New SSD Boot Timer

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Check how fast your SSD boots to windows.

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Here's 2 x Vertex 2E 60GB (Raid O)

 

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Downloaded the 'non-French' version

8 seconds to login and 12 seconds to desktop with a C300 64Gig @ Sata 2!

Scrennie please,,,,,,,,,

 

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Raid set up is always slower to boot compared to single SSD drive unless you're using a dedicated raid controller.

 

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Here's a 2 months Crucial C300 128 GB

 

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This is not a competition as to who has the fastest SSD. It's more of knowing how long it takes your system to boot with all the necessary startup and services running using the SSD as the OS drive. Anything below 60 seconds is more than fast enough.

Personally, while I find single SSD boots faster when compared to a raid setup, I still prefer raiding my SSD as I do a lot of photo and video editing. I just have to live with the fact, that, I need to do HDDerase every 3 or 6 months depending on the degradation as there's no trim/GC/Toolbox that can maintain a raid setup.

 

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It can never be fast enough

I didn't disable anything before running it btw, just to be clear.

9 months and it's even on par with a 2 months c300 128. That's a nice setup mate.

 

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Bet mine is far too slow. Using a WD Caviar Black. Really wish I could justify an SSD

Looking at your specs, it's a shame not to as your HDD is the only thing bottlenecking your system.

 

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That's quite good considering the services that needs to be loaded. Mine has everything loaded on startup as well including Kaspersky.

 

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Here's a single Vertex 2E 60GB FW 1.11

 

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Some mobo's has an extended post check procedure and yes start up items and services does affect log-on time as well. Overclocking help improve this.

 

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Depends on what are you using it for. For a Laptop, a 128GB should be the minimum while for a desktop, for OS and some apps, a 60-64 GB will suffice provided you have a mechanical drive to store all your datas.

 

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Depends on what are you using it for. For a Laptop, a 128GB should be the minimum while for a desktop, for OS and some apps, a 60-64 GB will suffice provided you have a mechanical drive to store all your datas.

That's a pretty silly generalisation, it's completely subjective depending on an individuals usage. Many laptop users will only have an OS, Office and use web browser. I get by fine using a 30gb drive in my laptop yet I need at least 100GB for my desktop.

For you 30GB might be enough. For me, Windows 7, Office 2007 and COD4 install and updates is already almost 30 GB. Plus, I travel a lot, a week or two most of the times and I need space for Photos and Videos that I ussually take whenever I go places which needs some scratch areas for editing them. I've also got some music in there too. At the moment, i've got around 68.7 GB stuff in my lappy. The other extra space? well that's for wear levelling of the SSD nands. That's what I meant with "Depends on what you are using it for".

 

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Why?
Surely if boot is slower, then all tasks will be slower?
I don't understand why this is so.

Slower in booting because the bios has to load the raid drivers as well not like with single SSD.

Task are only executed once the OS has finally booted.

 

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Fresh Install of W7 Ultimate 64 on Intel X25-M Mainstream 160GB

 

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Go to "msconfig" and check the services that start up with the system. You may have some application running which is not necessary like google toolbar notifier, adobe updater, etc...

 

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If your not using any IDE related stuff, then, you can disable IDE check in the bios. It improves boot times. Your speed is quite good though for a nine month install.

 

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That's the fastest boot time on Mobo raid O set up so far.

 

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Elmcrest 510 on Asus Rampage III Extreme