OCZ Agility 3 Questions

SoildSnake

SoildSnake

SoildSnake

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1) I heard these use cheaper NAND than the vertex three; does this mean it will not last as long what exactly are the affects of this?

2) I have the Asus P5Q pro turbo MB, does anyone know what chip set it used; i heard using marvel for a sand force SSD is bad. This is why i am avoiding the Asus U3S6 card

3) I don't have sata 3, and was wondering what kind of speed i could expect by using it in a sata II interface? I tried a vertex II and it seemed only slightly faster than my velociraptor. Would it be much faster than the vertex II?

Thanks
 
1) No idea

2) Intel P45

3) Probably around 250-300MB/s. The Vertex II should be working towards the top end of SATA 2 and the Agility III would be bottlenecked by SATA 2 so you may not see a massive difference.
 
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1) They do, but this only effects the speed and the IOPS, if u notice the vertex is slightly faster and has 15k more IOPS then the agility. The life of the ssd won't be affected at all. The vertex uses slightly better chips to get the performance is all. Nothing to worry about the agility is a cracking drive for its cost.

2) What Surveyor said.

3) What Surveyor said.
 
SoildSnake said:
Right, so which controller card would people recommend to get he full speed of this card. These both seem to use marvel controllers? Are there any others with a sand force or at least a more compatible controller?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CC-000-AS&groupid=701&catid=49&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CC-004-SR&tool=3

Thanks
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I wouldn't bother mate but it's your choice. I have tested windows 7 and ArmA operation arrowhead with a Crucial 6GB/s ssd in sata3 and sata2 ports and i cannot tell any real world difference, ssd benchmarks software may show higher numbers etc but imho sta2 and sata3 for general windows use and gaming show me no preference to either.


But maybe check this out? HighPoint RocketRAID 640 Review | bit-tech.net
 
1) Ok guys i bought the agility. Could someone tell me what i have to do to ensure the correct settings / drivers / firmware updates (if required) etc for my asus P5Q Pro Turbo? Should i just use the normal asus drivers? Should i over provision the dirve; is so by how much? (I will be using windows 7 with Postgre database use

2) Also I purchased the Samsung F4 2TB drive (HD204UI) would i need to update the firmware on this? And this is an AFD; so does windows format it on its own?

Please advise; ill post my SSD speed on sata II if anyone is interested. Thanks
 
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http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/f...BC-for-OCZ-SSD&p=567568&viewfull=1#post567568

Start at the top;)

Update firmware to 2.11 you can do this via windows/OCZ toolbox to the drive before you install windows on it.
Once the OS is on the drive you have to use the linux ISO

I have the Startech card, had to up volts on SB & PCIE Sata to get stability on my o/c.
Clear CMOS [battery out & short terminals] install windows at BIOS defaults:
remember to set AHCI
Install OS without any other drives connected.
I updated BIOS on my P5Q-E & it cause instability & had to revert to old BIOS. So don't update automatically.

Install OS & chipset drivers before all the Win updates run WEI, put PC to sleep for at least 1 minute, wake, run WEI again. Update Win run WEI again.

Cheaper NAND yes but you only get a 3 yr waranty any way. If 120gb & above there is a wear levelling feature in firmware.

Benchmark pdf(s) on OCZ forum. Don't use crystal Disk Mark!
ATTO gives more realistic speeds than AS SSD

I know it can happen but it is v rare to update firmware on a hdd.
 
Damn so much to read! Thanks for the link though. Sorry if my questions are in the link; ill have to have a good read later but if i can get some specific answers that would be great

1) So i use the asus driver from their site right?
2) Should i put the PC to sleep every so often to help the drive I was under the impression that hibernate damages an SSD?
3 )I am connecting directly to mobo so no bios settings need altering right?
4) I will create a partition for 50GB; of the 60GB Agility is that enough to aid no no wear leveling in firmware etc?

Thanks again
 
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SoildSnake said:
Damn so much to read! Thanks for the link though. Sorry if my questions are in the link; ill have to have a good read later but if i can get some specific answers that would be great

1) So i use the asus driver from their site right?
2) What is WEI?
3) Should i put the PC to sleep every so often to help the drive I was under the impression that hibernate damages an SSD?
4 )I am connecting directly to mobo so no bios settings need altering right?
5) I will create a partition for 50GB; of the 60GB Agility is that enough to aid no no wear leveling in firmware etc?

Thanks again
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1. Yes
2. Windows Experience Index press windows key + pause break to bring up window
3. Not aware of damage:confused: Hibernation just takes up too much space. Use sleep if it helps you apart from inial use don't affect drive performance on eway or the other.
4. You need to set AHCI in BIOS otherwise no special settings
5 Drive will format to about 55GB leave it as 1 partition.

Just remebered: turn off drive indexing & defragmentation for SSD
Oh & temp monitor from SMART will read 128 degrees, don't worry this is a glitch in the way SMART works with SSD's..
 
3) Okay ill put it to sleep at the beginning then leave it

5) So i DON'T create any other partitions, no over provisioning? Shouldn't this be done especially since no wear-leaving in firmware?
 
Hadn't heard of over provisioning but I assume it is a design factor not a user set one.
see the 3rd block here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Over-provisioning_on_an_SSD.png

The drive will be ok I assume, from wear, until it is replaced at 4 or 5 years.
By then bigger capacity & cheaper solutions will be available such that your current drive will be a secondary one.

SSD life says my dive has 8years, 11 months & 3 days left.
 
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