Windows 7 Install?

Buchanan0204

Buchanan0204

Buchanan0204

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I recently bought two vertex 2E's and put them in a raid 0 array.

The thing I was looking forward to most was was how quick windows 7 would install with these two brand new super speedy ssd's. However I was quickly deflated when the install went just as slow as it did on my old HDD.

Now we all know, something is only as strong as it's weakest link, so I thought the dvd-rom media where windows 7 was being installed from was the bottleneck here? am I right?

I have now bought a corsair voyager GT 16GB flash drive, these things get rave reviews and there access times and transfer rates really do beat the competition.

So I suppose I am asking, if I install windows 7 from the flash drive, how long would you reckon it would take to do a complete fresh reinstall onto the raided vertex 2e's from the flash voyager gt.

I don't really need to reinstall at the moment, so I wont be testing it out for a while, but it will be interesting to see the difference if any when i do. I have installed from flash drives before and I think i noticed a difference although I never timed it accurately.

Cheers.
 
Hi there,

I mentioned I never really had an accurate time. I'm guessing around the 20-25 minute mark. I tend to think a lot of people accidentally exaggerate there install times, I'm not saying this is the case with yourself though.

I have a Q6600 oc'd to 3.0Ghz (liquid)
4GB 1066Mhz RAM
2 vertex 2e's raid 0
Asus maximus formula mobo
sapphire hd 3870

I've had it for well over two years now and I know it's not the greatest but it certainly shouldn't be preventing the install of windows 7 going to its optimum.

I see some guys in the reviews reporting less than 10 minute installs, and 3 seconds to install software. I personally think it's an over exaggeration to justify the cost of a very expensive ssd.

The only real benefit I am loving from my ssd is the noise reduction. The old 74GB raptor was terrible.

Other than that I wish I spent the £340 on a weekend at the Hilton.

P.S. It's a 64 bit edition, and it is also Windows 7 Ultimate
 
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