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    What is acceptable computer case quality, and steel thickness?

    Thanks for the input. I decided to look at this again. What is the cost that goes into a case? Materials and labor cost I can look up. I found cold rolled steel prices are high, about $850/ton. If a case starts out as 20 kg (a guess) of sheet metal (before cutting and stamping), then that is...
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    What is acceptable computer case quality, and steel thickness?

    Good point. I'm sure a 30 year old IBM server would be solid. I have no plans for Lan parties or frequent movements. No major modifications planned. But, it bothers me, a $100 case is so flimsy. Are all cases made this way today? None of the review web sites I read mention metal...
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    What is acceptable computer case quality, and steel thickness?

    Hello, I bought a Corsair Carbide 330R Blackout case because it filled my requirements for a new build. I wanted a quiet, understated case with no window. Looked good, got good reviews. But, when I got it out of the box, I found it was very flimsy. The metal panels deform easily under light...
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    Best setup for a boot- SSD and HDD everything else setup

    There might be another way to do this that I haven't seen mentioned, yet. Install OS and programs on SSD. Keep \Users directory on C: SSD. Lots of programs store temp/cache/config files in %AppData% and will benefit from SSD storage. A 5TB HDD is really big. Consider partitioning it into...
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    Extremely Slow Samsung 850 EVO SSD

    Thanks for posting the benchmarks. It is good to have more datapoints. Were those benchmarks with Windows' write caching enabled? This is what I am trying to figure out. Could you redo a benchmark with a Samsung 850, and Windows' write caching turned off? I posted a set of benches...
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    Extremely Slow Samsung 850 EVO SSD

    At work today I had to rebuild an old pc with a new SSD. The SSD was brand new, a SPCC 120gb model. Computer was older, Pentium E6600, 4gb ram. New install of windows 7 pro sp1, with full updates. I wanted to do two sets of benchmarks, same tests as with the 850EVO. 1 set with windows write...
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    Extremely Slow Samsung 850 EVO SSD

    1) It is a new drive. Just purchased last month as a new item from a big, reputable computer store. The drive was sealed in retail packaging, bought in person. This big, new drive is performing like your small, years-old drive :( In benchmark picture you posted, was that with windows...
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    Extremely Slow Samsung 850 EVO SSD

    Yes, In my first post the Samsung 850 EVO benchmarks were with windows write cache disabled. That's what got me into this and how I found write cache was disabled. I did do a set of benchmarks with windows write cache enabled. When enabled, the write speed is almost the same as read speed...
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    Extremely Slow Samsung 850 EVO SSD

    Good memory, I remember reading about that bug with the B2 rev chipset when I bought these components. By time I bought this motherboard they had fixed it, and indeed I do have a motherboard with rev B3 chipset. (double checked with CPU-Z)
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    Extremely Slow Samsung 850 EVO SSD

    I have tried a few more tests based on everyone's replies. Here are the results: Tried 3 different SATA cables. No change. Disconnected optical drive. No change. Tried different SATA ports on the motherboard. No change. Tried booting windows into safe mode. No change. Changed BIOS back to...
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    Extremely Slow Samsung 850 EVO SSD

    Alright. I can try some different SATA cables. Easy enough. I might look into sector sizes/alignments. It might be a some days before I can try a reinstall. I have question on a reinstall. I've read people recommend doing a "secure erase" on the SSD before reinstall. Should I try that...
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    Extremely Slow Samsung 850 EVO SSD

    OK. What would be the best way to do a backup/restore that would not preserve the volume/partition and isolate the problem? Assuming the problem here is the partition. Or should I just do a clean install of windows for testing?
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    Extremely Slow Samsung 850 EVO SSD

    I am really trying to avoid this option. Having to shuffle the data off to a backup drive and then back on to the SSD... a lot of work. Wouldn't that be what I did to begin with, essentially. There might be the risk that whatever is wrong with this setup just persists after a backup/restore?
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    Extremely Slow Samsung 850 EVO SSD

    I have cloned hard drives in the past and never had a problem with it, so I didn't expect a problem cloning a HDD to SDD. People do this all the time, don't they? It should be a common practice to clone HDD to SDD for upgrades. The Samsung software does come with migration/cloning...
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    Extremely Slow Samsung 850 EVO SSD

    I did try benchmarking after I finished cloning the drive and got windows running on the SSD. I used the benchmark utility that comes with the Samsung magician software. It was a bit slow. That's when I started to read up on SSD optimizing, enabling AHCI, etc. The Samsung benchmark tool is...
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