Vertex SSD(s) installed at last!

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PeterAce

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My two Vertex SSDs arrived, been waiting for these since before Christmas.

Specs :

Intel Core2 Quad Extreme Edition QX9650 3.0Ghz
Asus Striker II Formula nForce 780i (latest BIOS)
4GB DDR2 6400 TwinX
BFG Geforce GTX 280 OC 1024MB (PCI-Express) x2 for SLI
Enermax Galaxy 1000W Power Supply

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP1

OS Tweaks :

Disable Defrag
Disable System Restore Point
Disable Defender Scan
Disable Superfetch Service (plus superfetch/prefetch RegKeys)
Disable Windows Search/Index Service

Vertex 60 GB (OS) - Vista Aligned (StartingOffset - 1048576)
Vertex 250 GB (Data) - Vista Aligned (StartingOffset -1048576)

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SSD.JPG


Vertex 60 GB :

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Vertex 250GB :
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WD 250 GB 7200 RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache :
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These SSDs have given Vista a snappy feel at last.
 
Mind posting some benchmarks that actually show real world performance(sequential read/write performance doesnt really matter for desktops, if it did Seagate HDDs would actually perform worth a damn)- such as loading times, and comparing to your HDD?
 
radeonic2 said:
Mind posting some benchmarks that actually show real world performance(sequential read/write performance doesnt really matter for desktops, if it did Seagate HDDs would actually perform worth a damn)- such as loading times, and comparing to your HDD?
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Seconded!

Your system is quite similar to mine...except you have a lot more powerful video card setup than mine :) All this peer pressure to upgrade....must resist....:p
 
Nice setup:cool:
I am on the verge of snapping up a SSD myself for an OS + applications drive. I'll store my data and stuff like the pagefile on my existing 4x 640GB and 500GB drives. Atleast XP and Photoshop will load up quickly. I haven't yet decided on which specific model, though the Intel X-25 is very tempting (and expensive!).


PeterAce said:
OS Tweaks :

Disable Defrag
Disable System Restore Point
Disable Defender Scan
Disable Superfetch Service (plus superfetch/prefetch RegKeys)
Disable Windows Search/Index Service
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That sounds about right. Disable auto defrag for sure, since file fragmentation has less of an effect on SSDs compared to HDDs. But do some free space consolidation occasionally, since free space fragmentation of the file system causes more random writes and slows down the SSD after a few weeks (or months depending on usage). Some guys at the OCZ forums report great results with Diskeeper's Hyperfast.

http://www.diskeeperblog.com/archives/2008/12/hyperfast_is_al.html
 
OCZ will soon be posting a Firmware update to increase write performance (it sugested to over 150MB/sec)!

I'll flash the drives and post some real world tests comparing before and after the update.

Just need OCZ to release the FW ASAP....
 
I'm interested in the results. A quality SSD is the missing ingredient to the dream system I build in my head when I'm bored :smile:
 
Has anyone seen these selling in the US? If so, how much are they asking? The 60GB - 80 GB range would be just about perfect for an OS + Apps partition while ensuring at least 25% free space.
 
Oh, very tempting indeed. They're offering some $20 Mail-in-rebates on them too.

Pricewise, the OCZ 120GB and Intel X-25M 80GB are both about $400.

Specwise, OCZ 200 MB/s read, 160 MB/s write; Intel 250 MB/s read, 70 MB/s write.


Has anyone seen reviews where they partition the drive? Is it even possible?
 
From what I understand performance on modern SSDs takes a nosedive once all the blocks have been written to, even the mighty Intels. Any reviews cover that issue for these drives?
 
Yes. There's another thread around these forums where we discussed the pro's and con's of the various SSDs in relation to Garbage Collection and Wear Leveling. There's a couple links off to external reviews and articles detailing their findings and how to regain the 'new performance' levels. Then again you know this, as you posted in there too.
 
Yes I know this :smile:. I was speaking specifically about these drives (Vertex series) and how they deal with the issue, if at all.
 
I can't wait for SSD to surpass in $ per GB. I've been dying to build an SSD RAID 10 for ages now... I just might do that when I have some free time.
 
homerdog said:
They're on Newegg...

$279 for 60GB, $419 120GB, and $875 250GB.
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The 30, 60, and 250 GB drives had price drops and carry a $20 MIR at NewEgg. I found better prices at MWave with rebates of $20, $30, or $50 that seems to expire on March 17th.

Prices after rebate are:
$115 for 30GB, $225 60GB, $399 120GB, and $755 250GB. (NewEgg)
$110 for 30GB, $191 60GB, $350 120GB, and $750 250GB. (MWave).
 
Thanks for the laughs Davros. From that article "The high-speed Kingston 266x card purrs along at 43 MB/s - hugely fast". That's patheticly slow compared to the results PeterAce shows.
 
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