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Originally Posted by Warsaw

Hell, I got a 128 GB Crucial M4 and it still died on me. :(

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Wasn't just the ~5,000 hours firmware bug? Unlucky.

You know, it might have been that. At the time, I simply yanked the drive and re-installed everything onto my 10k because I needed my computer up and running. I never bothered to look into it after that. The symptoms sound right.

If it was that, you could of still updated the firmware and got it working after it crapped out. That's the only wide-spread issue that effected the Crucial M4's that I ever saw.

@Rosco, the Prodigy cases are definitely already for LAN and mobility use... However lots of people complain that the feet/handles aren't sturdy enough for them. Case will wobble when it's just sitting there and I don't really trust the top handles to carry a fully loaded case.

At the time, I wasn't aware there was a bug. I still have the drive, it's even still in the computer. I just need to reconnect it and update the firmware, that's all.

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Originally Posted by Cortexian

If it was that, you could of still updated the firmware and got it working after it crapped out. That's the only wide-spread issue that effected the Crucial M4's that I ever saw.

@Rosco, the Prodigy cases are definitely already for LAN and mobility use... However lots of people complain that the feet/handles aren't sturdy enough for them. Case will wobble when it's just sitting there and I don't really trust the top handles to carry a fully loaded case.

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Interesting thing about the case.. no even if it was stated as super reliable i'd be more inclined to carry it like a normal pc only because of the expensive stuff inside it haha. The reason I actually went for that case is more of an appealing design thing, it's not very expensive so if it doesn't work I'll replace it with something stronger if I have to :)

nothing a little reinforcing can't fix if the build quality isn't too good! :)

PC keeps crashing without showing hte blue screen of death.

Is it more likely to be a hard drive problem or a GPU problem?

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Originally Posted by Bodzilla

PC keeps crashing without showing hte blue screen of death.

Is it more likely to be a hard drive problem or a GPU problem?

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Well, GPU typically wouldn't cause it to crash unless it has a short, but to be sure, pull out your GPU and start your computer. See if it crashes. Is there a certain time it crashes or program you're using?

On a completely other note:

Dell prices it's 24" 4k monitor at.... $1,399 BANG.

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Originally Posted by Bodzilla

PC keeps crashing without showing hte blue screen of death.

Is it more likely to be a hard drive problem or a GPU problem?

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Start->Eventviewer->Windows->System and look for critical events

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Originally Posted by Dwood

On a completely other note:

Dell prices it's 24" 4k monitor at.... $1,399 BANG.

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Anyone paying close attention to the manufacturing of these? Are the non-Dell ones overly expensive because they're the only ones or because the fabs are set up for them?
Would really like to compare these 4k displays to the LCD price drop curves of old.