE!

[/Everybody reading this thread]

Now my question: Should I invest in a gaming keyboard and what if so, what recommendations?

Thanks!
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If you need features like macro recording, key backlighting, etc, you should absolutely invest in a gaming keyboard. If not, don't. Any keyboard will work fine, as long as it isn't poorly made (with keys that stick, for instance).

I've gamed on plain keyboards, and "gaming" keyboards, and I never found that I had any sort of advantage on the gaming keyboards. I don't use macro's though, so a macro user would probably have a differing opinion.
 
TheExodu5 said:
The problem lies in the game itself.

Assassin's Creed II was really bad with low draw distance shadows. The original STALKER as well.
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I'm not sure what you mean here since I don't see anything like that in Deus Ex nor did I ever see any issues with STALKER. And this isn't a widespread complaint as far as I have ever heard. It's not the game. Something is wrong with the way it's interacting with his computer.
 
LordCanti said:
If you need features like macro recording, key backlighting, etc, you should absolutely invest in a gaming keyboard. If not, don't. Any keyboard will work fine, as long as it isn't poorly made (with keys that stick, for instance).

I've gamed on plain keyboards, and "gaming" keyboards, and I never found that I had any sort of advantage on the gaming keyboards. I don't use macro's though, so a macro user would probably have a differing opinion.
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What kind of games are macros commonly used in?
 
Para bailar La Bomba said:
What kind of games are macros commonly used in?
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I've found use for them in a surprising number of genres. A lot of games that are console ports ask you to mash a button to have some effect, so I will set up a macro key to rapid fire space bar or something. I also find the macro keys on my logitech g15 to be easier to reach then the f8-f12 when my hand is in wasd, so I will often use them instead of those keys.

It's not a must have feature, I got the keyboard for the backlighting/lcd screen (which I use to monitor gpu, cpu loads and temps) but since I have them I've found quite a few uses for them!
 
mandiller said:
That's very cool! Have people been reporting any bugs or reasons why people shouldn't upgrade? I'm using an M4 as my main OS drive and considering updating.

I haven't run an update for the M4 before, is there a chance I can lose the data on the drive? I read the update guide. If I change my drive from AHCI mode to IDE mode will it mess up my files/OS in any way? If I understand correctly, I change my drive to IDE, do the update, and then change it back to AHCI.
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I updated my 128GB m4 SSD just a few minutes ago after reading the news in the post above...I did a quick look at the forums at crucial to see if anyone had any major issues with the update, I followed the guide (downloaded and burned the firmware to CD, changed my sata settings to IDE in BIOS, and booted the firmware update CD) and the install/update went well. It too is my main OS drive running Win7. Took less than a minute to do the update with my SSD filled at about 40-50GB out of the 128GB.
 
2 questions gaf.

1, a friend has 2 2gb kingston ram in, does he have to get 2 2gb again, or can he run 2 2gb and 2 4gb?

2 a question for my self, i have two asus direct cu 2 cards and i want to know if overclocking worth while?
 
Omiee said:
2 questions gaf.

1, a friend has 2 2gb kingston ram in, does he have to get 2 2gb again, or can he run 2 2gb and 2 4gb?

2 a question for my self, i have two asus direct cu 2 cards and i want to know if overclocking worth while?
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1. He needs 2x 2gb (of the exact same RAM. Same brand, model number, speed, etc). It may be cheaper to take advantage of one of the many 2x4gb deals out there right now, depending on how much the RAM he has goes for. (He can't mix and match though)

2. If your thermals allow it, and you don't mind a bit more noise, yes, it is worth it. If your framerates are already extremely high though, you won't notice the performance increase (going from 100fps to 120fps wouldn't do much for you on a 60fps monitor, for instance).
 
I'm looking at the Thermalright Archon, seems like it is about on par with a Silver Arrow when you put a second fan on it. Anybody have any experience with it? I've seen a lot of good impressions (on par or better than SA with two fans), but some reviews aren't as favorable (middle of the pack high end cooler).

I'd prefer the single tower rather than a dual tower, which is why I'm wondering about it.
 
Aselith said:
I'm not sure what you mean here since I don't see anything like that in Deus Ex nor did I ever see any issues with STALKER. And this isn't a widespread complaint as far as I have ever heard. It's not the game. Something is wrong with the way it's interacting with his computer.
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Apart from forcing 16xAF the problem lies with it being a console port.
Nothing you can do, sorry.
 
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