My first experience using an SSD

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Well I ordered myself an SSD last week after months of putting it off and expecting prices to drop drastically (they probably will now I've bought one).

I decided on an Intel 320 series 120GB. The reason I didn't go for a SATA3 drive is because I'm still currently running an SATA2 only motherboard. When I do come to get a board that has the feature, SATA3 drives are likely to be better/cheaper than they are currently.

Not to mention the fact that 320's are arguably the best and last iteration of SATA2 SSD's, second to none reliability and 5 year warranty were big reasons why I bought this. The fact it was £3 cheaper than an OEM version was a bonus! ;)

Anyway, on to the good stuff!

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Now I've heard a lot from people on here saying how drastic the speed is of an SSD in comparison to a mechanical drive. I was a bit worried I might be getting too hyped in anticipation for this to arrive...

I was wrong, I've never experienced such a large jump in general system speed with a single component change. It's most certainly a game changer! ;)
 
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Should be fine, maybe better as it removes any controller bottlenecks. That's as long as it's connected to an Intel controlled port.
 
Just like to add that i've also just put in a 250 read/150 write SSD in. Obviously not the fastest but it's a world of difference from my old RAID0 set up. Windows loads in about 7-8 seconds and Word Of Warcraft run as smooth as butter. Weird thing is that it still runs the exact framerate which drops to around 30FPS in Dalaran but with my HDD's it was all stuttery, with an SSD it's still 30ish FPS but as smooth as butter. :/
 
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