G.Skill Falcon - Page 42

VelFog · 5th November 2009, 10:18 AM

Should have bought one of these a while ago when they were 425 at PCCG

Now they jumped to 479

FreezeR · 5th November 2009, 10:35 AM

Hey velfog the 128G is at MSY for $424 atm (ring up about stock) and i just ordered mine from umart yesterday for $449. Umart has to get more in as i grabbed the last one in stock though.

MR CHILLED · 5th November 2009, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VelFog

Should have bought one of these a while ago when they were 425 at PCCG

Now they jumped to 479

Still some supply around at MSY for the lower price.

Bert · 5th November 2009, 10:44 AM

I thought the prices on SSDs were supposed to come down

I bought mine for about $420 each a couple of months ago, now I'm seing prices of $479.

VelFog · 5th November 2009, 10:49 AM

MSY clayton so far away, may try emailing a few other stores to see if they have any new stock

CPL gone nuts $509!

zha50 · 5th November 2009, 11:29 AM

I went and flashed 1819 last night.

Don't really feel any difference as my laptop is only SATA 1.5GBPS.

Dunno what is the changelog from v1571 to v1819. IIRC v1819 does not include garbage cleanup tho.

Also forgot to bench after flashing in my desktop pc.

t8y · 5th November 2009, 12:23 PM

link to the new firmware, including install instructions and a small changelog.

since it seems to indicate it wipes any partitions on the drive, ill wait until i reinstall windows again soon (just bought win7 HP, so will need to reinstall sometime anyway as im currently on 7 RTM)

MR CHILLED · 5th November 2009, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t8y

link to the new firmware, including install instructions and a small changelog.

since it seems to indicate it wipes any partitions on the drive, ill wait until i reinstall windows again soon (just bought win7 HP, so will need to reinstall sometime anyway as im currently on 7 RTM)

Ahhhh awesome, thanks for that.

Pity it removes the partition, was hoping I wouldn't have to do a reinstall any time soon, everything seems to be working roughly a-ok at the moment.

stergiopilus · 5th November 2009, 1:04 PM

Here are my before and after benchmarks with my Falcon 128GB. Same PC, same settings, same OS (made an image before firmware update and restored it afterwards).

As you can see, it's not worth upgrading the firmware.

Slavetonet · 5th November 2009, 1:32 PM

stergiopilus

Thanks for the benchmark post.

I guess I am sticking with the current 1571 firmware until something better comes along.
Manual wiper.exe is not going to be that bad.
Only do it once a month.

Phunkae · 5th November 2009, 1:39 PM

I'd be willing to take that performance hit, just need confirmation of BGGC in the firmware first, else its useless on a Mac

FreezeR · 5th November 2009, 2:38 PM

Is there another way to mount these drives besides the adapter thingy?

Rang all the bloody shops around my area and only one is getting them in, which is two weeks away

oupimiquo · 5th November 2009, 2:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreezeR

Is there another way to mount these drives besides the adapter thingy?

Duct tape?

Omarko · 5th November 2009, 2:47 PM

whooa ...

thats a fair bit of a performance hit!

I'm gonna stick with 1571 for now ...

MR CHILLED · 5th November 2009, 2:50 PM

Hmmm, given the perf hit I may wait until the next fware release. They should address the performance hit by then you would think?

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5th November 2009, 11:29 AM	#621
zha50 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: VIC - Springvale (3171) Posts: 154	I went and flashed 1819 last night. Don't really feel any difference as my laptop is only SATA 1.5GBPS. Dunno what is the changelog from v1571 to v1819. IIRC v1819 does not include garbage cleanup tho. Also forgot to bench after flashing in my desktop pc. __________________ \| i7-920 \| GA-X58A-UD5 \| GTX275 \| 64GB Falcon \| 6x1TB R5 - 640GB + 320GB R1 \| \| Xonar DX Modded \| Musical Fidelity A300 \| DIY VIFA 2ways \| \| Ipod Nano G3 \| UE SuperFi3 \| Audio Technica AD900 \| SS Millet Hybird \| \| Trades \|

5th November 2009, 12:23 PM	#622
t8y Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: west vic Posts: 907	link to the new firmware, including install instructions and a small changelog. since it seems to indicate it wipes any partitions on the drive, ill wait until i reinstall windows again soon (just bought win7 HP, so will need to reinstall sometime anyway as im currently on 7 RTM) __________________ Gaming PC: Q9650 \| DFI LP X48 \| Sapphire 5850 \| Watercooled \| 4Gb 1066Mhz DDR2 \| G.Skill Falcon 128Gb \| Samsung 1Tb \| Lian-Li PC-A17 \| Corsair TX-650w \| Asus 26" LCD \| Windows7 x64 \| Vantage \| 3DMark06

5th November 2009, 1:32 PM	#625
Slavetonet Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 735	stergiopilus Thanks for the benchmark post. I guess I am sticking with the current 1571 firmware until something better comes along. Manual wiper.exe is not going to be that bad. Only do it once a month. __________________ LIFE IS TOO SHORT! GO ALL OUT ON EVERYTHING YOU DO! Owner of a silver Subaru Liberty 3.0R Liberty 3.0R

5th November 2009, 1:39 PM	#626
Phunkae Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 736	I'd be willing to take that performance hit, just need confirmation of BGGC in the firmware first, else its useless on a Mac __________________ "All I want out of life is to be a monkey of moderate intelligence who wears a suit. That's why I've decided to transfer to business school!" "Noooooooooo!"

5th November 2009, 10:18 AM	#616
VelFog Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 240	Should have bought one of these a while ago when they were 425 at PCCG Now they jumped to 479

5th November 2009, 10:35 AM	#617
FreezeR Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 71	Hey velfog the 128G is at MSY for $424 atm (ring up about stock) and i just ordered mine from umart yesterday for $449. Umart has to get more in as i grabbed the last one in stock though.

5th November 2009, 10:49 AM	#620
VelFog Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 240	MSY clayton so far away, may try emailing a few other stores to see if they have any new stock CPL gone nuts $509!

5th November 2009, 1:04 PM	#624
stergiopilus Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 1,878	Here are my before and after benchmarks with my Falcon 128GB. Same PC, same settings, same OS (made an image before firmware update and restored it afterwards). As you can see, it's not worth upgrading the firmware.

5th November 2009, 2:38 PM	#627
FreezeR Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 71	Is there another way to mount these drives besides the adapter thingy? Rang all the bloody shops around my area and only one is getting them in, which is two weeks away

5th November 2009, 2:47 PM	#629
Omarko Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sydney- Lower North Shore Posts: 3,079	whooa ... thats a fair bit of a performance hit! I'm gonna stick with 1571 for now ...

5th November 2009, 2:50 PM	#630
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