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25 Jun 2009
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#11
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Nate,
It behaves exactly like a normal hard drive, but way faster. For the older SSD drive I'm currently using, I find it best to install everything on it that you can, and just use the normal drive for backups and storage since speed it not as important for these and space is at a premium on the SSD.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 10 Pro
CPU Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory 16 GB (8GBx2) G.SKILL TridentZ DDR4 3200 MHz
Graphics Card ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays 3 x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech wireless K800
Mouse Logitech MX Master
PSU Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling Corsair Hydro H115i
Hard Drives 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2
250GB Samsung 960 EVO M.2
6TB WD Black WD6001FZWX
Internet Speed 1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser Google Chrome
Other Info Logitech Z625 speaker system
* Creative F200 webcam
* Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
* Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
* Linksys EA9500 Router
* Arris SB8200 Cable Modem
* APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL
26 Jun 2009
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#12
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Brink, If you are reading this (or anyone else) How do you secure a 2.5" SSD into a desktop tower? I am looking at something like this.
Newegg.com - ICY DOCK MB882SP-1S-1B 2.5" to 3.5" SSD & SATA Hard Drive Converter - Black - HDD Accessories
But it's the only one I can find. Are there other ways of doing it.
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Keeps changing - (Custom)
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel Core i7 860
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P
Memory 4GB DDR3 Mushkin 1600Mhz @ 7-8-7-20
Graphics Card MSI GTS250 1GB DDR3 Twin Frozr
Sound Card Onboard realtek
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 24" P2450 + Samsung 20" 2033
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080 and 1600 X 900 (#2 system 1440 X 900)
Keyboard Gigabyte USB keyboard
Mouse Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000
PSU Corsair 750 HX Modular
Case Lancool PC-K62
Cooling Cooler Master TX3 CPU cooler and 4-140mm and 1-120mm case
Hard Drives Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD + 3 WD Blue 640GB drives
Internet Speed 7 Mb down 1.5 up
Other Info System #2: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Freezer 7 Pro cooler) - Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H - WD 500GB Black - 9500GT (1GB) 500W OCZ modular PSU - Antec 200 case. System #3 (LapTop) Core 2 Duo T6670 - 320GB 7200RPM HD - 4GB DDR3 RAM.
26 Jun 2009
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#13
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Nate,
That would work just fine.
LOL, I used cable ties to mount mine securely in the 3.5" bay. Funny, but it works great.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 10 Pro
CPU Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory 16 GB (8GBx2) G.SKILL TridentZ DDR4 3200 MHz
Graphics Card ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays 3 x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech wireless K800
Mouse Logitech MX Master
PSU Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling Corsair Hydro H115i
Hard Drives 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2
250GB Samsung 960 EVO M.2
6TB WD Black WD6001FZWX
Internet Speed 1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser Google Chrome
Other Info Logitech Z625 speaker system
* Creative F200 webcam
* Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
* Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
* Linksys EA9500 Router
* Arris SB8200 Cable Modem
* APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL
26 Jun 2009
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#14
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Cool thanks. One way or the other they just use standard SATA power and data I guess. I'll figure it out. Thanks again.
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Keeps changing - (Custom)
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel Core i7 860
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P
Memory 4GB DDR3 Mushkin 1600Mhz @ 7-8-7-20
Graphics Card MSI GTS250 1GB DDR3 Twin Frozr
Sound Card Onboard realtek
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 24" P2450 + Samsung 20" 2033
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080 and 1600 X 900 (#2 system 1440 X 900)
Keyboard Gigabyte USB keyboard
Mouse Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000
PSU Corsair 750 HX Modular
Case Lancool PC-K62
Cooling Cooler Master TX3 CPU cooler and 4-140mm and 1-120mm case
Hard Drives Patriot Inferno 120GB SSD + 3 WD Blue 640GB drives
Internet Speed 7 Mb down 1.5 up
Other Info System #2: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Freezer 7 Pro cooler) - Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H - WD 500GB Black - 9500GT (1GB) 500W OCZ modular PSU - Antec 200 case. System #3 (LapTop) Core 2 Duo T6670 - 320GB 7200RPM HD - 4GB DDR3 RAM.
26 Jun 2009
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#15
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Yeah, they're power and data connections are just like a normal SATA hard drive's.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 10 Pro
CPU Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory 16 GB (8GBx2) G.SKILL TridentZ DDR4 3200 MHz
Graphics Card ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays 3 x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech wireless K800
Mouse Logitech MX Master
PSU Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling Corsair Hydro H115i
Hard Drives 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2
250GB Samsung 960 EVO M.2
6TB WD Black WD6001FZWX
Internet Speed 1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser Google Chrome
Other Info Logitech Z625 speaker system
* Creative F200 webcam
* Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
* Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
* Linksys EA9500 Router
* Arris SB8200 Cable Modem
* APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL
14 Sep 2009
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#16
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Quote: Originally Posted by nate42nd
What's the best way to use one of these? Run the OS from it and run programs from it then use a regular drive for storage? Is this the best way to do it?
yep - install the OS on it and any other progs that you feel will benefit from the SSD environment
- MSOffice does particularly well, and you can divert the storage element of such progs to the other HDD, to save SSD space..
- I also store my MP3's on the normal drive - WMP12 gives you this option..
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number benchtec, built to personal specs
OS Windows10 Pro - 64Bit vs.10547
CPU i7-965 Extreme Edition (8 Cores) at 3.3GHz (no OC)
Motherboard BloodRageX58 (Socket1366)
Memory 12G Corsair Dominator DDR3 - tripled
Graphics Card 2xAMD SapphireNITRO R9 380(4G) crossfire
Sound Card Sonar(SB)X-Fi onboard
Monitor(s) Displays SyncMaster P2050 20"
Screen Resolution 1600x900 (widescreen)
Keyboard Logitech G19 (wired)
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser (wired)
PSU 1200w Power Station Gold
Case ANTEC 900/2 all blue lights, etc..
Cooling Noctua SE1366 NH-U12P - a tight fit, but a monster cooler!!
Hard Drives 480G\OCZSolid3SSD, 64G\OCZVertex3SSD,60G\OCZVertex2SSD, 1TB\spinpointF1SATAHDD
Internet Speed 150mb unlimited
Browser IE11(RP)
Other Info Xbox One, Nokia735 Windows10 mobile, LG HD/DVD/Blu-Ray r/w, CyberlinkPowerDVD15, LogitechZ5500-SS(5.1), LogitechG35Phones-SS(7.1),MSOffice 2007,CorelDrawX7,Painter2016, Wacom Intuos Pro-SE
14 Sep 2009
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#17
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Quote: Originally Posted by Brink
Hello Sigbart, and welcome to Seven Forums.
The Patriot Memory Torqz 128 GB SSD drive is a real good one. It's one of the latest and fastest available. Sequential Read: up to 260MB/s Sequential Write: up to 180MB/s. I believe it goes for around $400 though at Newegg.com.
Hope this helps,
Shawn
Helped me to cast my fears aside and order one.
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number 24c Built
OS Win7 x64 Ult
CPU Intel i7-950
Motherboard ASUS PT6
Memory 12 GB DDR3
Graphics Card NVIDIA 9800GT+
Sound Card none
Monitor(s) Displays 2 Samsung SyncMaster 2343bwx
Screen Resolution 2048X1152
Keyboard Logitech cordless
Mouse Logitech cordless
PSU Thermaltake Toughpower XT W0229RU 750W
Case Antec 900
Cooling case fans
Hard Drives 1st-4 OCZ Vertex Turbos 32GB RAID 0
2nd-2 WD 640GB RAID 1
Internet Speed up to 15 MB/s
14 Sep 2009
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#18
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Quote: Originally Posted by nate42nd
What's the best way to use one of these? Run the OS from it and run programs from it then use a regular drive for storage? Is this the best way to do it?
YES -- and -- YES
See my post here for OCZ Vertex 30G install on Win 7 w/D: drive for storage
Installed 30G Solid State Drive / Win 7 RTM
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspirion 531
OS Windows 7 RTM
CPU AMD 64 dual core
Motherboard Dell
Memory 4 Gig 800 mhz ddr2
Graphics Card GeForce 8800gts w/640M
Sound Card Realtex HD
Monitor(s) Displays 19 " LCD
PSU Thermaltake 750W modular
Case Dell 531
Cooling single CASE FAN
Hard Drives system: OCZ Vertex 30G SSD
storage: 1TB Hitachi HDD
14 Sep 2009
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#19
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Quote: Originally Posted by Charlie9292

Quote: Originally Posted by nate42nd
What's the best way to use one of these? Run the OS from it and run programs from it then use a regular drive for storage? Is this the best way to do it?
YES -- and -- YES
See my post here for OCZ Vertex 30G install on Win 7 w/D: drive for storage
Installed 30G Solid State Drive / Win 7 RTM 
I have the 60GB Vertex. I thought that 30GB would be too small once you start installing Programs, have an ever growing winsxs and some shadowstorage too. I am sure, 30GB is fine for the initial installation, but what about down the road?
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
14 Sep 2009
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#20
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The Patriot and the Intel both come highly recommended. I just pulled the trigger myself this weekend on the 2nd generation Intel X-25M 80GB drive. While it doesn't boast as high of a sequential write performance stat as the Patriot....it's performance in random writes (the majority of what your machine does day to day) is steller and thus usually is the reason that the Intel X-25m is often crowned the best achiever.
From a cost perspective, you need to look around for the best prices on the 2nd generation Intel X-25M. The new 32nm technology allowed Intel to lower their costs...however retails still want to gouge on the price because they can still sell them. I believe the MSRP on the 80GB drive is only around $250..however retailers like NewEgg are still charging $379 for this drive.
I picked up my Intel drive from ToshibaDirect. They currently offer the 80GB for $249 and the 160GB for $473.
Laptop Computers, Projectors and Accessories | Toshiba Direct
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My System Specs |
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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