Bjorn3D / Kingston Get Ready for The Holidays Giveaway!

[Pablo 54]

They came!

I know exactly how I am going to use them. I am planning on doing some cleaning etc to my WHS11 machine so…The 32GB DataTraveler Locker+G2 will now hold all of my legal documents, tax returns etc. and the HyperX will give me the ability to move my home photos and videos between drives. The memory is heading for my main machine right after I post this.

THANKS KINGSTON!

2999

[Cody_Irwin]

Heres mine! =) about to start installing on it for my OS ect.

[Cody_Irwin]

God, I hate this...
http://i.imgur.com/x3YYzl.jpg

[Cody_Irwin]

Btw by hate I mean that for some reason we can't edit posts unless its just me...lol

[Pablo 54]

3000

Boot at 1333 to check and see if things were good. Rebooted at 1866 - The machine didn't even hesitate. I have NEVER added memory to this rig where I did not have to do multiple re-boots.

Awesome!

[PM_DMNKLR]

i will also check my mail today to see if they came

That sounds like a good idea, lol.

[PM_DMNKLR]

Btw by hate I mean that for some reason we can't edit posts unless its just me...lol

No, you're correct. We can't edit posts, and yes it's a tad annoying as it makes us waste space, but it is what it is, right? Right.

[CDsDontBurn]

3000

Boot at 1333 to check and see if things were good. Rebooted at 1866 - The machine didn't even hesitate. I have NEVER added memory to this rig where I did not have to do multiple re-boots.

Awesome!



Btw by hate I mean that for some reason we can't edit posts unless its just me...lolNo, you're correct. We can't edit posts, and yes it's a tad annoying as it makes us waste space, but it is what it is, right? Right.

Only in this thread we cannot edit our posts.

And the way I see it, it's a way for us to increase our post count ;) :-D

[CDsDontBurn]

^^^ I was supposed to have this in my last post as you can see I did the multi-quote thing but I pressed "ALT + S" too soon as you guys can see :lol:


3000

Boot at 1333 to check and see if things were good. Rebooted at 1866 - The machine didn't even hesitate. I have NEVER added memory to this rig where I did not have to do multiple re-boots.

Awesome!

I need to figure out how to boot my machine up at 1866 or 1600 or w/e speed I want to.

[PM_DMNKLR]

Only in this thread we cannot edit our posts.

And the way I see it, it's a way for us to increase our post count ;) :-D

Lol, good point. Now hopefully very soon things can be straightened out with the little issue at hand here.

[brokenwave]

ok got my 3 8gbs usb dirve they are about 25% the size of same kind

[PM_DMNKLR]

Just like a tub of mashed potatoes, the plot thickens...

[brokenwave]

maybe you are extra nice thats why you get extra stuff
Just like a tub of mashed potatoes, the plot thickens...

[PM_DMNKLR]

maybe you are extra nice thats why you get extra stuff

I wouldn't count on that being the case, lol, considering so far that's all I've received so far, which wouldn't mean it's extra but rather "in place of". Would be nice if it's extra and I'm still getting my actual prizes as well, but I'm not assuming one way or the other. I'm glad to see that you received yours though. The odd thing is, each of the three of you were supposed to get 2x of these flash drives. Since you got 3 and I got 3, perhaps it actually is possible that the other 2 didn't actually claim their prizes. Until Peter or someone else lets us know, we're all just speculating in a dark room, lol.

[PM_DMNKLR]

Dang it, lol, I said "so far" twice in the same sentence. *shakes fist at no edit option*

[Cody_Irwin]

Ok here is a little ATTO bench, I tried first on Marvel Controllers because Phooey I only have 2x 6gb's from intel with 4x 3gbps from intel, and 2x from marvel for 6gbps

Well, Marvel turns out of course to have problems, Got my computer Freezing for a second or two quiet frequently, also giving 100mbps Less then I should so Marvel Controllers STILL FAIL. But I never updated them anyways...ha

But here you go, Quite some nice speeds this was 2nd run through RIGHT NOW after switching to Intel controller.
So once again Thanks Kingston and Bjorn3d, now I gotta figure out what Imma do exactly with it. Hehe.
http://i.imgur.com/S6nIwl.png?1

[foxmobouser]

Wow thx thats nice. Is that the SVP200S37A/120G? The specs have its write speeds at 460-480ish.

[Cody_Irwin]

Yeah its that, and yeah, its around there, but according to my bench even higher past 500mbps by a 5-10mbps pretty much Pretty good solid drive, just wish It was like 500gb, already used up 70% of it with just one game and a few bench programs ahaha, Hard drives never like me =)


Wow thx thats nice. Is that the SVP200S37A/120G? The specs have its write speeds at 460-480ish.

[CDsDontBurn]

Yeah its that, and yeah, its around there, but according to my bench even higher past 500mbps by a 5-10mbps pretty much Pretty good solid drive, just wish It was like 500gb, already used up 70% of it with just one game and a few bench programs ahaha, Hard drives never like me =)

That's a big game!

[Cody_Irwin]

Not really its League Of Legends alone.
There was 112 or 111 GB's worth of space on it without formatting which I did not do either.
Then add in windows install.
Then add in like maybe 1gb worth of Bench mark stuff.
Then add in all the drivers for my comp, with also some of the software for it like AISUITE and CPUZ Ect.
I got like 35gb left, Dunno how or why, but it just doesn't add up right in my head still though too, got no temp files or anything either. haha.


That's a big game!

[Pablo 54]

I need to figure out how to boot my machine up at 1866 or 1600 or w/e speed I want to.

The neat thing with this memory is it has 2 XMP profiles: One at 1866 with loose timings and one at 1600 with tighter timings. I am going to play around with both to see if, in real world usage, I can see a difference. The MOBO manual says that 1866 is really an OC whereas the 1600 is standard. I am thinking tighter timings with no OC.

Any suggestions?

[werty316]

You won't notice the difference in performance between 1866 and 1600.

[werty316]

Just like a tub of mashed potatoes, the plot thickens...
Consider those a bonus prize (They won't ask you to send them back.) until they send out the prizes which you've rightfully won.

I highly doubt Kingston would want an "Intel France contest snafu" on their hands.

[peti1212]

PM_DMNKLR, I'll try to check on the issue, but first I'd like to see what those other three guys got to see if there was a mixup.

[Goliath182]

I haven't got anything so far.

[PM_DMNKLR]

PM_DMNKLR, I'll try to check on the issue, but first I'd like to see what those other three guys got to see if there was a mixup.

I kind of figured you would. I'm being patient, of course, no need to get bent out of shape over it just yet. ;) I have plenty of other stuff to do that over here at home, lol. Thanks for looking into it for me.

So far it appears that Brokenwave received 3 of the same I did, and he's 1 of the 3 who was supposed to get 2 drives (according to the contest page each of them is supposed to get 2 drives: 1x DTSE9H/8GBZ & 1x DTSE9 to give to a friend). Mistakes do happen. If you want me to I can also scan and post a copy of the invoice that came with them, it shows that 3 of those drives were ordered specifically for me by Bjorn3D, from Kingston and then sent to Bjorn3D and me at my address.

[blackplague]

Woot got mine today, and as soon as i find my camera ill post pics

[PM_DMNKLR]

I haven't got anything so far.

This makes 2 of the 3 checking in so far, but only Brokenwave has received a prize of some kind.

(If this is more annoying than helpful, let me know please, I'm just trying to be helpful is all. Thanks.)

[blackplague]

3001



There it is then you so much Bjorn and Kingston for having this awesome contest

[blackplague]

*thank you Bjorn and Kingston. lol damn you no edit button

[werty316]

Mine arrived today:

http://thumbnails107.imagebam.com/23239/de47f3232380454.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/de47f3232380454) http://thumbnails108.imagebam.com/23239/9553bf232380616.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/9553bf232380616)

Thank you B3D and Kingston.

[najiro]

Mine will be shipped tomorrow!! I'm excited! From kingston/bjorn3d/United States of American with LOVE!!!
hahahaha

[CDsDontBurn]

I still haven't installed my RAM or SSD :(. I've been too busy with school and my Senior Project to make it happen.

[Goliath182]

I guess I spoke a little too soon, I just got it today.

[PM_DMNKLR]

I guess I spoke a little too soon, I just got it today.

What did you get in your package? If you got 3 of these flash drives then that's really gonna make things weird, lol.

[slugbug]

Consider those a bonus prize (They won't ask you to send them back.) until they send out the prizes which you've rightfully won.

I highly doubt Kingston would want an "Intel France contest snafu" on their hands.
I was one of the winners in that Intel France contest back in 2008 :lol:

[Goliath182]

What did you get in your package? If you got 3 of these flash drives then that's really gonna make things weird, lol.

Coincidentally thats what I got lol

[PM_DMNKLR]

So far that's 2 of the 3 checked in and both Brokenwave and Goliath182 have each received 3x DTSE9H/8GBZ (or DTSE9 regulars). Aoshi still hasn't checked in from what I can see.

Brokenwave - checked in with 3x DTSE9 (or 9H) USB flash drives.
Goliath182 - checked in with 3x DTSE9 (or 9H) USB flash drives.
Aoshi - currently AWOL

Me - checked in with 3x DTSE9 USB flash drives, but they're not the SDX10V/64GB & FCR-MLG3 I'm supposed to get.

So far this is becoming both weird and interesting, lol. Honestly I do see a bit of humor in it (holding on to that for lack of aggravation's sake). Mistakes do happen, I've seen weirder and even much worse and as I said already I'm confident it'll get fixed soon anyway. I know these folks are great at being cool and Kingston has that same kind of track record so far.

Wow, lol. I'm gonna go watch another movie now to forget about the weirdness for another moment. :P

[ryandigweed]

Congrats on your prizes everyone. I will click some pictures of my prize by the end of the month. Too busy with exams.

[najiro]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/14814_4276582555188_886181512_n.jpg

:party::beerchug::party::beerchug::party:
thanks bjorn3d and kingston!
thanks for extending the event to people outside US and Canada :)
sorry I can't post my self.. my hair is too long.. eyebags too large LOL.. it's friday afterall @__@

[Martin_B]

Lol
Nice prize and congrats again!
Kingston really make the most beautiful USB drive :)

[CDsDontBurn]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/14814_4276582555188_886181512_n.jpg

:party::beerchug::party::beerchug::party:
thanks bjorn3d and kingston!
thanks for extending the event to people outside US and Canada :)
sorry I can't post my self.. my hair is too long.. eyebags too large LOL.. it's friday afterall @__@

Is that a capless flash drive? Or does it have a cap?

[najiro]

Is that a capless flash drive? Or does it have a cap?
it has a cap :)

[Pablo 54]

Kingston really make the most beautiful USB drive :)

Mine is fantastic. I was pretty "meh" about USB 3 (since I did not own a USB 3 drive) but I have since changed my mind.
Good stuff, Kingston.

[James86]

Nice

[CDsDontBurn]

I need a new flash drive. My current 16GB Kingston flash drive is on the way out. It's about 5yrs old or so and has been mainly in my pocket attached to my house keys.

It's time to upgrade anyways as 16GB is simply too small for me now. Actually, I need two flash drives. I need a 16GB for tech stuff and at least a 32GB for personal stuff. Ideally though for personal stuff, I would like to have a 64GB flash drive.

[James86]

Get this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=q8i__Ftyb00

[Pablo 54]

512GB Wow.

[blackplague]

Holy GB batman that is nice

[CDsDontBurn]

512GB Wow.
Holy GB batman that is nice

That's nothing. At CES, Kingston unveiled a 1TB version of the flash drive.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2414107,00.asp

[James86]

you can buy the 512GB one for the low price of $860.97
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Predator-DataTraveler-512GB-DTHXP30/dp/B00AV3XGPW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1358657350&sr=8-2&keywords=kingston+flash+drive+512

[najiro]

you can buy the 512GB one for the low price of $860.97
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Predator-DataTraveler-512GB-DTHXP30/dp/B00AV3XGPW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1358657350&sr=8-2&keywords=kingston+flash+drive+512

then... you left it in your pant's pocket.. threw it to the washer...
ohh yeah...

[James86]

I've washed my flashdrive like 3 times and it still works

[najiro]

I've washed my flashdrive like 3 times and it still works
same here! happened to my 6-year old 512mb adata flash disk LOL. still, it should freak you out when it happens to a $860 flash disk hahaha

[James86]

Just installed my SSD today and ran some quick benches
SSD on the left and Seagate Momentus XT 750GB on right
3002

[James86]

I have the SSD running on the marvell controller and the Seagate running on the intel one. My board is the Gigabyte X79-UD3

[najiro]

Just installed my SSD today and ran some quick benches
SSD on the left and Seagate Momentus XT 750GB on right
http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3002&stc=1

Nice!!
Wish my SSD from US arrive soon. I wish to experience such read and write speeds!! :)

[CDsDontBurn]

then... you left it in your pant's pocket.. threw it to the washer...
ohh yeah...I've washed my flashdrive like 3 times and it still works

Flash memory doesn't fail the way mechanical storage would.


same here! happened to my 6-year old 512mb adata flash disk LOL. still, it should freak you out when it happens to a $860 flash disk hahaha

True, it would make me a bit nervous.


Just installed my SSD today and ran some quick benches
SSD on the left and Seagate Momentus XT 750GB on right
3002

I'll be installing my SSD and 16GB of RAM tonight. ....hopefully, lol.

[James86]

I just switched to the Intel SATA6 controller and wow what a difference
Marvel controller on left and Intel on right
3003

[PM_DMNKLR]

So who all has yet to receive their stuff, besides me (well, the correct stuff)? It's been a good 4 days since anyone commented here, so I figured I'd keep it alive. It's been a good 2 weeks almost since I got those 8GB flash drives, you know the rest. Just bored here on a Saturday evening at home, lol, so naturally I got to thinking about it again.

[CDsDontBurn]

I FINALLY got around to installing my SSD and RAM yesterday and today! Pictures in my build thread :).

Oh, and the SSD is FAST!!! :-D

[najiro]

I FINALLY got around to installing my SSD and RAM yesterday and today! Pictures in my build thread :).

Oh, and the SSD is FAST!!! :-D

We will be waiting :)

[CDsDontBurn]

I did the benchmarks, it's just right now that I'm posting from my laptop. Probably won't post anything from my 'puter for a few more days knowing me, lol.

[PM_DMNKLR]

3 weeks and counting...

[ryandigweed]

Fianlly got over with my Exams, i would really love to thank the Guys at Bjorn3D and kingston for this amazing SSD. my First SSD, and just in time when my drive is being lame and weird..

Thanks guys :)

http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j384/ryandigweed/SMARTTESThittachia_zps6738eb8a.png
http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j384/ryandigweed/IMG_2590_zps5fe28f33.jpg

Finally Boosted my score. And my system boots within 8 Seconds :) Photoshop loads in 1-2Seconds. The Adobe Suite installed in 12Minutes, when it would take around 40+ Minutes :)
http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j384/ryandigweed/SMARTTESThittachi_zps395ebd32.png

[ryandigweed]

Whoops, cant edit out the screenshot wiht the serial numbers :( can you delete that please?

[CDsDontBurn]

Here are some of my benchmarks I said I'd put up :)

SSD on SATA II controller:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/69203732/Forum%20Uploads/ASUS%20Z77%20System%20Build/ATTO_240GB%20Kingston%20SSD%20on%20SATA%20II.JPG

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/69203732/Forum%20Uploads/ASUS%20Z77%20System%20Build/CDM%203_240GB%20Kingston%20SSD%20on%20SATA%20II.JP G

SSD on SATA III controller:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/69203732/Forum%20Uploads/ASUS%20Z77%20System%20Build/ATTO_240GB%20Kingston%20SSD%20on%20SATA%20III.JPG

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/69203732/Forum%20Uploads/ASUS%20Z77%20System%20Build/CDM%203_240GB%20Kingston%20SSD%20on%20SATA%20III.J PG

[James86]

Nice

[sushrukh]

Fianlly got over with my Exams, i would really love to thank the Guys at Bjorn3D and kingston for this amazing SSD. my First SSD, and just in time when my drive is being lame and weird..

Thanks guys :)


Congrats Ryan.Now show us some SSD Benchmark scores. :)

[PM_DMNKLR]

So aside from me, who else has yet to receive their stuff? Forgive me for continuing to mention it, but I'm really starting to get agitated now. It's been almost a month since those flash drives showed up, my comments here seem to go ignored as did the PM I sent to peti1212. Now I'm starting to feel like not only did I get shafted, but that the people responsible for it don't give a crap. Naturally you can see why I'm getting angry. It seems like I'm the only one who's been stiffed so far and nobody gives a crap.

[CDsDontBurn]

So aside from me, who else has yet to receive their stuff? Forgive me for continuing to mention it, but I'm really starting to get agitated now. It's been almost a month since those flash drives showed up, my comments here seem to go ignored as did the PM I sent to peti1212. Now I'm starting to feel like not only did I get shafted, but that the people responsible for it don't give a crap. Naturally you can see why I'm getting angry. It seems like I'm the only one who's been stiffed so far and nobody gives a crap.

Send peti another PM? I know that he's quite busy in his personal life as he is taking something like 17 units in his undergrad education and working on top of that!

[PM_DMNKLR]

Send peti another PM? I know that he's quite busy in his personal life as he is taking something like 17 units in his undergrad education and working on top of that!

I thought about that, I just don't want him thinking I'm badgering him or something, he already knows what the situation is. I honestly am getting annoyed with the whole thing though. Really it's about 50% disappointment and 50% aggravation.

[ET3D]

My RAM arrived in Canada recently, but I have no idea when I'll be able to get it. Worse case will be June.

[PM_DMNKLR]

Well today is officially 1 month since those 8GB flash drives showed up and still nothing else, so I'm gonna PM peti again and see if anything happens. At this point I'm just extremely disappointed. (if this shows up 2x, it's not my fault. It didn't show up the first time for me.)

[PM_DMNKLR]

Well last week I DID PM him again, but he hasn't even been on here since Feb. 6th, it seems. Today marks week 5 now, so at this point I think I'm just going to speak with Kingston directly. If you don't have the time to dedicate to such an event as this, then quite simply don't do it in the first place. This is just ridiculous.

[PM_DMNKLR]

Well let me see here, peti1212 (Peter Kapas, right?) ignores me on here, ignores me on Facebook (Bjorn3D FB page) and even Kingston is ignoring me on Facebook now. I'm moving to a new place in a month and I'm fairly friggin certain that now I'll never get the dang prize I was supposed to get. I'm seriously ticked off now because both are flat-out intentionally ignoring me. I've had far more than enough patience regarding this crap and now I've had more than enough. Due to this issue, I'm now having to say I cannot recommend either Bjorn3d or Kingston to ANYONE. This is such an extremely small issue to take care of and it's not just that people are too lazy to do it, but rather that they're too inconsiderate to even give a crap.

Do these people have a personal issue with me or something? What's going on here? Seriously, this is a load of utter bull crap and I'm quite agitated now. Btw, NO, I will NOT shut up about this until I finally get my friggin' prize. Seems everyone else got theirs already, and I'm still waiting on mine. COME ON ALREADY!!!

[peti1212]

PM_DMNKLR, I did my best to get you what you won. You received two packages from Kingston already. Still didn't get one prize you were suppose to get, but still got more than what you were suppose to get as they never asked for the previous stuff back. Why get ticked off for receiving free gifts? Please do understand we all have lives outside of the forums, and work. I have 7 classes (21 units), 2 jobs (one of them taking up 25+ hours weekly). Why do you think I rarely log on here? Either way, Bjorn3D apologizes for this situation. Unfortunately, the prizes are not under our control, since we weren't shipping them out. Thanks for understanding.