Hardware that you should NOT buy

[tkin]

This is probably the first time I have been so disappointed(and lost nearly 60/-) due to a samsung product.

DO NOT BUY Samsung ODDs, apparently their quality control went into the drain, I just bought a samsung SH-S223C DVD burner(the ones available now) and it just went and produced coasters, one after another, failed nero DVD scan, failed to burn images etc, its going for a RMA now but something tells me this ain't over yet.

1. Customer Reviews: Utter Crap:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151192


2. User Experience:
http://club.myce.com/f105/samsung-sh...ations-304482/

3. Performance: gah:

Notice anything interesting?

Burning @ 8x, being burnt @ 4x
Gah:


Utterly disappointed, next in line are Lite-ON drives, or may be i'll revert back to LG(it ran for a year before caving in)

DO NOT BUY SAMSUNG DRIVES, JUST READ THE CUSTOMER REVIEWS IN THE LINK I POSTED ABOVE
BTW- I double checked the SATA cable etc etc, the last LG drive was connected to that SATA port(it worked wonderfully for a year), so drive is going back.

Also take note this only applies for the Latest SH-S223C Drives from samsung, the earlier SH-S223B still rocks and is my favourite drive now.

And I added this drive here because my friend also bought this drive alongside me(due to my recommendation) and is facing a similar issue, so this could be faulty batch but its my duty to warn the users, if anyone is using this drive feel free to give your opinion.

[topgear]

^^ Have you tried firmware update ?

BTW, I'm experiencing this kind of error with a asus DVD RW ( DRW-20B1ST ) drive and I replaced it for two times but one after another prob just showed up and the previous replacved drives were not even able to read DVD's. But this one can read DVDs but gives error after you record something with it - as it's out of warranty now there's nothing much I can do about it.

[tkin]

^^ Have you tried firmware update ?

BTW, I'm experiencing this kind of error with a asus DVD RW ( DRW-20B1ST ) drive and I replaced it for two times but one after another prob just showed up and the previous replacved drives were not even able to read DVD's. But this one can read DVDs but gives error after you record something with it - as it's out of warranty now there's nothing much I can do about it.

Yeah, no avail.

[HailStonE]

^.... My friend RMA'ed his Samsung writer 8 times & it still gives him trouble... Samsung quality is highly questionable nowadays...

[mukherjee]

And stay away from SAMSUNG drives too!

[Piyush]

can anyone tell me why cm eXtreme series isnt suitable for gfx cards???

[Xeno]

^ mainly because they aren't true 80+ plus PSU's and don't give the rated output. Also known for burning out under loads (havent seen personally though) Much better to invest a little more and get the Corsair VX450W or Coolermaster "Real Power Pro" 460W, these are the real deal.

Stay away from extreme series !

[Piyush]

^ mainly because they aren't true 80+ plus PSU's and don't give the rated output. Also known for burning out under loads (havent seen personally though) Much better to invest a little more and get the Corsair VX450W or Coolermaster "Real Power Pro" 460W, these are the real deal.

Stay away from extreme series !

thnx bro
but suppose if i wish to buy new cpu and all
+ hd 5770 card
then how much power will make it work??
consider
amd phenom II x4 955be
asus 785 v-evo
and all that stuff........

[Revolution]

If u can spend more then Corsair VX550W will be more future proof.....

[topgear]

^^ Yup, it's enough to handle two mid range GPU's in LSI or CF mode.

BTW, don't ever buy Cheap Techcom Speakers ... one gne bad yesterday night and it was only 7 month old...

Microtek Heritage + UPS- it's a really bad ****ing model ... the main battery is soldered inside ... so you will not be able to replace it ... and this sucking ups only sucks power from main outlet ... never gives a goddamn backup

[ani1751]

I dont agree with anyone saying about Samsung ODDs. I firstly used samsung cd writer and it is still working cool, i used it for more than 6 years, at present i am using samsung dvd rw and it is working relly cool for last 2 years....no issues

[Piyush]

I dont agree with anyone saying about Samsung ODDs. I firstly used samsung cd writer and it is still working cool, i used it for more than 6 years, at present i am using samsung dvd rw and it is working relly cool for last 2 years....no issues

lucky guy
mine just went dormant 3 months ago

[ico]

tbh, Nero is the root of most problems not the drive manufacturer.

Might sound n00bish, but it's true as far as my experience goes.

[piyush2202]

^ mainly because they aren't true 80+ plus PSU's and don't give the rated output. Also known for burning out under loads (havent seen personally though) Much better to invest a little more and get the Corsair VX450W or Coolermaster "Real Power Pro" 460W, these are the real deal.

Stay away from extreme series !

Well, I've been running my rig for around a year now and it's running pretty stable. Plus, I need 2 six-pin connectors for my card. Leeches power, but runs stable. I've even overclocked it!!

[sam]

coming soon: ASUS mobo for AMD low end section. but i really hope it never gets added to this section.

cause: ever decreasing build quality.

[Revolution]

Never buy Palit video card.
Yesterday bought Palit 9600GT and it gone kaput in first 30min.....

[topgear]

Never Ever buy Viewsonic LCD Monitors

Read through this and you will come to know why !!!!

Cheated by Viewsonic - Resolved by Digit

[piyush2202]

Never Ever buy Viewsonic LCD Monitors

Read through this and you will come to know why !!!!

Cheated by Viewsonic - Resolved by Digit

+1
My friend had a dead pixel 2nd day of his purchase. They took nearly a month to replace the monitor.

[Jaskanwar Singh]

^^ which processor do you use?

[sakumar79]

In my office, 90% of my proccies are AMD (all of them have basic cabinets, psus and mobos only) and there is not a single issue with them... AMD processors are Value for Money and DEFINITELY DONT HAVE ANY HEATING ISSUES...

Arun

[azaad_shri75]

^@vndprkh.09-good joke

[keith_j_snyder2]

Guess he's the blue team's Agent to spoil AMD's rep. Good work mate! But it gotta take more that this to burn team red

[haider_up32]

NEVER BUY ANY AMD PROCESSORS..
Amd heating problem not gone yet..i too have the same problem...

what's the profit to go for a cheap,over heating processor then a high budget cabinet to cool them..

AND now a days it looks like many agents have been hired by amd corp..who always keeps talking abt amd all the time.in digit forum ..

digit should remove them.

Intel is famous for its anticompetitive practises

[sam]

NEVER BUY ANY AMD PROCESSORS..
Amd heating problem not gone yet..i too have the same problem...

what's the profit to go for a cheap,over heating processor then a high budget cabinet to cool them..

AND now a days it looks like many agents have been hired by amd corp..who always keeps talking abt amd all the time.in digit forum ..

digit should remove them.

looks like Intel ran out of money to hire good agents. sending kids as a replacement

In my office, 90% of my proccies are AMD (all of them have basic cabinets, psus and mobos only) and there is not a single issue with them... AMD processors are Value for Money and DEFINITELY DONT HAVE ANY HEATING ISSUES...

Arun

yup. AMD = VFM.

^@vndprkh.09-good joke

yah, more like April Fool Joke in advance.

Intel is famous for its anticompetitive practises

yup. & so they payed 1.25bn USD to AMD in 2009. more than 25% of their 2009 income. if this doesn't teach Intel a lesson, not know what will.

[Piyush]

looks like Intel ran out of money to hire good agents. sending kids as a replacement



yup. AMD = VFM.



yah, more like April Fool Joke in advance.



yup. & so they payed 1.25bn USD to AMD in 2009. more than 25% of their 2009 income. if this doesn't teach Intel a lesson, not know what will.

1.25bn $


yayy
that do give those intel @#$%^$ some fukin lessons

[sam]

1.25bn $


yayy
that do give those intel @#$%^$ some fukin lessons

hope so. maybe thats the reason AMD finally back into CPU game: both desktop & server (spell opteron magny cours: 12cores for price of 6). dominating GPU race (spell EveryGreen: 10% slower. 7k+ cheaper).

[Piyush]

hope so. maybe thats the reason AMD finally back into CPU game: both desktop & server (spell opteron magny cours: 12cores for price of 6). dominating GPU race (spell EveryGreen: 10% slower. 7k+ cheaper).

agree
hey do u have any info on barcelona cpu by AMD
if u do then please forward it to me

[topgear]

^^ a little details

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icroprocessors

[Piyush]

^^ a little details

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icroprocessors

thanks bro
it was all i need

[Xeltos]

i hate seagate(this is a flaming so all caps.)

first time i got the infamous firmware bug of 7200.11 500 gb data and hdd is not getting detected.

Rather than just upgrading the firmware they give me a new one with all data gone.

Less than a month later new hdd starts acting up like getting disconnected while in use. Getting hyper slow while i try to copy stuff. (1 mbps or lower data transfer rate running a single function at a time)
give it for replacement and they change some defective part. And i get the same ****ing thing back with no change... Super slow drive if anyone has an solution tell me cause i hate to go to mumbai central and replacing it. Waiting a whole week. They don't even tell you if your drive is ready or not.