SSD Poll
 

Looking at these two...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167016

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227528

Witch one would you buy ???

fastest with 50 gigs

Fast with 80 gigs

Reference of use: it will be going into my gamer not my bencher

X25-M hands down. That extra 30GB will come in handy.

Would you really notice a difference in the two when just running a single SSD? Reads are close to each other and that's what you will be using it for most of the time. I say go for the storage.

intel will be phasing out the 50nm chips...and computex is around the corner..i would wait...

I think right now isnt the time to buy an SSD. I regretted getting mine, and sold one because of it.
Two of them is too much hassle in RAID. So if you are getting one, I suggest just one.

Also, the difference really isnt that big. A slightly slimmed down and optimised OS on a standard HDD, or RAID HDD is the better option imo. Best use for SSDs is to fit large things like games that have long load times, which sucks since SSDs are so small.

I say give it till end of the year, and we should have sub $200 120Gb+ drives that are faster then whats out now, and might even have TRIM in RAID support.

the vertex2 is a lil better...

there will always be something new around the corner....

if just for OS.... go with the vertex...

Vertex FTW.

had to vertex 1's and OCZ seems to be on point in the ssd department :)

If the drive is for a gamer rig, is the 30 gb loss going with the OCZ? I'd bet not.

Thanks everyone for your input .....

After much reading and hearing the input from my team mates I have decided to go with the Intel.

The write times are pretty even and as OCZ advertises busrt writes the Intel is sustaned writes ....

so even the writes are not as far apart as it seems ...

Taking this in to cosideration and and being it is for my Gamer I think I am rolling with the Intel and the extra storage to enjoy the 270 Mbs loading levels ....

If it were for my bencher on the other hand the OCZ would be a no brainer .... as I am sure it will pwn PCM05

Honda ...

I know it is near the end of the product cycle but the price also represents that ... I am sure the new gens will be asking for top dollar .... My priority now is to get up and running on my bencher and gamer and work towards a global level GPU ... and hoping a consumer priced 32nm hits the streets .....

C...

My experience with SSD has been quite different as I would not even consider booting with a tradition HD ever again

the Vertex 1 that just died was like turning on a television on my system ... hit the power button blink your eyes and the M$ theme song is playing .... :thumbsup:

Thanks again to all for your input ....

yeah makes sense, extra gb ftw

http://dealnews.com/Intel-160-GB-SAT...ng/367346.html

The 160Gb for $385

Thanks for the link C ..........

can't quite swing the big daddy :ohcrap:

Figured Id at least bring it to your attention.

Also, about the OCZs, they are actually 60gb drives. The firmware they ship with keeps too much space to itself. There is suppost to be a firmware soon to increase the space back to 60Gb.

Didn't know that ....

Thanks for the tip

Just hit the buy button $ 194.99 shipped from the egg

I'm not all that impressed by ssd's pricevsperformance myself. As far as programs loading and snappyness in the os, os loading screen and games loading, my 6 raptor raid on areca raid card smokes a couple of intel's in raid. Purely SOTP feelings.

That should totally beast PCM05 Supes .............. :thumbsup:

I am not into the RIAD scene myself.... I just like one SSD .... for boot sector

with 80 gigs though I will chuck a few games on it for the better load times

SSD'd seems to be the best solution for us one drive guys ............

I linked up a dude who RIADed like 30 of these things and ripped DVD faster than the case of the DVD hit the ground trowing out a two story window ......... LOL

These things are the future of storage, look to the forth quarter of this year we should see an increase in capacity and profomance that won't scale with mechanical drives quite yet, but might make you say

Hmmmm .............

Just saw these,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820250002
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-20250001-LC1D

Wow what a great price ....

No regrets here ..... the Intel should be a solid preformer from what I have read.....

mine is out for deleivery .... should be here when I get home

Gotta love the the 1 day ship with the egg ............. :thumbsup:

Thought the WD drives were garbage? Seems like the price used to be way higher until people caught on to their performance. I'm no SSD guy so I could be thinking of another SSD though.

They arent the best, but they arent bad either. Any Gen2 SSD will be great.

Intel G2 with eyes closed!