64Gb SSD

will0812 · 29 Nov 2009 at 21:36

Hi, i wana put a SSD in my new build, for windows and a few games etc, First of all how much space does a Windows 7 install take up roughly? cos id like ~40GB free for apps. However the main point of this thread is which is the best 64GB SSD ?

On the product descriptions the Kingston V+ has Some of the best read / write speeds, and is the cheapest. But i have looked at a few reveiws and they dont seem to like it that much, and i dont really know what makes a SSD good.

So what SSD would you recommened?, preferibly for under £200.

Thanks

will0812 · 29 Nov 2009 at 22:50

I assume you mean http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-004-IN&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=910 ? I can just about afford it, but the write speeds seem quite slow compared to the others and read speeds are about the same, also i assume you upgraded from a normal HDD, so any SSD is going to seem massively faster, the fact that its the intel one doesnt mean that its the fastest, or thats the way i see it

will0812 · 30 Nov 2009 at 00:26

Yea Jabbs you make a good argument there, Installing stuff doesnt bother me that much, i just want the system to be really responsive, and also an etxa 16 gig is loads when were talking about 64/80gb so i think i will go with the intel, Whats the news of the new firmware? what does it do / whens it out?

will0812 · 30 Nov 2009 at 16:19

I dont know anything about Raid, so is it hard to setup in Raid 0? and what are the inherent risks?

will0812 · 30 Nov 2009 at 16:41

Hmm ok all sounds interesting, there is meant to be a TRIM update for the intel 80gb soon isnt there? Anything happening with the kingston drives with TRIM support? Also how much faster are the drvies in raid 0? because 1 v 1 The intel drive is quite a bit faster than the kingston i believe.

will0812 · 30 Nov 2009 at 17:05

Ok looks really promising. Thanks for all your answers, seen you all over this forum

quite useful to me who knows nothing. Not going to build for 2-3 weeks so will keep a look out and probably go for 2 of these as they are cheaper

With the Raid though, would you say performance is doubled? or maybe 50% greater? or what sort of performance increase are we talking about.

will0812 · 30 Nov 2009 at 18:13

Yea your probably right, considering im getting a full system upgrade as well as going from a basic HDD to a very good SSD/SSD's i doubt that i will even care as it will be massively faster than what im using atm, But i will definately go for intel x25-m or two of these