** SEEING RED? CORSAIR FORCE GT "EXTREME RED" SSDs ** - IN STOCK TOMORROW!!

Gilval said:
Do these use the same sandforce controller as the Vertex drives?

And I presume you couldn't RAID a Force 3 with a Vertex 2... :p
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Nope, the Vertex 3 is 2281, the GT is 2200.

If that's in reference to my previous comments; I'm buying TWO GTs (RAID-0) and putting vertex 2e in media PC. That OCZ has been very reliable but it's not been quite fast enough for my usage. When I get them, I will post back benches in RAID-0 only. As with this SSD every week overnight, I will image GTs with Acronis True Image for peace of mind. I did that anyway on previous 300GB Raptor's. :)

PhillyDee said:
Aww, I wanted the GTi version . . . .
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Never heard of the GTi, what's the difference?
 
FMTopfan said:
Nope, the Vertex 3 is 2281, the GT is 2200.

If that's in reference to my previous comments; I'm buying TWO GTs (RAID-0) and putting vertex 2e in media PC. That OCZ has been very reliable but it's not been quite fast enough for my usage. When I get them, I will post back benches in RAID-0 only. As with this SSD every week overnight, I will image GTs with Acronis True Image for peace of mind. I did that anyway on previous 300GB Raptor's. :)
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No its predominantly because I've already got one of the 120 GB Vertex 2 drives and have been thinking about Striping with another one to give the system a good boost :)

Maybe its time to save for a SATA 3 controller and a couple of newer drives :)
 
Guys what is this IOPs business, the more the better i assume but what does it actually do, now i am torn between agility3, vertex3, force3
 
Input output per second, ie how many tasks can it *potentially* do within 1 second.

Other than synthetic benching you are unlikely to see stated IOs in realworld.
 
CivilDrone said:
Good ssd and one of the fastest, problem is corsair s3 is almost the same, and cheaper buy almost £20, which i am going for :p
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Specs may look similar but from a marketing point of view, the Corsair Force Series 3 is aimed at high-end users. The Corsair Force GT is aimed at the enthusiast market who want everything including trimmings. The majority of the latest Sata6GBps SSDs includes 3-year-warranty.
 
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Bench Results

I haven't got around to backing everything on my existing setup for a fresh install on these GTs raid-0. In the meanwhile I ran a some quick tests on one Sata6Gb/s GT SSD 120GB freshly formatted with allocation size of 4k. Connection is via Maxell 6Gb/s on P8P67-D B3 Rev.

HD Tach v3.0.4.0 - Long Benchmark (32MB)
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HD Tune Pro 4.61 - Read Benchmark
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I'm happy that there is certainly is a noticeable improvement compared to my older SSD. The only disappointment noted is the maximum/average rated speeds being a little low in HD Tune - guru3d managed 390MB/s max - maybe that is down to using Maxell Sata 6Gb/s controllers than using Intel's controllers which is what you should do.

Rather than leave it there, here are the IOPS results to settle buying a GT including the Caviar black which I know is pointless vs SSD:
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