What's on your hardware wish list ?

[StrayKAT]

LOL, endurance. That hasn't been an issue on SSDs for generations...

The only thing going U.2 does is paint the average consumer/users in a corner to find a board with the port. Let it play with like friends on the enterprise playground.

Damn man. You're pretty negative. I'm just some schlub who invested in a hard drive and you give me endless shit about it.

 

[EarthDog]

Sorry, I edited my post to be not so demeaning. Really is not my intent. Though, when a point is supported by misinformation, it should be corrected.

It isn't bad, U.2, but there really are not any benefits to it over M.2. As you noted, few motherboards have it so the number of choices is limited. Write endurance isn't really a benefit unless you are a user who pounds their drives with dozens upon dozens of GB write /day for the life of the drive. They are typically WAY more expensive for the same space and use more power.

I have an open mind and can be convinced its worth it... but so far, nothing has really been brought to the table. What are some good reasons for it to exists in the consumer segment along with M.2? I suppose that isn't for you to defend, either. Just showing that U.2 isn't really a great choice, considering what I know about it so far over M.2.

 

[StrayKAT]

Sorry, I edited my post to be not so demeaning. Really is not my intent. Though, when a point is supported by misinformation, it should be corrected.

It isn't bad, U.2, but there really are not any benefits to it over M.2. As you noted, few motherboards have it so the number of choices is limited. Write endurance isn't really a benefit unless you are a user who pounds their drives with dozens upon dozens of GB write /day. They are typically more WAY more expensive for the same space and use more power. I have an open mind and can be convinced its worth it... but so far, nothing has really been brought to the table. What are some good reasons for it to exists in the consumer segment along with M.2?

Fair enough. I just want you to know I'm just a gamer. I'm enough of a hobbyist to not sound like a complete dumbass, but I don't want you to get the impression I'm in IT and competing on expertise or anything like that. I just know that these drives are great. I hope to keep it for awhile. That's about it, really.

 

[EarthDog]

And I (was trying to) shared with you that one could have the same 'great' experience you did, with an M.2 without paying a premium nor having few choices for mobos because of said choice. A 'gamer' should not have bothered with a U.2 P900. You were fine with cache or a regular M.2.

Anyway, I digress. It isn't on my hardware wishlist.


LOL, you should also refresh before posting. I edited my post like 20 mins ago and you still caught the old copy! (Im notorious for that, btw)

 

[StrayKAT]

And I (was trying to) shared with you that one could have the same 'great' experience you did, with an M.2 without paying a premium nor having few choices for mobos because of said choice. A 'gamer' should not have bothered with a U.2 P900. You were fine with cache or a regular M.2.

Anyway, I digress. It isn't on my hardware wishlist.


LOL, you should also refresh before posting. I edited my post like 20 mins ago and you still caught the old copy! (Im notorious for that, btw)

I agree. I was fine. I had no plans of getting one until 1tb size. I actually planned on a 10tb hdd, but I saw that these were in stock. Sometimes I impulse buy. This shit is just sweet. Not sure why you don't want one yourself. And as far as gamers go, at least I don't waste it on MT. This is solid.

Besides, I don't have kids or care about marriage. I don't have to make excuses. I mean this in the friendliest way, but for fuck's sake

 

[P4-630]

i7 6700K coming soon...

 

[EarthDog]

I agree. I was fine. I had no plans of getting one until 1tb size. I actually planned on a 10tb hdd, but I saw that these were in stock. Sometimes I impulse buy. This shit is just sweet. Not sure why you don't want one yourself. And as far as gamers go, at least I don't waste it on MT. This is solid.

Besides, I don't have kids or care about marriage. I don't have to make excuses. I mean this in the friendliest way, but for fuck's sake

I dont want one because....

A. I don't want to limit my choices of mobos to those with U.2.
B. Performance wise, I don't need one over my PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2's which I barely notice over normal SATA SSDs in most cases.
C. I'm not paying a premium for even less space.

Because I can? Naa... that isn't me, even though I am married with kids and can afford it without much fanfare from my bank account or the wife. I need tangible benefits, not made up reasons and a bank roll.

 

[Th3pwn3r]

I've been wanting one for awhile, but not so much that I've gone ahead and bought it yet. With HBO/Netflix/Hulu I only switch over to antenna when it's locked behind a cable sub or (re)streamed poorly. Probably only a dozen times a year.

It was cool and people that saw it all thought it was awesome. I'm sure the newer ones are better.

 

[StrayKAT]

I dont want one because....

A. I don't want to limit my choices of mobos to those with U.2.
B. Performance wise, I don't need one over my PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2's which I barely notice over normal SATA SSDs in most cases.
C. I'm not paying a premium for even less space.

Because I can? Naa... that isn't me, even though I am married with kids and can afford it without much fanfare from my bank account or the wife. I need tangible benefits, not made up reasons and a bank roll.

To each their own. Since it's a computer site, I expected something else. Just like I'm a musician and it's common to see splurging on gear and love for new stuff (or new old stuff). Oh well.

 

[Jetster]

I can't think of what I want to get next. For the first time I can remember I'm at a loss. Maybe a 4k TV. My htpc is only a 50 in 720

 

[EarthDog]

To each their own. Since it's a computer site, I expected something else. Just like I'm a musician and it's common to see splurging on gear and love for new stuff (or new old stuff). Oh well.

The M.2 PCIe drives are a big splurge. Going P900 is another step towards wasteful......for a gamer... but still awesome regardless. I am an enthusiast, but just care to not be wasteful for my uses.

 

[TSR3]

I'd like a motherboard built by a manufacturer who tells you what bios updates actually do, and allow you to re-install earlier versions if you don't want your skylake turned into a kabylake, thereby ruining your overclock stability, with no going back short of buying a new bios chip.
Oh, and 'adds improved VGA compatibility' really means 'vega support' shoehorned into a 2.5 year old MB so your 1070 will now crash in all games forever.

/rant over.

 

[P4-630]

if you don't want your skylake turned into a kabylake, thereby ruining your overclock stability, with no going back short of buying a new bios chip.

I bought my Skylake board in Dec 2015 (not 2016..),
haven't done any BIOS update yet, I will have another CPU soon but since that CPU will be a Skylake as well I don't think an update is needed so I'll just leave it as is, I never had any problems with it sofar.
It really sucks if you can't flash a previous BIOS version anymore...When needed...WTF..

 

[TSR3]

2202 is the best. Thought I'd update to latest 3504 before installing FCU. That's when the horror began.

 

[Arrakis9]

You don't have to disable igpu, edram is assigned dynamically depending on what's needed.

Second of all, don't you need u.2 for 900p ? will this work on your or my z97 board ?

The add in card should work fine. And Intel 4/5 series processors have nvme instructions to work with it. Unless there is some sort of frimware lock on the card it should work just fine.

 

[StrayKAT]

The M.2 PCIe drives are a big splurge. Going P900 is another step towards wasteful......for a gamer... but still awesome regardless. I am an enthusiast, but just care to not be wasteful for my uses.

I don't find it a waste. I can see the difference between m.2 and my 850evo. Not like the jump from hdd but it's there.

In any case, I'm not gonna feel bad about it. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't gamble, I barely eat out...I already do my part with wastefulness. But I have hobbies like anyone else. I dare you to start messing with some old fart with nice golf clubs too. He's probably got nothing else left. This is his one joy. I bet he'd love to meet some stranger who wants to take that away too

 

[johnspack]

Probably for me on my wishlist would be an affordable x79 mobo... mine has a failing sata2 controller. But an x99 would prob be cheaper, but I can't afford new ddr4 ram.
Sigh, wishes.

 

[EarthDog]

I don't find it a waste. I can see the difference between m.2 and my 850evo. Not like the jump from hdd but it's there.

I was talking pcie 3.0 x4 m.2 to p900.

 

[StrayKAT]

I was talking pcie 3.0 x4 m.2 to p900.

I'd add more to that, but I'm tired of "selling" the product to you. If you got the impression that I want that, I'm sorry. I happily want you to do what you want. Or if you're just looking for someone to accept all of your advice, I appreciate it to an extent, but I never asked for it either. I don't know you, and I'm just a guy posting random shit in the wishlist. I don't know why I'm in a page long conversation about any of it. Maybe this is what real tech enthusiasts do, but I'm not into it anymore. Take care.

 

[Toothless]

Top of my list right now, and probably getting a 1x8GB DDR3 laptop stick. (show me the shameless plug guys)

 

[EarthDog]

I'd add more to that, but I'm tired of "selling" the product to you. If you got the impression that I want that, I'm sorry. I happily want you to do what you want. Or if you're just looking for someone to accept all of your advice, I appreciate it to an extent, but I never asked for it either. I don't know you, and I'm just a guy posting random shit in the wishlist. I don't know why I'm in a page long conversation about any of it. Maybe this is what real tech enthusiasts do, but I'm not into it anymore. Take care.

I was clarifying the missed point.

Get some hackles though kitty...you dont need to justify or sell anything to me man. Just having a conversation...

 

[Th3pwn3r]

Top of my list right now, and probably getting a 1x8GB DDR3 laptop stick. (show me the shameless plug guys)

I'm sure you saw the news on a Bluetooth varaint.

 

[cucker tarlson]

XB241YU is on its way to me. I know 27" to 24" is a stepdown, but that's one you can get used to with time. What you can't get used to is jaggies in games and badly calibrated gamma that produces banding, so I decided to go with higer dpi and a monitor with OSD controlled gamma setting. Plus 21Hz higher refresh rate and a hundred bucks I'll be left with after I sell my current one can't hurt.

BTW can anyone recommend a lightweight,comfortable headphone set for gaming under $100 ? Comfort and light weight are priorities. Mic quality is unimportant, there can be no mic for all I care.

I was clarifying the missed point.

Get some hackles though kitty...you dont need to justify or sell anything to me man. Just having a conversation...

Maybe that's something you don't realize but that's how you often come across. You tend to be picky about what people do. That technically is a conversation, but it's one noboby is interested in having.

 

[EarthDog]

Good point cucker. I got lost in sharing facts. I digress.

 

[Toothless]

I'm sure you saw the news on a Bluetooth varaint.

Yeeaahh $130 for the new one isn't worth it to me. Girlfriend got me bluetooth earbuds for the birthday, and I just want something for in my room.