Intel SRT vs SanDisk ReadyCache - advice please

snadge · 10 Feb 2013 at 22:46

Iam toying with the Idea of using SRT SSD Caching tech on my new build Iam planning.

has anyone used it or got any opinions on it?
- can I use ANY SSD for this purpose?

I see SanDisk sell ReadyCache drives...are these meant to be used with SRT or can they run on any computer/board/OS with the software supplied? if so what are they like? could I buy a cheaper board without SRT and use SanDisk readyCache drives & software instead?

thanks again

wazza300 · 11 Feb 2013 at 00:06

readycache drives are for all motherboards that dont support native caching

if your mb already supports it the any ssd can be used for caching

currently z67/z77 x79,i dont think p67 supports it

ive used it on my z68 and it works very well,i just used a normal ssd,it can only use upto 64gb

snadge · 11 Feb 2013 at 00:28

some H77 boards support it too like the GA-H77M-D3H which I was thinking about getting.

wazza300 · 11 Feb 2013 at 00:45

your fine then with any ssd

Clav · 12 Feb 2013 at 08:25

As wazza said, you can only use up to 64Gb for caching. If you have space left over you can partition it like a normal drive.