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System Name | DEVIL'S ABYSS |
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Processor | i7-4790K@4.6 GHz |
Motherboard | Asus Z97-Deluxe |
Cooling | Corsair H110 (2 x 140mm)(3 x 140mm case fans) |
Memory | 16GB Adata XPG V2 2400MHz |
Video Card(s) | EVGA 780 Ti Classified |
Storage | Intel 750 Series 400GB (AIC), Plextor M6e 256GB (M.2), 13 TB storage |
Display(s) | Crossover 27QW (27"@ 2560x1440) |
Case | Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC1150 |
Power Supply | Cooler Master V1000 |
Mouse | Ttsports Talon Blu |
Keyboard | Logitech G510 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 version 1803 |
Benchmark Scores | Passmark CPU score = 13080 |
Anyone had any luck with Vertex 4 drives? My 128 GB version lasted 15 days before it just left the building while my machine was running at idle, shut down by itself and never booted again, no drive recognized in BIOS. I had used only 15% of the drive, just running Windows 7 64bit and a few programs. Luckily I had purchased it locally and was able to return it under their 30 day return policy. While there, I chatted with one of the sales staff about which brands and models were being returned a lot, and he admitted that a lot of Vertex 4's were being returned in the first 30 days with the same problem. He also said that Vertex 3's had the same problem a year ago, but were now okay. We talked about speed vs reliability and he even knew the names of the different controllers and their associated problems. So when he said that he couldn't remember ANY Crucial M4 drives being returned, I said "I'll take it!" - so far so good. The speeds are not as high as the Vertex 4, esp. the write speed, but it still feels fast, and more importantly, it just feels more stable, consistent, and predictable, even at a 4.4 GHz overclock. The OCZ drive never felt the same twice running and you couldn't ever predict how fast it was going to work. Hopefully this Crucial drive will last a long time - I get tired of reloading Windows and everything else every 2 weeks!