OCZ Agility 3 Benchmark Results

psychas · 18 May 2011 at 12:36

hopefully ii will not get this issue my should arrive later this weak , how do you fix such issue you have to flash it to new bios the ssd or something :confused:

Jon20 · 18 May 2011 at 12:51

psychas said:
hopefully ii will not get this issue my should arrive later this weak , how do you fix such issue you have to flash it to new bios the ssd or something

If the problem is the firmware, then I suppose we have just got to wait for OCZ to pull their fingers out and release a new one. Or I could just have a lemon. Either way, I'm not impressed and their is no way I'm messing around with tweaks for something that should just work out of the box.

Aurhinius · 18 May 2011 at 13:22

Okay here it is again AS SSD uses none compressible data.

Sandforce controllers rely on being able to do on the fly compression on the data you are writing/reading from the drive.

Thus As SSD is showing the sandforce drives in their worst possible scenario. In those cases if your data cannot be compressed then yes your drive will be that bad. However in 99.9% of the cases your drive will be able to compress the data and you will get the ATTO scores.

Ryan-3 · 18 May 2011 at 15:50

Mine has arrived, but since I was out when it came, its been hidden to annoy me :mad:

Jon20 · 18 May 2011 at 17:14

Aurhinius said:
Okay here it is again AS SSD uses none compressible data.

Sandforce controllers rely on being able to do on the fly compression on the data you are writing/reading from the drive.

Thus As SSD is showing the sandforce drives in their worst possible scenario. In those cases if your data cannot be compressed then yes your drive will be that bad. However in 99.9% of the cases your drive will be able to compress the data and you will get the ATTO scores.

Ah thanks. At least I know there is nothing wrong with the AS SSD benchmark. Just got to sort out this issue of it locking up every now and again. I've seen a guide to sorting the same issue for the Vertex 3, hopefully it'll work with the Agility 3.

MacLef420 · 18 May 2011 at 20:13

Looking at a box containing 2.5" loveliness

Trying to wait till weekend to open so I can spend a day playing, however, temptation!

Also, recommendations on SATA3 controllers? USB 3.0 not a requirement. Current MOBO is R2E.

Many thanks

wolvers · 18 May 2011 at 22:50

Aurhinius said:
in 99.9% of the cases your drive will be able to compress the data and you will get the ATTO scores.

Do you work for OCZ or something? 99.9% is very a generous figure.

Jamiman · 18 May 2011 at 23:09

Thats some nice speeds

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psychas · 19 May 2011 at 09:53

mine arrived today but my os disk is at my other place so might only check it out on sunday or monday

Aurhinius · 19 May 2011 at 11:44

Okay slightly generous figure and it really does depend on the data.

I would say most general use data is compressible by the sandforce controller.

I do remember reading that video isn't so don't buy them for video editing workstation.

If my memory serves.

might be wrong.

Jon20 · 19 May 2011 at 12:28

I've switched back to the Agility 3 to try some of the fixes in this guide (hope its ok to post, if not mods please remove): http://geekmontage.com/texts/ocz-vertex-3-freezes-locks-up-stutters-and-crashes/

I'm using the 1046 Intel RST drivers which I think are the latest. You have to search for them as there not on the Intel website. Just got to see how it goes now.

wolvers · 19 May 2011 at 12:29

Yep, video is a good example and IIRC audio files too (possibly images as well?).

Atom · 19 May 2011 at 12:54

I tried the registry tweak aswell. Will see how it goes.

Mine keeps disappearing from bios after a few hours turned off. Have to do a power cycle for it to be seen again..

Izi · 19 May 2011 at 13:22

Mine has just arrived. Not sure if I CBA to do a fresh install or just restore my current windows to it.

Atom · 19 May 2011 at 13:56

I always do a fresh install..

EGuitarStar · 19 May 2011 at 14:25

Glad this thread is here, well worth reading. I should be having one 60GB delivered today along with a SATA 3 PCI-E card, will post benchmarks, tests, problems etc... here hopefully on Saturday or Sunday.

phillai · 19 May 2011 at 14:59

Anyone got a pair of these drives in Raid 0 yet?

I really wanna see the benchies for this...

Ryan-3 · 19 May 2011 at 15:56

I've just done a fresh install for mine, taken ages to get back to where I was, but this speed, is rather addicting

winger · 19 May 2011 at 16:02

Can anyone who already has one confirm if it comes with the 2.5" to 3.5" bracket? The Vertex are advertised having the bracket but can't find anything on the Agility 3.

Mine arrives tomorrow and I don't want to be stuck over the weekend without the bracket.

SeeKified · 19 May 2011 at 16:05

winger said:
Can anyone who already has one confirm if it comes with the 2.5" to 3.5" bracket? The Vertex are advertised having the bracket but can't find anything on the Agility 3.

Mine arrives tomorrow and I don't want to be stuck over the weekend without the bracket.

To be honest, if it doesn't have one just leave it at the bottom of the drive rack. No moving parts means it won't beat itself stupid while working.