PS3 12Gb hard drive upgrade

Thanks Voice, I've been watching online videos and reading opinions that suggest that an SSD in a PS3 is actually probably a poor idea and they all seem to suggest going for a 7200rpm drive. But I'm also worried that a few people have said these little super slim PS3's get very warm and faster drives do get quite toasty, whilst SSD's generate very little heat.

I'm replacing my existing PS3 as the BluRay drive's playing silly buggers and not playing some movies, but I do play quite a few games on it too. My main game is GranTurismo which hammers the HDD like no other (the install is over 8gb now!) this is why I'm thinking SSD; but now I'm thinking do I do the sensible thing and spend a load less on a 750gb 7200rpm Scorpio. choices choices.
 
Lol Monkey, I guess you're talking about the HDD caddy solution :P

I found the propper caddy on A**z** for under a tenner so thought I'd save an envelope ;)
 
geogaddi said:
Thanks Voice, I've been watching online videos and reading opinions that suggest that an SSD in a PS3 is actually probably a poor idea and they all seem to suggest going for a 7200rpm drive. But I'm also worried that a few people have said these little super slim PS3's get very warm and faster drives do get quite toasty, whilst SSD's generate very little heat.

I'm replacing my existing PS3 as the BluRay drive's playing silly buggers and not playing some movies, but I do play quite a few games on it too. My main game is GranTurismo which hammers the HDD like no other (the install is over 8gb now!) this is why I'm thinking SSD; but now I'm thinking do I do the sensible thing and spend a load less on a 750gb 7200rpm Scorpio. choices choices.
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Check out Digital Foundry, they've done some decent tests with PS3 performance using various HDDs and SSDs. I seem to recall that GT5 did benefit quite a lot from being on a. SSD.
 
geogaddi said:
Hi there, I'm just about to buy a PS3 Slim 12gb & and the appropriate HDD Caddy online, and am just about to buy a SolidState drive from yourselves. Just need a litte advice before I do.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-118-OC&groupid=1657&catid=2101&subcat=2103

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-042-CS&groupid=1657&catid=2101&subcat=2103

It's between one of these 2 drives but basically my question is, is it possible / advisable to use an SSD in a PS3 as I don't imagine technologies such as NAND etc will work in a console.

Thanks in advance.
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How much you paying for the console? I'm also about to buy one to replace my 60GB fatty that YLOD'd on me recently.

Cheapest I can find new is £155.
 
Egon said:
How much you paying for the console? I'm also about to buy one to replace my 60GB fatty that YLOD'd on me recently.

Cheapest I can find new is £155.
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Sainsburys were selling brand new PS3s for £125 in my local instore last week, can't remember which model it was.
 
Egon: Yup, about £155 is what I've paid, I think I've seen some places selling off the slim (the old slim, not the new slim lol) a little cheaper.

I'll check out Digital Foundry, thanks Voice. I think the only worry I have now about the SSD drives is that some places say that unless this NAND thingy isn't running the drive can wear out sooner that it should. :(
 
Nice SSD, but I still think it'll be wasted in the PS3. To my knowledge the PS3 uses SATA 150 so performance is already limited by the speed of the interface. I can't see it performing any better than a cheap one.
 
I've got a spare Vertex 2e 60gb lying around that I'll be putting in. Hoping to pick it up tomorrow :)

@geogaddi - are you bothering with the caddy?

Edit: Had a look around and found the caddy for £8.86 delivered, I believe it's ndd too.
 
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Egon, yes it was a tenner from A**z** so thought it would be safer in a propper caddy.

Voice yeah you're 100% right it will be wasted in this PS3 as it will only work in SATA1 mode (which is read / write 150mbps ish), but I think the geek took over. I think it was a combination of the 5 year warranty, brand and most importantly if the PS4 comes out I'll cross my fingers it uses a 2.5" drive and it will support up to the full 600!:D
 
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