Hi all

I posted this over at the Corsair forum but thought i'd put it here to see if you guys have any ideas

System specs:
Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.9ghz 1.36v 24/7
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz
ASUS P8P67 PRO
HIS 6950 w/ 6970 BIOS @ 910/1450
Lian Li PC-A70 + Custom window + Top rad mount
######## TruePower New Modular 550w
Heatkiller 3.0 Cu + Thermochill PA120.3 + Liang D5
Corsair P3-128GB SSD + 1TB Samsung F3
Asus Xonar D2X, LG Blu-Ray/DVD-RW Drive

I installed it on the 6gbps intel ports (I have no devices using the faulty 3gbps ports) before anyone asks!

The problem is that my drive appears to be "stalling" and going very very slow and/or not responding (it's hard to tell which). Here's how it went:

1. I installed windows and it was fine for a few weeks, performance was great but not quite as good as expected (low 4K speeds...)

2. One day I booted up, and after a few hours of use the system totally "froze" up with a solid HDD light ... I restarted but the system would not boot, something about corrupted files?!

3. I used DBAN to completely wipe the drive and reinstalled windows.

4. The same "freeze" problem reoccured a few days later. I restored system to stock clock speeds, ran memtest, ran DBAN again, replaced the SATA cable and reinstalled windows. I used completely up to date drivers, updated the mobo BIOS and made sure everything was in order.

5. The same problem is happening again ....

Anyone have any ideas? Or is it time to RMA?