New to ssd? not sure what to get?

BAppleton

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Now that the new range of ssd's from intel and ocz are hitting the shelves some of you enthusiasts will already be considering upgrading. The good news for those of us that can't afford them is that the the older ssd's will come down in price. So for me I decided its time to upgrade. Intel and Ocz have some of the best reviews I've seen and for me i'm going for 2 Intel X25-V Value 40GB and putting them in raid0, great value from OCUK @ £74 each. Now I think you guys should see just how good these beauties perform and I found this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg8hs3XcURE

peformance wise I think this is great value for just £150
thats all for now folks :)
 
the c300 has more space yeah, but I dont think it performs as good, not easy to find benchmarks for it. I dont need a load of space I have my back up hdd for that. All I need is enough for windows 7 and about 40g to play swtor with when it releases. So for me Intel are the best ssd brand atm so im sticking to my guns on this 1, intel for the quality and peformance, crucial for the size
 
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goujon945 said:
Basically the controller is the important bit not the drive manufacturer. The Sandforce controller is probably the most popular right now (SF-1200) and the OCZ Vertex 2E are often recommended. Defo faster than the Intel
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perhaps so but again it comes down to price, those ocz drives cost more than the intel cheapest i found was £80 a drive. Intel x25 v is £60
 
i was just pointing out that intel is usually on top for performance in all the current ranges of ssd drives. as for me I have a £150 budget and want a fast ssd with about 80gb space. So getting 2 intel 40g value drives and running them in raid 0 is a good choice
 
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im happy with my choice. it gives me good enough performance for what i need windows 7 and to run biowares swtor when it launches. the raid0 benchmarks are good and i consider it the best performance for value. You could pay the extra for a slightly better ssd choice but id rather put that towards a new gpu
 
maybe you didnt read this properly, this is not a thread where i asked for advice and im not being stubborn if you know a cheaper ssd thats better id be more than happy to buy it
 
No i didnt ask for advice, that was me giving advice and those ssds were not cheaper alternatives, some did have better benchmarks but pound for pound I still think my choice gives the best performance for value
 
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Ok well if the intel x25 v 40gb is poor value i will ask for advice. What is the top 3 performing ssd drives for each group 0-£100, 100-£150, 150-£200?
 
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