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Hard Drive Prices Spike onThailand Flooding
Read it and weep: Hard Drive Prices Spike on Thailand Flooding | PC Perspective
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Last edited by profJim; 10-27-2011, 09:27 PM.Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLICooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPSE6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S.
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Re: Hard Drive Prices Spike onThailand Flooding
yea, prices jumped to double in the night thursday on friday over here ... bad bad timing as i need 4 more drives...My advice - never visit a short-url, no matter who gives it to you. You can't trust any source at any time when you don't know your target
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Re: Hard Drive Prices Spike onThailand Flooding
More bad news about high hard drive prices.
From Seagate says hard drive industry will take a year to recover | PC Perspective:
Last month we noticed that hard drive prices were spiking very high and we took a quick look at exactly why this was: most notably, the devastating flooding in Thailand. While at one point you could buy 2TB hard drives for under the $100 mark when on special, those days seem long gone. Our original story quoted the CEO of Western Digital as saying it could take "multiple quarters" for recovery to occur.
According to this quote seen on Bloomberg, Seagate's CEO, Stephen Luczo, says it might be much worse:Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLICooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPSE6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S.
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Re: Hard Drive Prices Spike onThailand Flooding
Some encouraging news: SSD and HDD Price Analysis: End of Shortage In Sight? | PC PerspectiveLast edited by profJim; 12-25-2011, 06:24 AM.Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLICooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPSE6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S.
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Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers
Lite-On iHAS124-19 24x Sata DVDRW
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Re: Hard Drive Prices Spike onThailand Flooding
I paid $80 for my 2TB Samsung HD204UI hdd from Newegg several months ago. Current Newegg price is $180....ouch !!!Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLICooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPSE6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S.
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Re: Hard Drive Prices Spike onThailand Flooding
yeah im so glad i bought mine before the price hike,my only regret is not grabbing another two or three at the same time,just hope they come back down to sensible prices as they are great drives,btw i read that seagate only bought out the 2.5" samsung market not the 3.5"Gigabyte z77x UP4-TH F11c Modded Bios
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1xSamsung 840 pro 256 Gb SSD windows 8.1 pro 64bit
1xSamsung f4 HD204UI 2tb hard drive Storage
Powercolor 7970 3gb V3 @1150mhz core/1700mhz mem,1.150v Accelero aftermarket air cooler 55c max
Razer Lycosa Keyboard
Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers
Lite-On iHAS124-19 24x Sata DVDRW
K-World Hybrid DVB-T 210SE Digital T.V Card
L.G E2260V L.E.D 1920x1080 Monitor
Xfx Pro 750w silver rated Psu 80+
Fractal Arc Midi Case
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http://www.youtube.com/user/warren304#p/u Visit Me On Youtube
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Re: Hard Drive Prices Spike onThailand Flooding
I hope that Samsung continues to manufacture 3.5" drives.
I usually buy Western Digital, but both of my Samsung drives have been excellent.Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLICooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPSE6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S.
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Re: Hard Drive Prices Spike onThailand Flooding
Only other drive I've used was a seagate and boy was it noisy,sounded like a dieselGigabyte z77x UP4-TH F11c Modded Bios
Intel i7 3770k 24/[email protected] 1.38v Turbo llc +0.165v dvid multithreading enabled
Samsung Green(MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB @2133mhz 9-10-10-21-1t 1.55v
Thermalright Silver Arrow Cpu Cooler
1xSamsung 840 pro 256 Gb SSD windows 8.1 pro 64bit
1xSamsung f4 HD204UI 2tb hard drive Storage
Powercolor 7970 3gb V3 @1150mhz core/1700mhz mem,1.150v Accelero aftermarket air cooler 55c max
Razer Lycosa Keyboard
Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers
Lite-On iHAS124-19 24x Sata DVDRW
K-World Hybrid DVB-T 210SE Digital T.V Card
L.G E2260V L.E.D 1920x1080 Monitor
Xfx Pro 750w silver rated Psu 80+
Fractal Arc Midi Case
http://i38.tinypic.com/14myvfa.jpg x58 ud5 <=3.8ghz + 4.2ghz Overclock Template!!
http://www.youtube.com/user/warren304#p/u Visit Me On Youtube
Lots Of Gaming Videos With X58 Ud5 System And Gpu On My Youtube Channel!!
Just Uploaded New Battlefield 4 Video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Hard Drive Prices Spike onThailand Flooding
Did the Seagate smell like a diesel too? :)Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLICooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPSE6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S.
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