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French hardware website Hardware.fr posted PC hardware failure rates. Data is taken from one large French e-tailer. This time statistics include hardware sold between 2012 April 1st and 2012 October 1st and returned before April 2013.
Statistics by brand include only brands with at least 500 samples sold and exact models require at least 100 units to be sold. Highest sales reach tens of thousands sold products by brand and thousands by exact models.
Results of previous report (2012 H2) are included inside brackets.
Motherboards failure rates by brands:
Gigabyte - 1.19% (1.77%)
ASUS - 1.79% (2.34%)
ASRock - 2.09% (1.67%)
MSI - 3.05% (2.24%)
Motherboards by model:
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme - 5.88%
ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP - 5.59%
MSI Z77A -G45 - 4.94%
ASRock 960GM/U3S3 - 4.10%
ASUS P8Z68 -V Pro/Gen3 - 4.09%
Power supplies by brand:
Cooler Master - 0.98% (1.01%)
Fortron / FSP - 0.99% (0.42%)
be quiet! - 1.15% (N/A)
Antec - 1.23% (1.17%)
Thermaltake - 1.98% (2.36%)
Corsair - 2.18% (2.30%)
Seasonic - 2.36% (2.20%)
Power supplies by model:
Corsair Gaming Series GS600 - 3.64%
Corsair CX500 V2 - 3.59%
Corsair CX600 V2 - 3.59%
FSP (Fortron) HEXA 500 - 3.39%
Seasonic S12II-520 - 3.31%
Memory by brand:
Kingston -0.20% (0.27%)
Crucial - 0.39% (0.30%)
G.Skill - 0.95% (1.01%)
Corsair - 1.18% (1.06%)
Memory by models:
Corsair Vengeance 16 GB (4x4) DDR3 1600 CL9 - 4.92%
Corsair Vengeance LP Black 16 GB (4x4) DDR3 1600 CL9 - 4.46%
Corsair Vengeance LP Blue 16 GB (4x4) DDR3 1600 CL9 - 4.35%
Corsair XM3 8 GB (2x4) DDR3 1333 CL9 - 3.46%
Corsair XM3 16 GB (2x8) DDR3 1600 CL11 - 3.31%
Graphics cards by brand:
Gainward - 1.27% (2.05%)
PNY - 1.32% (1.56%)
Gigabyte - 1.54% (1.82%)
ASUS - 1.69% (1.53%)
MSI - 1.81% (1.69%)
Sapphire - 3.51% (1.32%)
Graphics cards by models:
Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 OC Edition 2 GB - 15.76%
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC Edition 3 GB - 14.29%
Sapphire Radeon HD 6770 1 GB - 11.88%
Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2 GB - 11.82%
ASUS ENGT520 SL/DI/1GD3/V2(LP) - 7.07%
ASUS GTX680-DC2O-2GD5 2 GB - 6.98%
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3 GB - 5.80%
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Ti OC 1024 MB - 5.32%
Graphics cards by GPUs:
Radeon HD 7850 - 2.69%
Radeon HD 7870 - 12.45%
Radeon HD 7950 - 5.32%
Radeon HD 7970 - 7.24%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 1.43%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti - 3.06%
GeForce GTX 670 - 3.42%
GeForce GTX 680 - 2.66%
Hard Drives by brand:
Toshiba - 1.15%
Seagate - 1.44% (1.65%)
Western Digital - 1.55% (1.44%)
Samsung - 2.24% (1.30%)
Hitachi - 2.40% (3.45%)
Hard Drives by models:
WD Caviar Black 1.5 TB (WD1502FAEX) - 5.04%
Hitachi 7K1000.C 1 TB (HDS721010CLA332) - 4.94%
Hitachi 7K3000 2 TB (HDS723020BLA642) - 4.87%
Seagate Barracuda 320 Go (ST320DM001) - 3.57%
WD Caviar Red 2 TB (WD20EFRX) - 3.51%
2TB Hard Drives:
Hitachi 7K3000 (HDS723020BLA642) - 4.87%
WD Caviar Red (WD20EFRX) - 3.51%
Samsung SpinPoint F4 (HD201UI) - 3.01%
WD Caviar RE4 (WD2003FYYS) - 2.12%
WD Caviar Black (WD2002FAEX) - 1.97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 (ST2000DM001) - 1.95%
WD Caviar Green (WD20EARX) - 1.30%
WD AV-GP (WD20EURS) - 1.01%
3TB Hard Drives:
WD Caviar Green (WD30EZRX) - 2.85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 (ST3000DM001) - 2.71%
WD Caviar Red (WD30EFRX) - 1.89%
Solid State Drives by brand:
Samsung - 0.05% (0.48%)
Plextor - 0.16% (N/A)
Intel - 0.37% (0.45%)
Crucial - 1.12% (1.11%)
Corsair - 1.61% (1.05%)
OCZ - 6.64% (5.02%)
Solid State Drives by models:
OCZ Octane SATA 2 128 GB - 52.07%
OCZ Petrol 128 GB - 45.26%
OCZ Octane SATA 2 64 GB - 44.76%
OCZ Petrol 64 GB - 40.57%
OCZ Agility 4 256 GB - 10.23%
OCZ Octane SATA 3 256 GB - 8.70%
OCZ Agility 4 64 GB - 7.41%
OCZ Agility 4 128 GB - 6.85%
OCZ Agility 3 90 GB - 6.59%
OCZ Octane SATA 3 128 GB - 5.56%
Overall change from 2012 second half looks like this:
Motherboards - 1.99% (2.01%)
Power Supplies - 1.45% (1.58%)
RAM - 0.81% (0.78%)
Graphics Cards - 2.13% (1.77%)
Hard Drives - 1.54% (1.63%)
SSD - 3.27% (2.39%)
Taking a quick glimpse at the future, results of product sold between 2012 October and 2013 April and already returned so far look like this:
Motherboards:
MSI X79A-GD45 - 6.19%
ASRock 990FX Extreme 3 - 5.41%
ASRock 970 Extreme3 - 5.13%
ASRock 970 Pro3 - 4.85%
ASUS Sabertooth Z77 - 4.35%
Power Supplies:
Cougar ST 350 - 4.19%
RAM:
Corsair XMS 4 GB (2x2) DDR3 1333 CL9 - 4.07%
Grraphics cards:
Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2 GB - 9.31%
Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 OC 2 GB V1 - 6.67%
Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 2 GB V1 - 4.79%
Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 OC 2 GB V2 - 4.76%
Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 2 GB V2 - 4.56%
Gainward GeForce GTX 670 2 GB - 4.55%
ASUS HD7750-DCSL-1GD5 1GB - 4.35%
Hard drives:
Seagate Constellation ES 2 TB (ST2000NM0001) - 9.04%
SSD:
OCZ Vector 128GB - 4.20%
OCZ Vector 256GB - 4.07%
Corsair are preparing their first ever MicroATX case. Their flagship Obsidian series will be joined by 350D MicroATX chassis, measuring at 450 x 210 x 440 mm. Like other Obsidians, 350D has nice brushed aluminum looks. Case will come in two flavors: regular and with acrylic window.
PC system requirements for the upcoming sci-fi FPS Crysis 3 have been revealed. Game supports only DirectX 11 and requires quite a beefy rig to run.
SeaSonic Electronics congratulates Intel on the launch of the Haswell Processors. We are inspired by the continuing efforts made by Intel to push the boundaries of performance and at the same time, be environmentally conscious through reduction of energy consumption. These are the exact same attributes which have driven Sea Sonic for the past 35+ years.
ZOTAC International, a global innovator and leading manufacturer of graphics cards, mainboards and mini-PCs, today supercharges the ZBOX mini-PC with desktop Intel Core i5 and i3 processors for outstanding performance that can match and outpace larger full-size desktop PCs. The new 3rd Generation ZOTAC ZBOX with Intel Core Processors ushers in a new era of performance to the mini-PC form factor.
Nexus introduced the 140mm Real Silent Case Fan. The Nexus 140mm Real Silent Case Fan is the ultimate solution to bring some extra airflow in your quiet computer. Don't you just hate it when you have build a nice and quiet computer and it turns out that your high-end components are producing so much heat the temperatures in your computer case are getting too high? The Nexus Real Silent case fan is the solution for you. It provides the extra airflow your PC may require without being noticeable noise wise.
AMD today launched the AMD Radeon RG2133 Gamer Series Memory and Radeon RAMDisk 4.1. AMD Radeon RG2133 Gamer Series Memory is the only memory on the market that offers both XMP and AMP memory profiles in one package, enabling ultimate ease in overclocking on both platforms.
Deepcool, the leading manufacturer of desktop CPU coolers, Notebook coolers, VGA coolers and DC case fans, has announced the third member of the MULTICORE notebook cooler family - MULTICORE X8. Sporting a large, high quality aluminum panel and 4 x10cm fans, this notebook cooler is able to cool down your notebook for better performance and safety.
