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AMD Enters SSD Market in Partnership with OCZ

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August 19, 2014 11:22:47 AM

AMD makes an entry to the SSD market with its Radeon R7-branded SSDs.

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August 19, 2014 11:34:40 AM

Wow that is weird. Looks like AMD might be selling their own computers since they make everything to put together such. CPU, motherboard, GPU, Memory, SSD.
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August 19, 2014 11:40:56 AM

Interesting, are they doing this because they are loosing the CPU battle?
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August 19, 2014 11:41:45 AM

Simply... why, sometime I am asking myself the question. I love AMD but there is no gain of putting an AMD sticker on OEMs.
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August 19, 2014 11:43:15 AM

Though I'm not crazy about the logo slapped into the middle, it would likely be hidden in a drive bay anyway, I do like the overall pattern on it.
Honestly dont know too much about SSDs, do I dont know how quality the drive itself is, like the looks though.
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August 19, 2014 11:47:28 AM

I feel so bad about the ATI guys. Back in the old days, Radeon was a name to be proud of. Radeon RAM, Radeon SSD, what is next? Radeon "Gaming" snacks and "Radeon Peanuts - Gamer's performance edition"....
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August 19, 2014 11:47:33 AM

Shneiky said:
I feel so bad about the ATI guys. Back in the old days, Radeon was a name to be proud of. Radeon RAM, Radeon SSD, what is next? Radeon "Gaming" snacks and "Radeon Peanuts - Gamer's performance edition"....


If the snacks are cheap I would buy them...
In all honesty though I agree with you, though I would like cheap food.
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August 19, 2014 11:52:23 AM

I like the idea that AMD is trying to diversify its offer. Especially with good quality designs.
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August 19, 2014 11:58:52 AM

If it looks like that render (probz won't) I will pick two up to go in the bottom SSD mounts of my black/red H440. Color schemes FTW.
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August 19, 2014 12:04:54 PM

I saw this on newegg just seconds eariler and soon as I came to toms I'm like wow I didn't notice that on the front page earlier :o 
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August 19, 2014 12:26:43 PM

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Interesting, are they doing this because they are loosing the CPU battle?


Maybe they just want to diversify? Even though I use core i5 myself, I saw my friend's AMD CPU built computer and it is no slouch and didn't cost as much as mine did.
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August 19, 2014 12:26:50 PM

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I do like the overall pattern on it.

Me too, it really catches the eye.
Though, I would have preferred to see them coming out with their own design, leaving the manufacturing to another company (Samsung maybe), instead of plain re-badging.
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August 19, 2014 12:49:46 PM

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I do like the overall pattern on it.

Me too, it really catches the eye.
Though, I would have preferred to see them coming out with their own design, leaving the manufacturing to another company (Samsung maybe), instead of plain re-badging.


Ehh, its a start in the right direction (if such a thing exists) at least.
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August 19, 2014 1:24:44 PM

At that price you can get a 256GB SSD...
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August 19, 2014 1:51:17 PM

Knowing that OCZ filed for bankruptcy to avoid mass lawsuits regarding the faulty controllers they put into the entire Vertex line, I doubt I'll ever buy anything affiliated with that company. I bought exactly 3 OCZ SSD's between 2012-2013 and all of them failed.
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August 19, 2014 1:52:50 PM

Really with what AMD is doing for me right now, I'm so thankful for them. I don't believe how helpful they are. In my opinion, they really do care about us 'gamers' and aren't just in to take over any market they can get their hands on like most other companies. If you want any more info on what they're helping me with pm me. It's quite an unbelievable story that even I would think is a lie.
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August 19, 2014 2:26:34 PM

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Maybe they just want to diversify? Even though I use core i5 myself, I saw my friend's AMD CPU built computer and it is no slouch and didn't cost as much as mine did.

This is something i've tried to explain to people for 3 years now. I work with top of the line i5s/i7s and even cheepo i3's daily... and i go home to a fx8 core. There really isn't much difference. not that the end user can see anyway.
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August 19, 2014 2:28:02 PM

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Knowing that OCZ filed for bankruptcy to avoid mass lawsuits regarding the faulty controllers they put into the entire Vertex line, I doubt I'll ever buy anything affiliated with that company. I bought exactly 3 OCZ SSD's between 2012-2013 and all of them failed.
Funny because I still own a Vertex 30GB and it's still running strong. I also own a Solid 3 60Gb (on my gaming PC running only Skyrim and mods) and and Agility 3 120Gb (in my laptop). All three still running strong with NO problems.
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August 19, 2014 2:35:04 PM

Knowing that OCZ is making the SSD's won't bring as many customers in if it was just AMD. I was wondering what every happened to that possible buy out for OCZ. I guess nobody wanted them.
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August 19, 2014 3:41:29 PM

i would put my name on quality products, hell, i would lend it to people who prove to be reliable and a decent deal... this way amd becomes more known, and when people think of a new pc they think of amd, unlike right now where people really only know about intel.
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August 19, 2014 5:36:22 PM

OCZ is probably one of the best company when it comes to customer support. I had a power supply having capacitor thicking. They could have saidscrew you, but they exchange the unit... with a BETTER one.

And they just did again. My Vertex 4 was not recognize on my laptop anymore. It was on my desktop, but not the laptop. They just told me to send it back and they are sending me a Vertex460. Seriously guys, you cannot say this from others hardware makers out there.
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August 19, 2014 6:09:33 PM

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OCZ is probably one of the best company when it comes to customer support. I had a power supply having capacitor thicking. They could have saidscrew you, but they exchange the unit... with a BETTER one.

And they just did again. My Vertex 4 was not recognize on my laptop anymore. It was on my desktop, but not the laptop. They just told me to send it back and they are sending me a Vertex460. Seriously guys, you cannot say this from others hardware makers out there.


Yea but if they didn't offer at least really good customer support it would have been even worse so.
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August 20, 2014 3:43:32 AM

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OCZ is probably one of the best company when it comes to customer support. I had a power supply having capacitor thicking. They could have saidscrew you, but they exchange the unit... with a BETTER one.

And they just did again. My Vertex 4 was not recognize on my laptop anymore. It was on my desktop, but not the laptop. They just told me to send it back and they are sending me a Vertex460. Seriously guys, you cannot say this from others hardware makers out there.

Well they need to have good customer support considering their failure rates. They have the highest SSD failure rate and one of the highest RAM failure rates. I'm sure people will chime in with their anecdotal stories about how they own a dozen OCZ products and none have failed but that isn't the norm. There is a reason they filed for bankruptcy, a reason they have the highest volume of SSD refurbs on the market, and a reason why their failure rates are significantly higher than all the other top brands.

Hint: It's because they make a poor quality product.

If AMD was serious about offering a quality product (and not just filling a market segment) they would have gone with someone besides OCZ.

I mean think about the example I quoted. Failed power supply, failed SSD, and you're happy because they replaced it. I've been running SSDs 24/7 in my systems that are always on since 2009. One Intel, three Crucial, and three Samsung drives. None have failed and the two oldest were just sold this year after 5 (Intel X-25) and 4 (Crucial C300) years of continuous operation. Power supplies? I've had two Corsair HX 1000W power supplies in operation since 2009 as well, neither has even hiccuped.

Computer hardware should not fail regularly, if you have anything other than one fluke failure you need to seriously consider your brand and product choices.
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August 20, 2014 4:50:57 AM

To a comment above Toshiba actually did buyout OCZ and are now making their SSDs so quality of them may be improved now. I'll be watching these to see if they start lasting now. I know previously they were not a good brand to buy because of the high failure rate. They were good initially but as they had to ramp up numbers to meet demand they seemed to let quality go down the tubes.
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August 20, 2014 5:29:20 AM

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To a comment above Toshiba actually did buyout OCZ and are now making their SSDs so quality of them may be improved now. I'll be watching these to see if they start lasting now. I know previously they were not a good brand to buy because of the high failure rate. They were good initially but as they had to ramp up numbers to meet demand they seemed to let quality go down the tubes.

This x100. As it stands right now Samsung and Crucial both make top tier SSDs (and have for years now) at a good price all while not having issues hitting scale. AMD and the 'new' OCZ have a ways to go to match that track record before I consider risking a system drive to poor quality control.
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August 20, 2014 7:09:40 AM

Wish it was more Radeon Than just a sticker. They should have made it look more like the 295x2 which is by and far the best lookin thing they have ever made
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August 20, 2014 7:59:14 AM

shogunofharlom said:
Wish it was more Radeon Than just a sticker. They should have made it look more like the 295x2 which is by and far the best lookin thing they have ever made


What r u talking about. This is about AMD teaming up with OCZ and making a SSD.
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August 20, 2014 8:06:00 AM

Bean007 said:
shogunofharlom said:
Wish it was more Radeon Than just a sticker. They should have made it look more like the 295x2 which is by and far the best lookin thing they have ever made


What r u talking about. This is about AMD teaming up with OCZ and making a SSD.


Teaming up meaning use OCZ's proprietary technology (such as their controllers) and NAND to create a quick AMD branded SSD?
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August 20, 2014 9:01:15 AM

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Bean007 said:
shogunofharlom said:
Wish it was more Radeon Than just a sticker. They should have made it look more like the 295x2 which is by and far the best lookin thing they have ever made


What r u talking about. This is about AMD teaming up with OCZ and making a SSD.


Teaming up meaning use OCZ's proprietary technology (such as their controllers) and NAND to create a quick AMD branded SSD?


Uses Toshiba NAND, and actually a different NAND than OCZ used in its SSDs, and different firmware.........so not exactly a copy and paste. Also has higher reliability (30 gbs/day vs 20 gbs/day) and a 4 vs 3 year warranty.
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August 20, 2014 9:28:06 AM

Slatteew said:
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Bean007 said:
shogunofharlom said:
Wish it was more Radeon Than just a sticker. They should have made it look more like the 295x2 which is by and far the best lookin thing they have ever made


What r u talking about. This is about AMD teaming up with OCZ and making a SSD.


Teaming up meaning use OCZ's proprietary technology (such as their controllers) and NAND to create a quick AMD branded SSD?


Uses Toshiba NAND, and actually a different NAND than OCZ used in its SSDs, and different firmware.........so not exactly a copy and paste. Also has higher reliability (30 gbs/day vs 20 gbs/day) and a 4 vs 3 year warranty.


It's still not the Radeon SSD we all want in my opinion. In my opinion if any company enters a market they should consult another company for their expertise and advice and collaborate with them with parts from both sides to create a new product. The SSD market in particular has no room for another brand to enter. So many companies are trying to get theirs names out and lately only Samsung has established a particular dominance although Crucial gained a large following with their M500.

I'm just saying rather than branding an SSD with their name, they could team up with another (possibly struggling company) and combine their forces to create a new standard for the market. I want an AMD SSD. Not an AMD SSD that has no AMD technology in it.
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August 20, 2014 11:41:34 AM

AMD is doing exactly what their competition has done, and that is to diversify. Have you seen Corsairs product portfolio lately? How about EVGA? The list goes on. OCZs largest hurdle of obtaining a consistent supply of NAND at reasonable cost has been solved since Toshiba bought up OCZ storage division. FWIW the OCZ PSUs went to what is essentially a renamed PC Power & Cooling. This SSD offering sits right in the middle of the OCZ product stack so it doesn't compete against anyone directly. It'll saturate the SATA 3 bus and be indistinguishable from any other modern SSD you could install. It seems like a smart move for AMD and for OCZ/Toshiba.
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August 20, 2014 9:35:19 PM

AMD is not intel or nvidia, u always get good stuff for the lowest price. Why the fuss? They didn't say OCZ will be making the SSD. OCZ made a mistake because initially the company was already dying, and they did something really stupid. It doesn't mean that that it will keep being that way with AMD sailing the ship.
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August 21, 2014 11:39:01 AM

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Knowing that OCZ filed for bankruptcy to avoid mass lawsuits regarding the faulty controllers they put into the entire Vertex line, I doubt I'll ever buy anything affiliated with that company. I bought exactly 3 OCZ SSD's between 2012-2013 and all of them failed.
Funny because I still own a Vertex 30GB and it's still running strong. I also own a Solid 3 60Gb (on my gaming PC running only Skyrim and mods) and and Agility 3 120Gb (in my laptop). All three still running strong with NO problems.


Well judging by my up-votes vs. your down-votes, the consensus is that others have had issues with their drives too.
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August 21, 2014 11:41:14 AM

I would rather see them using Micron/Crucial drives.
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August 22, 2014 7:15:57 AM

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Knowing that OCZ filed for bankruptcy to avoid mass lawsuits regarding the faulty controllers they put into the entire Vertex line, I doubt I'll ever buy anything affiliated with that company. I bought exactly 3 OCZ SSD's between 2012-2013 and all of them failed.

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Knowing that OCZ filed for bankruptcy to avoid mass lawsuits regarding the faulty controllers they put into the entire Vertex line, I doubt I'll ever buy anything affiliated with that company. I bought exactly 3 OCZ SSD's between 2012-2013 and all of them failed.


OCZ was just a particularly implementation of Sandforce, so if you have problems with OCZ, the same problems exist with ALL Sandforce driven devices.

OCZ with Barefoot is preferable over other Sandforce driven brands.
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August 25, 2014 11:04:33 PM

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Knowing that OCZ filed for bankruptcy to avoid mass lawsuits regarding the faulty controllers they put into the entire Vertex line, I doubt I'll ever buy anything affiliated with that company. I bought exactly 3 OCZ SSD's between 2012-2013 and all of them failed.

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Knowing that OCZ filed for bankruptcy to avoid mass lawsuits regarding the faulty controllers they put into the entire Vertex line, I doubt I'll ever buy anything affiliated with that company. I bought exactly 3 OCZ SSD's between 2012-2013 and all of them failed.


OCZ was just a particularly implementation of Sandforce, so if you have problems with OCZ, the same problems exist with ALL Sandforce driven devices.

OCZ with Barefoot is preferable over other Sandforce driven brands.


Generalising in this case might be wrong imo asit may be a little misguiding. Sandforce supplies the controllers to various OEMs and the way in which the controller is implemented is entirely upto the manufacturer. Eg. Intel 530 has implementef the SF controller better than most.
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August 26, 2014 10:22:16 AM

I'm questioning the rebranding of a rebranded product, too. I suppose AMD could be taking the farsighted view that, eventually, computers will go the way of Hi-Fi's - no more stereo stores, just a single brand on the outside of a single box, and everything inside can be claimed to receive driver from one sources, too. That'd be great. Oh, to live in the oh-so perfect world.

But, is that better than taking one brand and being known for crossing branding-borders? For being able to cooperate and sell into anyone else's product line?

I don't know. Perhaps. If we assume that custom-PCs will eventually go the way of Stereos and dodo birds, perhaps that's true.

But is AMD noticing there's a resurgence of individual stereo and home-theater parts?
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August 26, 2014 4:36:23 PM

steave_01 said:
TyrOd said:
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Knowing that OCZ filed for bankruptcy to avoid mass lawsuits regarding the faulty controllers they put into the entire Vertex line, I doubt I'll ever buy anything affiliated with that company. I bought exactly 3 OCZ SSD's between 2012-2013 and all of them failed.

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Knowing that OCZ filed for bankruptcy to avoid mass lawsuits regarding the faulty controllers they put into the entire Vertex line, I doubt I'll ever buy anything affiliated with that company. I bought exactly 3 OCZ SSD's between 2012-2013 and all of them failed.


OCZ was just a particularly implementation of Sandforce, so if you have problems with OCZ, the same problems exist with ALL Sandforce driven devices.

OCZ with Barefoot is preferable over other Sandforce driven brands.


Generalising in this case might be wrong imo asit may be a little misguiding. Sandforce supplies the controllers to various OEMs and the way in which the controller is implemented is entirely upto the manufacturer. Eg. Intel 530 has implementef the SF controller better than most.


Considering I've actually scene the internal diagram for EXACTLY how Sandforce software kit and generates firmwares for their Sandforce Driven partners, I can say this is 100% marketing bullshit on the part of the OEM's with a few rare exceptions.

I can't comment further on that, though.
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