Slow system after change to SSD

music4mybumhole · 5 Oct 2012 at 10:59

Got one of the 256GB Crucial V4's for £99 (Thanks OCUK!) and am using it as my sole drive, and a friend did a bit of work on a new install for me.

Changed to 64bit 7 from 32bit so a clean install, hardly any software and for some reason my system is super slow, especially any multi-tasking.

Drive is set to AHCI in BIOS.

Also had to change the wireless card I'm using from Abit Airpace to TP Link 881, which seems far slower even though its N as oppose to G.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I was hoping for a super fast system and seem to have gone back a step. Very close to ordering an F3, hehe.

Cheers in advance for any help.

Mei · 5 Oct 2012 at 11:02

any firmware updates?
also what controller is it plugged in?

just going thru the obv questions^^

music4mybumhole · 5 Oct 2012 at 11:09

Can't see any firmware for it on Crucial's site.
It's in SATA port 3, would moving it to 1 make any diff?

Deception · 5 Oct 2012 at 11:18

What does something like AS SSD bench give you in terms of speed?

Cane316 · 5 Oct 2012 at 11:24

Did you unplug any other hard drives when you installed windows? heard this can cause issues with the install.

Good guide here for setting up new SSDs http://www.overclock.net/t/1156654/seans-windows-7-install-optimization-guide-for-ssds-hdds

music4mybumhole · 5 Oct 2012 at 11:32

I'm not sure if the old mechanical drive was a slave during install or just connected after the install, however, it is totally disconnected currently.

Ran a CrystalDisk test and got this:

rystalDiskMark 3.0.1 x64 (C) 2007-2010 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]

Sequential Read : 239.374 MB/s
Sequential Write : 126.198 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 154.381 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 54.480 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 12.929 MB/s [ 3156.5 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 10.420 MB/s [ 2544.0 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 61.491 MB/s [ 15012.5 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 12.162 MB/s [ 2969.3 IOPS]

Test : 1000 MB [C: 50.8% (121.1/238.4 GB)] (x5)
Date : 2012/10/05 11:32:46
OS : Windows 7 SP1 [6.1 Build 7601] (x64)

Seems similar to other posts complaining of same thing with same drive.

Mei · 5 Oct 2012 at 11:35

how slow are we talking here tho
like unstable slow? slower than the spinny drive?
or just slow for a ssd?

music4mybumhole · 5 Oct 2012 at 11:48

Slower than an old WD mechanical drive. Some things do seem unstable too. The odd thing like window explorer crashing, and as I say, mutli-tasking. Brand new install so going online to download different programs and installing taking forever and system running really slow while installs run.
Really disappointing when I was looking forward to a big boost in performance and end up slower!
To top it off my spinny has started to play up and is making some rash noises, so would have to be a whole new spinny. Would OC take a return on the V4?

Mei · 5 Oct 2012 at 11:53

i duno you need to do something i agree
sounds like either the drive faulty or it doesnt like the controller etc
is there more than one controller on your mobo?
i really know nothing about amd mobos^^
on intel there is usually two
so maybe look at drivers for that too, chipset drivers etc

Baron C · 5 Oct 2012 at 12:42

When I installed my ssd (crucial m4) i was advised to disconnect any other hdd.

just to be clear. You set AHCI before install of ssd ?

I would look at your connections (sata,power, data) maybe try another set of cables.