what is my next improvement???

[Wishmaster]

I think for the most part, OCZ or Intel is what would be the most recommended, and you can't really go wrong with either.

I have both a Intel and OCZ SSD.
Personally, I like the Intel better. Thats not saying OCZ is a bad choice. They are good drives.
Just my personal choice.

 

[Music Guy123]

The intel you showed me from specs looks slower than the ocz. So I think ocz it is!!!

 

[Wishmaster]

You can not go by the Seq. read/Writes that are advertised. They really do not mean a great deal. its all about the 4K random.

Sometimes a drive looks faster in the advertised spec, when in reality it is not.

For example, if going by advertised specs, it would appear the OCZ Vertex I have is faster than the Intel Drive.
But thats not at all the case. The Intel is a good deal faster.

But thats a Vertex 1. The 2's may very well be different.



In the end, they are both a good choice. And the OCZ is a bit bigger from those linked, so may be the better choice for that aspect alone.

 

[Music Guy123]

I have checked the iops, the ocz is twice the intel from the ones linked. The ocz is from the vertex 2 series. However much I like the look of the ocz, I just can't leave the mushkin Callisto deluxe behind , it has the same specs, I just don't know which to get!!! (both have 50000 IOPS)

 

[Music Guy123]

Just had a look around, I have found one drive, I was wondering if it was worth the £40 more than the ocz vertex 2??? Also, are there any other better drives at this price (I am not able to go any higher than this price). Here is the drive:

Corsair Force Storage GT 60GB Solid State Storage Drive - CSSD-F60GBGT-BK - CCL Computers

 

[Music Guy123]

Help anyone???

 

[BugMeister]

that looks like a really good deal - and the ad says it comes with the 3.5 adapter too..

the speed advantage of an SSD is so great - looking for the fastest isn't really gonna make that much difference..

whatever you buy (I'd go for reliability) you'll be amazed at the difference it makes..

 

[Music Guy123]

I think I am set, firstly, I need to check whether my chip set will take sata 3 (have got a friend who can do that) if answer yes will get corsair linked previously. If no, will get mushkin Callisto deluxe 60gb over ocz as have read far too many reviews with people saying that there vertex 2s had to be sent back as were faulty and died, also mushkin Callisto deluxe still utilizes 34nm NAND, which I think I prefer.

 

[Music Guy123]

Sadly, can't seem to get mushkin Callisto deluxe in uk cheaply, am going to go with vertex 2. Thanks for the help everyone, much appreciated

 

[fergiet]

Crucial M4 good price and gets great reviews.

Crucial CT064M4Solid State Drive2 64GB M4 Solid State Drive: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

 

[Music Guy123]

Yeah but it is sata3 and i don't think my chip set can take that.

 

[Wishmaster]

I could be wrong here, and hopefully someone knows for sure but ...

I thought this was much like a GPU thats PCIE 1.0 Vs 2.0.
They are backwards compatable.

Meaning it would just run at SATA 2 if the chipset doesn't support it.

Im not 100% sure on this though, but seems I read it somewhere.

 

[Music Guy123]

I don't really know either, I do know a friend I can ask when I get a moment. I am a bit dodgy on the vertex 2 as there have been so many problems with it. If I buy a v2 now, will it be the one that lacks space and speed or will it be the one that has been improved??? I would like to get the corsair linked earlier if you are right about the sata 2 thing otherwise, I want to get the mushkin but i can't get it below about 100 uk pounds (60gb version). Anyways, thanks for all your help, it has been much appreciated.

 

[Music Guy123]

I think I will buy a force gt as it is a fairly good price, and when I get a sata 3 mobo, it will be used properly. I think it is also fast enough to stay with me for a few years (will take a few years before it's speed is completely outdated).