hmm hope they honor it...

After careful consideration, taking into account the mSATA costs RM500 on it's own (which borders on ridiculous but ONLY MSI has the correct, Super RAID capable part), I've come to the conclusion that I only really need a ODD HDD caddy + a normal "proper" SSD.

With a proper SSD costing about the same as an mSATA, there's no way the overhead can be justified even with the (proported) benefits of Super RAID IMO.

As usual, YMMV.

Now to find a caddy that I can "reuse" my old ODD faceplate cover with, to keep the "stock" look.

@Eiraku

Try having a look at this one:

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r....&id=17882320715

I'm considering the same setup you just posted as well, only that I'll put the mechanical drive(storage) in the ODD bay. I'd prefer the SSD as the permanent fixture in the laptop.

which model u using... ? regarding Super Raid 2... i got option to upgrade to msata x 3 +HDD(64m x 3add cost RM1,100) or single SSD+HDD(256ssd rm600) so i go for cost effective, i don't see any use for ssd read/write rate higher then 500mb... for double price or triple...(my humble opinion)
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yes it sound idea way to go for u ODD HDD(Storage)+ SSD(OS).. hmm i wonder what model u using... must be 15inch as no 2xHDD slot...
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can u add pic

Edit: i gonna benchmark my SSD performance today... gonna upload pic..

This post has been edited by Unseen83: Aug 21 2013, 03:38 PM

Quite sick... shitty

btw, It's confirm that when the seal is tempered with reason, the warranty still will be honored.
If you takut, then only upgrade your lappy at one of the official reseller to do the job lo (like me )

no need so "SAN FU"

this is the same thing i applied for Y510p user, which having the same height as GE40.

Got activity light? Material of the caddy, as I prefer metal if possible.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Aug 21 2013, 04:22 PM

yes yes.. so open to have look cannot... woW.. but already upgd SSD/RAM so can open many many time.. lols got excuses...

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oh so you authorize MSI reseller wow a lot seller claim they authorize reseller in LYN... do you have to pay membership or royalties to become reseller MSI?

one in the pic u reply look much more.. quality my opinion la.. humble noob opinion... loolz

One can get some of the stock but not any seller is "authorized" one.

jus go MSI website to check company name. Our company name should be updated into the website soon.

1. They need to check our market
2. We need commit volume

btw, it's not recommended to open ur back cover without any reason. if you had any conductive material flown into your laptop and caused it to KO, ur rugi o

that one you refer as "looks better quality" built with alu. Is aluminium a strong material? you know the answer

Looks good doesn't mean it's strong. Plastic made product doesn't meant it is low in quality.

Actually I just noticed that the ori ODD cover doesn't really fit in that well to begin with. Thinking a straight matte generic plastic cover would "fit" better, so the capability to retrofit the old ODD cover is not really important now.

@Zakov: You misunderstand me, that's my intention as well. The SSD must be the main disk to be of any use to begin with. The huge spinner can go to the caddy.

Prolly gonna use a 265GB Crucial or Plextor of some sort. I'm not digging the SandForce trim issues and I'm not really keen on the really low MBTF estimates of the Samsung low end.

Currently targeting the Crucial M500 for the "extra" power save features it provides with Haswell.

@Storm88: Interested, but the caddy looks plastic. Is it? Is it screwed in?

Personally I'm looking for Alu for heat conductivity purposes to drain the heat off the HDD later. Although considering my laptop is hot to begin with - plastic to insulate it might be better.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Aug 21 2013, 04:29 PM

Sandisk ULTRA (7mm) 256GB SSD...


x hdd storage

ok reseller good to know i check next time...

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oh i upgrade my ram.. and add ssd.. just open twice

I never opened my GE40.

Honest.



This post has been edited by Eiraku: Aug 21 2013, 04:34 PM

hmm like eiraku say... plastic bad with heat removal... (why most back cover notebook are cover paint metallic/alu coding to move heat away or better heat circulation)..

x storm88 i kinda go with sexy looking alu... better start stock ur seller stock lols

hmm yes... i 110% belive you... by way to open back cover need skill technician...

Plextor M5m 128GB


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i have some hard time udnerstand your meaning

I guess that makes me one then, because I did change my HDD so I'm still covered by warranty even if I did remove the back cover.

New perk unlocked!

Joking aside, I've played a few sessions of BF3 in Multiplayer just now on the laptop, not as butter smooth as my desktop but not bad. I'm getting 25-50fps on High settings in multiplayer(observed with MSI AB), in Campaign though everything is smooth maxed out, apart from a few instances where there's explosions and lots of dust particle effects.

How are you guys faring multiplayer gaming-wise? I know the GPU and CPU is more than enough to handle offline games but I'm sure multiplayer gaming stresses out the CPU a lot more.

This post has been edited by Zakov: Aug 21 2013, 10:38 PM