Thread: Windows 7 Index Experience

I have seen fourms where people post their Windows Index Experience. I want to start one here so here's my score

are you using SATA2 or 3?

Here's my one. Text is in Dutch by the way, but that doesn't really matter.

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Processor (Core i5 2500K) is overclocked to 4,7GHz
Sapphire Radeon HD 6950
Crucial M4 SSD (SATA6)
8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz

wow DiedB nice score. Im using Sata2. but im going to build a computer soon when I have the money. I already have the power supply and case. The case is a CM Storm Scout and the power supply is a CM Silent Pro Gold 800W. I want to try an AMD/AMD crossfirex configuration. How good is AMD anyways. I never tried their cpus and video cards. I have been an Intel/Nvidia user but I want to try something new. I like Nvidia though.

Originally Posted by nightfire37

wow DiedB nice score. Im using Sata2. but im going to build a computer soon when I have the money. I already have the power supply and case. The case is a CM Storm Scout and the power supply is a CM Silent Pro Gold 800W. I want to try an AMD/AMD crossfirex configuration. How good is AMD anyways. I never tried their cpus and video cards. I have been an Intel/Nvidia user but I want to try something new. I like Nvidia though.

I would use a Corsair Power Supply (750W is more than enough). Corsair has much better quality. I don't know what you are going to do on your PC, but if I see your CrossFire plans I guess you are going to use it for gaming. For gaming, take an Intel processor (Core i5 2500 or 2500K (K is unlocked and overclockable)). Core i7 2600K is not needed for gaming, unless if you are going to use it for photoshopping or something like that. For a video card has AMD a better price/quality. There are people who complain about the drivers but i don't have problems with it. If I were you, I would go for a NVidia GTX560 or an AMD Radeon HD 6950, and buy a Crossfire/SLI enabled motherboard, so you can place another video card next to it one year later.

And if you want a boot of 11 seconds, buy an SSD. This is a super fast flash hard disk. They are not cheap, but totally worth it. It really speeds your computer up :) Check this: Crucial M4 128GB Boot!!! - YouTube

I totally disagree about SSDs. They are a waste of money right now, and despite being around for a while already, longevity is pathetic. Taking into account that the technology they are currently based upon will soon be obsolete, I'm personally waiting for a switch to newer memory technologies before I'd even consider solid state drives more than a gimmick for anything less than a workstation.

That's only my opinion, of course, but consider that random seek times aside, a high speed mechanical hard drive is more than capable of saturating the interface, and the only real benefit of an SSD is boot times alone - using the drive for anything but your boot files will hasten the end of its already-dismal life span.

Flash chips are old technology now - wait for PCM SSDs! =D

I'm waiting for the Quantum 3D Super-Duper Laser Holographic drives, they promise to make load times at least 3 seconds faster...!!!

Originally Posted by White--Hawk

wait for PCM SSDs! =D

What is these "PCM SSD"? I did some research and they have a longer life cycle then NAND.

Phase Change Memory! There are a few really interesting memory technologies that could be available in the next few years (or decades), but the most promising prospect for a flash replacement would be PCM. This is evidenced by the ongoing investment of a number of major manufacturers (including among others, HP, Intel, IBM and Samsung), many of whom have already had proof-of-concept production runs.

The main principle of phase change memory is a material that, under the application of a current, can change state between an amorphous solid (disorganised molecules such as those in glass) and crystalline (organised molecules). Advances have yielded additional states, allowing for greater data capacity (each 'cell' can essentially encode multiple bits). It is essentially the same principle (and material) that allows you to burn optical discs.

Potential power consumption is lower than that of flash, longevity is much greater, and it should be cheaper and faster too.

Consider that flash memory degrades after only a few thousand cycles (typically 3,000-5,000). Writing degrades it exponentially (each new write causes more damage than the last, as it requires disproportionately more power each time it has to 'flash' a previously damaged cell), while reading can slowly corrupt neighbouring cells. With the highest grade flash technology, longevity can be increased by an order of magnitude, but at substantial cost to performance. Wear-levelling methods (ensuring multiple writes are spread across cells) can only go so far. Flash memory also slowly 'leaks' data and has a shelf-life of less than ten years.

Now compare PCM memory that can last hundreds of years, survive hundreds-of-millions of read/write cycles, be hundreds of times faster, and promise competitive storage density. Within a few years of PCM being made commercially viable, the potential for cheaper, faster, more reliable, and vastly greater capacity SSDs will be immense. Let the military throw some money in the pot (PCM is more resistant to radiation) and the consumer will reap the rewards even sooner.

In the mean time, high-performance mechanical hard drives offer the best bang for your buck, especially when an SSD provides no benefit to gaming and other CPU/GPU-intensive applications. The cost of a half-decent SSD would be far better invested in other components. :)

I cant wait for these form of SSDs. I am go glad that i am 17 rite now. Technology is always moving and it will never go back into the stone age unless something catastrophic happens.