Comments for Lens Flare http://lensflarecs.com Tech Commentary and Creative Services Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:40:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Ever seen 15 OCZ Vertex II SSDs in one place before? by Michael http://lensflarecs.com/2011/08/ever-seen-15-ocz-vertex-ii-ssds-in-one-place-before/#comment-93 Michael Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:40:20 +0000 http://lensflarecs.com/?p=435#comment-93 Thanks for the thoughts, Guthrie. We had done a lot of research on the right way to go before making the jump to SSD. Yes, when going with HP/Dell, you're not just buying a computer but also the promise of reliability -- not just time-tested hardware, but also a huge corporation that will support them. In this case, there were only 15, and "future-proofing" was a definite priority. Additionally, all data operated on a network-storage model, so losing a workstation only had financial implications. And wwhomagod, these things are fast. Thanks for the thoughts, Guthrie. We had done a lot of research on the right way to go before making the jump to SSD. Yes, when going with HP/Dell, you’re not just buying a computer but also the promise of reliability — not just time-tested hardware, but also a huge corporation that will support them. In this case, there were only 15, and “future-proofing” was a definite priority. Additionally, all data operated on a network-storage model, so losing a workstation only had financial implications.

And wwhomagod, these things are fast.

]]> Comment on Ever seen 15 OCZ Vertex II SSDs in one place before? by Guthrie http://lensflarecs.com/2011/08/ever-seen-15-ocz-vertex-ii-ssds-in-one-place-before/#comment-84 Guthrie Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:52:13 +0000 http://lensflarecs.com/?p=435#comment-84 It's economically prudent for businesses to not be on the bleeding edge (except in certain areas, such as well... actually, can't think of any good examples right now...) The logic is, that when you buy Dell/HP/etc... you are also paying for some degree of reliability/support built in. When you go and build your own workstations, you don't have as safe a network of "blanket" coverage as you do from purchasing from the OEM's. The potential for lost work productivity as a result of early adoption woes outweighs the benefits for most companies. Take for example the Intel Sandy-Bridge bug, or OCZ Vertex 3 BSOD firmware issues. - You don't want your company workstations putting up with that in the real environment. I think that it's intelligent and a good risk-calculation to be about 1 year behind the "bleeding" edge, which these systems are, it ensures that you get a (if you did your homework, and it shows that you did) very fast, solid, and reliable system, that is still eons ahead of non-ssd systems. That's not to say that I don't think building systems on the small scale isn't worthwhile, it should just be looked at on a case-by case basis for the situation. (and nightly backups of crucial files to a NAS for a small business can be a LIFESAVER for very cheap cost as well.) That, and I'm jealous you got to play with 15 SSD's :P Keep up the posts! - G Also, great article on enterprise SSD reliability if you're into some really great reading on the subject: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-reliability-failure-rate,2923.html It’s economically prudent for businesses to not be on the bleeding edge (except in certain areas, such as well… actually, can’t think of any good examples right now…)

The logic is, that when you buy Dell/HP/etc… you are also paying for some degree of reliability/support built in. When you go and build your own workstations, you don’t have as safe a network of “blanket” coverage as you do from purchasing from the OEM’s.

The potential for lost work productivity as a result of early adoption woes outweighs the benefits for most companies. Take for example the Intel Sandy-Bridge bug, or OCZ Vertex 3 BSOD firmware issues. – You don’t want your company workstations putting up with that in the real environment.

I think that it’s intelligent and a good risk-calculation to be about 1 year behind the “bleeding” edge, which these systems are, it ensures that you get a (if you did your homework, and it shows that you did) very fast, solid, and reliable system, that is still eons ahead of non-ssd systems.

That’s not to say that I don’t think building systems on the small scale isn’t worthwhile, it should just be looked at on a case-by case basis for the situation. (and nightly backups of crucial files to a NAS for a small business can be a LIFESAVER for very cheap cost as well.)

That, and I’m jealous you got to play with 15 SSD’s :P

Keep up the posts!

- G

Also, great article on enterprise SSD reliability if you’re into some really great reading on the subject: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-reliability-failure-rate,2923.html

]]> Comment on How to get Control + Backspace working in all programs by Renegade334 http://lensflarecs.com/2011/05/how-to-get-control-backspace-working-in-all-programs/#comment-44 Renegade334 Sun, 15 May 2011 13:50:52 +0000 http://lensflarecs.com/?p=377#comment-44 AHK is a fantastic utility. Great for simple stuff, like text keybinds and soft-disabling the Windows keys, but its functionality is fabulously expansive as well. AHK is a fantastic utility. Great for simple stuff, like text keybinds and soft-disabling the Windows keys, but its functionality is fabulously expansive as well.

]]> Comment on New goodies are on the way! by Mousemagician http://lensflarecs.com/2011/03/new-goodies-are-on-the-way/#comment-15 Mousemagician Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:15:24 +0000 http://lensflarecs.com/?p=260#comment-15 I like your ITX set up! I'm building something similar with the PC-Q08, ECS H67H2-I, i7 2600K, Corsair Venegeance 2x4GB 1600GHz, XFX HD6950 2GB. Your objectives are like mine, except for the #1. I like the MoBO that you picked up, but I want to go with ECS (cheaper and full specs for a H67), waiting for a Z68. About the #4, don't worry, the 400W PSU will be okay! I ran a CrossfireX with 2 4850 (fanless) and a i7 920 @3.6GHz for 2 years, and never went over 360W, NEVER! I played a bunch of games, with no issue! If you are interested, I posted a thread about what the manufacturers say about P67/Z68 ITX release. It's at http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1595795. Enjoy! I like your ITX set up!
I’m building something similar with the PC-Q08, ECS H67H2-I, i7 2600K, Corsair Venegeance 2x4GB 1600GHz, XFX HD6950 2GB.
Your objectives are like mine, except for the #1. I like the MoBO that you picked up, but I want to go with ECS (cheaper and full specs for a H67), waiting for a Z68.
About the #4, don’t worry, the 400W PSU will be okay! I ran a CrossfireX with 2 4850 (fanless) and a i7 920 @3.6GHz for 2 years, and never went over 360W, NEVER! I played a bunch of games, with no issue!
If you are interested, I posted a thread about what the manufacturers say about P67/Z68 ITX release. It’s at http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1595795.
Enjoy!

]]> Comment on Full Day of Development by Frankle http://lensflarecs.com/2011/03/full-day-of-development/#comment-11 Frankle Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:09:40 +0000 http://lensflarecs.com/?p=234#comment-11 Proud of you bro Proud of you bro

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