Which SSD

speedyj · 3 Sep 2010 at 21:48

Just bought:
i7 930
Asus P6X58D-E
6GB Patriot PC3-12800

Which SSD upto 100GB, would the Intel X25-M Mainstream 80GB be a good option with this setup?

I have plenty of normal storage space but would imagine that a good SSD will improve things as much as the other new kit will.

jbloggs · 3 Sep 2010 at 22:03

would the Intel X25-M Mainstream 80GB be a good option with this setup

It's what I use on my P6X58D-E on the ICH10R cont...

Either a 64GB Crucial C300 (SATA6 and put it on the Marvell cont), or 120GB Corsair F120 and put it on the ICH10R cont...

speedyj · 3 Sep 2010 at 23:50

Which would be fastest overall?

reygjabla · 4 Sep 2010 at 12:20

C300 = Fastest Read when using SATA 3 6Gbp/s (Marvell controller)
Vertex 2 = Faster write specially with compressible files (Sandforce Controller)
Intel = Faster IOPS with Toolbox to maintain the drive if you can't wait for "TRIM" to do it's thing. (Intel Controller)

speedyj · 4 Sep 2010 at 13:59

Cheers for that.
Last question, are there any compatibility issues with my mobo and either of these SSD's?

reygjabla · 4 Sep 2010 at 14:45

Nope.

speedyj · 5 Sep 2010 at 09:31

Opted for the 64GB Crucial C300.

Thanks for the advice.

reygjabla · 5 Sep 2010 at 09:47

Your welcome mate. Your rig's gonna fly soon.

jbloggs · 5 Sep 2010 at 10:59

Opted for the 64GB Crucial C300

Good choice...

reygjabla said:
C300 = Fastest Read when using SATA 3 6Gbp/s (Micron controller)

The C300 actually uses a Marvell cont. not one from Micron...

reygjabla · 5 Sep 2010 at 12:30

jbloggs said:
The C300 actually uses a Marvell cont. not one from Micron...

Yeah...My bad.

too much beer for a weekend I guess. Edited.

bro306 · 8 Sep 2010 at 15:24

Vertex 2 all the way! Am well impressed with mine here the results! Compared with my old drive!

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reygjabla · 9 Sep 2010 at 23:54

How did you managed to get that vertex 2 speed in CDM?