Which SSD to go for?

chivs688 · 29 Jun 2011 at 14:27

Was about to order the Intel 320 Series 80GB 2.5" SATA-II 25nm Solid State Hard Drive when I noticed someone posted on one of my threads on which SSD to go for, suggesting this, the OCZ Vertex 2E Bigfoot 120GB 3.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive.

So, is there any reason for me not to switch to the OCZ from the Intel?

The OCZ seems to have the better specs in every category and has an extra 40GB, for pretty much the same price. Plus it's on offer atm.

Only asking as I've just had a hard drive that didn't quite work perfectly with my system, and so that's what drew me to the Intel SSD as it's the same brand as my CPU, which might be complete rubbish and I shouldn't be even worrying about it, but as a bit of a newbie I just want everything to fit together nicely.

My PC currently is:
Intel Core i5-2500K (will be OC'd @ 4.5 / 4.7 GHz)
Asus P8P67 Intel P67 Motherboard
Asus GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case With Fan Cooler
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

So should I go for the OCZ then?

Thanks in advance.

Philtor · 29 Jun 2011 at 14:30

People are going to tell you the Intel is more reliable than the OCZ drive. However I have a 90GB Vertex 2E Bigfoot and it's never missed a beat, not to mention it's very fast :cool:

N00bie · 29 Jun 2011 at 17:17

Get the Vertex 3, im getting one Friday or monday the 240gb version looks sick as!

matty_1210 · 29 Jun 2011 at 17:19

for the price get the OCZ vertex 2 bigfoot.

but for a extra £23 u can get a OCZ Agility 3

loki_360 · 29 Jun 2011 at 17:29

Better than the Crucial M4?

Moothead2 · 29 Jun 2011 at 17:36

Go for the Crucial M4 128 GB. Faster than both you mentioned and reliable.

matty_1210 · 29 Jun 2011 at 17:49

i would say the OCZ Agility 3 looks better than a Crucial M4 for the same price

Atom · 29 Jun 2011 at 18:13

M4. To many problems with OCZ at the minute.

OLDPHART · 29 Jun 2011 at 18:28

Atom said:
M4. To many problems with OCZ at the minute.

Yes quite a few people are having issue's with OCZ SSD's, my first one was faulty after nearly to years, the replacement after aweek vanished not even detected in the Bios no matter what l tried. So its on its way back to OCZ Netherlands, l'll say one thing about them they have a very good turn around.

Izi · 29 Jun 2011 at 21:22

Atom said:
M4. To many problems with OCZ at the minute.

do this, do not get OCZ.

Philtor · 29 Jun 2011 at 22:06

The current problems regarding OCZ SSD's is specific to the Vertex 3 drives and the Sandforce firmware. The Vertex 2E drives use a different controller and don't have the issue. Lets be clear about that.

setter · 29 Jun 2011 at 22:10

Just got a vertex 2e bigfoot 120gb a few days ago, fantastic piece of kit.

DragonQ · 29 Jun 2011 at 22:11

Get the Crucial M4 128 GB. It's on offer right now, plus it's a bit cheaper elsewhere too if you don't want free next day delivery and OcUK service.

kingbal · 29 Jun 2011 at 23:51

Faced with the same dilemma a month ago, i went for an M4. So far so good

artus · 30 Jun 2011 at 00:29

I have an agility 3 and a vertex2E if you dont mind going sata 2 the vertex 2 is great but if you want to go sata 3 would stay away from the ocz for the time being