2 SSD's what are my options?

retribution83

retribution83

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hi guys i recently built a new gaming rig but at the time i opted to just stick to a 1tb HDD to keep my costs down.
now iv just been given 2 SSD's one is a kingston 300v+ 60gb, and the other is a kingston 200v 250gb.

now im new to SSD's I have never had one in any of my systems.
so im not quite sure what configuration i should use?

i was thinking of putting my windows 8.1 64bit on the 60gb ssd and then use the 250gb ssd for running games and applications off, would this be the best setup or?
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yeah i thought that might be the best setup, just wondered if there was any other options that may be beneficial?
as i say im completely in the dark about ssd's. all i really know about them is that there a lot faster than hdd's and that i should check to make sure trim is turned on, but im running 8.1 so i would assume its on by default.

cheers
 
naaaww...the 60gb v300 is a POS, sell it, bin it, do whatever, don't use it lol
just stick the v200 in and use it as your main drive with windows and games/apps
 
tamzzy said:
naaaww...the 60gb v300 is a POS, sell it, bin it, do whatever, don't use it lol
just stick the v200 in and use it as your main drive with windows and games/apps
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according to ssd boss the two are very closely matched though, whats wrong with it?
surely it would be better to put my os on it separate from my other stuff?
 
retribution83 said:
according to ssd boss the two are very closely matched though, whats wrong with it?
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the v300 drives that were sent out for reviews are *very* different from the drives that are in production. they're effectively only (about) half as fast.
also, with smaller sized ssd drives, there are less nand chips, so the speeds and iops will never be as quick as their larger sized siblings.

ie: having a v300, that is already a nerfed drive and with it being only 60gb is not a wise idea

retribution83 said:
surely it would be better to put my os on it separate from my other stuff?
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no, for the reasons as above
 
ok thanks guys il give it a whirl.
according to the kingston site and a couple of forums the firmware problems have been rectified in the newest firmware version 525ABBF0.
 
it's not a firmware issue. it's a hardware problem. kingston is using cheaper nand. no amount of firmware updates will improve the speed of the drive (much)
 
@ the op what motherboard you using?

you could cache the 1tb with the 60gb ssd and stick the os onto the 250gb ssd?

that's if your mb supports caching z68 onwards
 
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