New to ssd? not sure what to get?

BAppleton · 7 Mar 2011 at 16:52

Now that the new range of ssd's from intel and ocz are hitting the shelves some of you enthusiasts will already be considering upgrading. The good news for those of us that can't afford them is that the the older ssd's will come down in price. So for me I decided its time to upgrade. Intel and Ocz have some of the best reviews I've seen and for me i'm going for 2 Intel X25-V Value 40GB and putting them in raid0, great value from OCUK @ £74 each. Now I think you guys should see just how good these beauties perform and I found this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg8hs3XcURE

peformance wise I think this is great value for just £150
thats all for now folks

Chiribo · 7 Mar 2011 at 17:02

Not that I'll comment much in the way of the choice (C300 being just about £20 more expensive with 33% more space etc), but the drives can be found cheaper. Just need to shop around.

Mr Krugga · 7 Mar 2011 at 17:33

Let's just say they aren't great value at all.

For £150 you could have a faster Crucial C300 128GB that would be a better choice however you look at it. The offer is finished now though.

At this price point you might want to have a look at OCZ Vertex 2E 100/120GB. They're much better buy.

Failing that, Kingston SSDNow V 64GB could be had for £77 a week or so ago.

Not a good time to buy a SSD I think.

BUZZIN_NICE · 7 Mar 2011 at 17:42

i'm on the look out for a c300, but at the moment my budget has taken a bashing and i'm leaning towards 64gb as aposed to my preferred 128gb first choice...

hint hint hint, come on overclockers - give us some ssd deals of the day lol!

Destroyer^ · 7 Mar 2011 at 17:57

^^ yeh i just need an SSD.. give me a good deal around May1st (student loan day)

alimahmood86 · 7 Mar 2011 at 18:44

What's the cheapest best value ssd on the market at the moment that I can get, os is feeling a little sluggish.

Supernaut91 · 7 Mar 2011 at 19:02

Destroyer^ said:
^^ yeh i just need an SSD.. give me a good deal around May1st (student loan day)

Is it not April?

BAppleton · 7 Mar 2011 at 20:46

the c300 has more space yeah, but I dont think it performs as good, not easy to find benchmarks for it. I dont need a load of space I have my back up hdd for that. All I need is enough for windows 7 and about 40g to play swtor with when it releases. So for me Intel are the best ssd brand atm so im sticking to my guns on this 1, intel for the quality and peformance, crucial for the size

jimmy321 · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:13

TBH you would be better off going an extra £25-£30 and get a 128GB Corsair or OCZ.

LiamJ · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:15

Chiribo · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:50

And Crucial isn't exactly known for bad quality drives.

Destroyer^ · 8 Mar 2011 at 02:05

Bunyan said:
Is it not April?

Nope its like last day of April/1 st of May... was like early April last year but seam to move it back

BAppleton · 8 Mar 2011 at 19:24

Chiribo said:
And Crucial isn't exactly known for bad quality drives.

I know. Intel, OCZ and Crucial stand out in the reviews as the best ssd drives at the moment. But Intels peformance generally blows the competition away in all the reviews and benchmarks that I have seen

mukhs11 · 8 Mar 2011 at 19:51

need to pick ssd fo was good write an read speeds with trim.

BAppleton · 8 Mar 2011 at 20:14

how much do you plan to spend?

Mr Krugga · 8 Mar 2011 at 21:05

BAppleton said:
I know. Intel, OCZ and Crucial stand out in the reviews as the best ssd drives at the moment. But Intels peformance generally blows the competition away in all the reviews and benchmarks that I have seen

Wait, what?

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/126?vs=194

BAppleton · 8 Mar 2011 at 21:16

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/128?vs=133
intel perfroms better than ocz here

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/128?vs=198
intel performs better than crucial here

goujon945 · 8 Mar 2011 at 21:21

Basically the controller is the important bit not the drive manufacturer. The Sandforce controller is probably the most popular right now (SF-1200) and the OCZ Vertex 2E are often recommended. Defo faster than the Intel

Mr Krugga · 8 Mar 2011 at 21:40

BAppleton said:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/128?vs=133
intel perfroms better than ocz here

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/128?vs=198
intel performs better than crucial here

Intel Extreme? Do you know how much they cost? :rolleyes:

Have a look at the comparison between the Value ones you wanted and Extreme:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/148?vs=128

£500+ for the 64GB version.

Chiribo · 8 Mar 2011 at 23:52

Also last I heard TRIM wasn't supported over RAID.