First SSD drive.

marc512 · 5 May 2010 at 13:42

I have E130 to spend on a SSD drive. I dont know which ones to choose, all i want it for is to boot up windows 7 home premium.

Would 32gb be enough ?

also, is installing W7 exactly the same as installing it on a normal HDD?

platypus · 5 May 2010 at 13:48

Probably in the same boat as me. The Intel V25 or the OCZ Vertex, and yes to both your questions.

jbloggs · 5 May 2010 at 14:03

For Win 7, I would think 32GB is a bit on the small side...although you might get away with the Intel X25-V Value 40GB or OCZ Vertex 30GB...

Something like the 64GB Crucial M225 would give you both a decent size and performance for just over your budget...

is installing W7 exactly the same as installing it on a normal HDD?

Basically yes, I would enable AHCI mode (rather than IDE mode) in BIOS first then install Win 7, once desktop appears you do the SSD Windows 7 Tweaks although I would leave the pagefile on C:\ (ie., on the SSD)...you could also update the ICHxR drivers (if this is the controller you are using) to 9.6.0.1014...

marc512 · 5 May 2010 at 14:04

Intex x25
- Capacity: 40GB
- Read: Up to 170MB/sec
- Write: Up to 35MB/sec
- NAND Flash: 34nm Multi-Level Cell (MLC)
- Interface: SATA-II
- Low Power Consumption
- Lightweight (68g)
- Shock Resistant

OCZ Vertex
- Capacity: 30GB
- Cache: 64MB
- Read: Up to 230MB/sec
- Write: Up to 135MB/sec
- NAND Flash: Multi-Level Cell (MLC)
- Interface: SATA-II
- Low Power Consumption
- Lightweight (77g)
- Shock Resistant
- RAID Support
- Warranty: 3 Years

to me the OCZ vertex seems the better choice, but will i notice a difference in them? its only booting up windows