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| Member Since | 19/11/2021 |
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| Last Seen | 31/12/2025 |
| Badges | 1 |
| Location | VIC |
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There has been a considerable number of 9800X3D CPUs (and other AMD 9000 series CPUs) dying on ASRock motherboards though. I hope OP isn't…
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sonic2011 on HP Omen 27q 27" QHD 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor $199 + Delivery ($0 C&C / In-Store) @ JB Hi-Fi
Revision B0B is the inferior BOE panel, which also has the BGR pixel layout which can have issues with text clarity. I'm curious if anyone…
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McMaferMur on Samsung 870 EVO 4TB 2.5" SATA SSD $364.66 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU
M.2 NVMe drives have mostly replaced SATA SSDs in new computers in the past decade. Nowadays, an average M.2 NVMe is many times faster than…
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freelife on Crucial T705 2TB PCIe Gen 5.0 NVMe SSD $273.53 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU
[Yes](https://www.techpowerup.com/ssd-specs/crucial-t705-2-tb.d1925).
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MrZ on WD Black SN850X PCIe Gen4 SSD with Heatsink - 8TB $919.79 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU
HMB is only supported with NVMe SSDs, not SATA SSDs. So WD SATA SSDs were not affected by the HMB bug.
8bitsperbyte commented on WD Green 1TB WDS100T3G0A 2.5" SATA SSD $79 + $8 Shipping ($0 VIC C&C) @ NAS Marketplace
This WD Green SATA SSD is a DRAM'less SATA SSD and a fairly old model. Unlike NVMe SSDs, SATA cannot use HMB to compensate the lack of…
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1tsm on Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB PCIe Gen 4 M.2 NVMe SSD $182.75 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU
Wow... 8 failures? Were they all purchased from the same time or from the same batch? And did you update the firmware with Samsung's…
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ATTS on Samsung 990 PRO 4TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSD $419.04 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU
Speaking from my experience with a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 enclosure, from my CrystalDiskMark tests, an NVMe inside an enclosure is considerably…
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imp on Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB PCIe Gen 4 M.2 NVMe SSD $182.75 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU
Are you sure you aren't referring to the issues with the 990 **PRO**? I'm not aware of any issues with the 990 **EVO Plus**, which is a…
Thanks for the update. I hope you didn't lose any important data. Do you have any final statistics of the drive (day #, power on count,…
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luigough on Philips (B22) LED 840lm 4W Ultra Efficient Globe $2.50 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ OnePass) @ Bunnings
Thanks for the detailed write up again. Personally, I don't mind paying a few more dollars to buy globes that last for a decade, even…
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luigough on Philips (B22) LED 840lm 4W Ultra Efficient Globe $2.50 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ OnePass) @ Bunnings
Oh wow. You're the author of that site. I remember reading this exact review before buying two from Bunnings to try out myself. Thank you…
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HuzzahIndeed on [Prime] Samsung 990 PRO 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSD with Heatsink $217.36 Delivered @ Amazon JP via AU
Thanks for your data points. Just curious, how extensively have you used them? Looking at the newest comments on the Reddit thread, there…
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Shermanpk on [Prime] Belkin BoostCharge Pro 4-Port GaN Charger 108W (White) $56.86 Delivered with PayTo Payment @ Amazon AU
Insert something in the second USB C port to make it look always occupied? Interesting idea. But the first port will never be able to…
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rpb on [Prime] Belkin BoostCharge Pro 4-Port GaN Charger 108W (White) $56.86 Delivered with PayTo Payment @ Amazon AU
The comment you linked to says this Belkin 108W charger does support dynamic power renegotiation, and therefore **doesn't** disconnect when…
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Wiadro on [Prime] Intel Core i5-14600KF (No UHD 770) Raptor Lake 14-Core 20-Thread up to 5.3GHz - $299.91 Delivered @ Amazon DE via AU
The 14600KF is basically a 200 MHz (or less than 4%) clock speed bump over the 13600KF. There is no architectural improvement or core count…
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marshmall0w2 on Intel Core i5-12600K CPU $251.24 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU
The closest priced 13th and 14th gen I can find are the i5-13400 and i5-14400, which are basically downclocked versions of the i5-12600K…
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imp on [Prime] Samsung 990 PRO 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSD with Heatsink $217.36 Delivered @ Amazon JP via AU
Interesting (and worrying). There has been a number of similar [new reports of failures in Reddit…
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HPdeskjet on [Prime] Samsung 990 PRO 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSD with Heatsink $217.36 Delivered @ Amazon JP via AU
The Vi7000G is apparently a component lottery according to [here](https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/16701673/redir). [Here is a…
8bitsperbyte commented on HP OMEN 32q 31.5" IPS QHD 165Hz Gaming Monitor $268.80 Delivered @ HP Official Store eBay
Does anyone know the particular panel used in this monitor? Is it a panel lottery like the [HP OMEN…
8bitsperbyte commented on Anyone Have Experience with Cheap SSDs?
> Nevertheless, I always wondered why the DRAM versions of Crucial ssds are faster, especially when you take a few seconds to think about…
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Fluffy Pancake-chan on Philips 5000 Series Kettle $39 (via Price-Check/Beat Button) + Delivery ($0 Uber Local Delivery / C&C) @ The Good Guys
Thanks. Prime not required for the $20 coupon or free shipping. The item's price before coupon already meets the $59 minimum spend for free…
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motion2082 on WD Blue SN5000 PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB $75 + Delivery ($0 VIC, NSW, SA C&C) @ Centre Com
The current WD Green NVMe SSD offering is the…
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dualcore on WD Blue SN5000 PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB $75 + Delivery ($0 VIC, NSW, SA C&C) @ Centre Com
You're right - those are peak speeds. TechPowerUp doesn't have a review of the SN5000, but they have tests of the [older…
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dualcore on WD Blue SN5000 PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB $75 + Delivery ($0 VIC, NSW, SA C&C) @ Centre Com
The SN5000 is quite a bit better than the M450. Both are DRAMless TLC SSDs. | | WD SN5000 1TB | MSI SPATIUM M450 1TB…
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vid_ghost on WD Blue SN5000 PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB $75 + Delivery ($0 VIC, NSW, SA C&C) @ Centre Com
Agree with everything you've said - DRAMless SSDs have improved so much that they can compete closely with DRAM SSDs. I just wonder whether…
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heef on WD Blue SN5000 PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB $75 + Delivery ($0 VIC, NSW, SA C&C) @ Centre Com
Just to clarify: the 500GB, 1TB (this), and 2TB models of SN5000 are TLC. Only the 4TB model of the SN5000 is QLC.
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Fergy1987 on WD Blue SN5000 PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB $75 + Delivery ($0 VIC, NSW, SA C&C) @ Centre Com
While the SN5000 is a mid-range SSD, it is much newer than the 970 EVO Plus. The 970 EVO Plus was high-end for its time, but its…
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8bitsperbyte on WD Blue SN580 PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB $69 + Postage (Expired) | 2TB $149 Delivered / VIC, NSW, SA C&C / in-Store @ Centre Com
> and a drop in random read/write performance. Sorry, I read the data sheets wrong, but the SN5000 has a bump (not drop) in random…
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