Need help purchasing an SSD...

kam03 · 05-23-11, 04:43 AM

My budget is £250 and i am looking for a drive with good reliability and performance.

With all the new drives that are out, i have no idea which one to go for

Jon · 05-23-11, 07:21 AM

I've got 1 of these:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...14&subcat=1427

and can highly recommend it.

Other than that... the Intel one looks good:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...14&subcat=1427

but thats assuming you have Sata3.

I steer clear of OCZ after a month of arguing with them over a compatibility problem with their Vertex 2 drives.

kam03 · 05-23-11, 09:56 AM

I found this on behardware:

Components returns rates

SSDs

- Intel 0.3% (against 0.6%)
- Kingston 1.2% (against 2.4%)
- Crucial 1.9% (against 2.2%)
- Corsair 2.7% (against 2.2%)
- OCZ 3.5% (against 2.9%)

**XDanger** · 05-23-11, 01:39 PM

I was thinking of getting a OCZ Solid or Agility 3 but now not so much.

Could it be just more idiots buy OCZ and **** them up? Not you Jon

Jon · 05-23-11, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XDanger

I was thinking of getting a OCZ Solid or Agility 3 but now not so much.

Could it be just more idiots buy OCZ and **** them up? Not you Jon

I sent back 3 vertex drives in a week. My problems ranged from corrupting my windows install to massive stalling (sometimes up to 15 mins). I'll see if I can find the Anandtech review that mentions the 15 minute stalls!

In the meantime:
http://www.kobaltcomputers.co.uk/for...-Vertex-3-SSDs

Another great start for OCZ!

Sean_W · 05-23-11, 04:32 PM

Stick with Intel, clearly the better drives at the moment but pricey.

**Destroy** · 05-23-11, 05:32 PM

Its a crap shoot. Just make sure it has a good warranty or exchange/return policy. My Sandforce 2 unit went bad after 2 weeks.

05-23-11, 06:17 PM

I got two Vertex 2 Drives and I have had no issues once I switched them to my desktop. Great SSD!

Pennyboy · 05-24-11, 01:35 AM

I went with the Intel 510 240gb and its great!! Look on new egg you will see the intel SSD's have a far less fail rate compared to the OCZs, thats the main reason I went with Intel.

krokodil · 05-24-11, 03:12 AM

I've got a bunch of "old" Intel X25Ms running and they are great. While the write performance isn't stellar (I don't very much care for that) reading and application loading are still in a range to kick butt of the "new" 6Gbit SATA drives

And if I need more performance I'll RAID'em up (2 sitting on the shelf waiting to get deployed).
Still expensive: € 325-330 for a SSDSA2MH160G2C1.

**XDanger** · 05-24-11, 02:09 PM

Personally I think I'll wait another 6 months before thinking about SSD's, Maybe then they'll be affordable and reliable.

**lduguay** · 05-24-11, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XDanger

Personally I think I'll wait another 6 months before thinking about SSD's, Maybe then they'll be affordable and reliable.

SSDs with < 1% defect rate *are* reliable, something no HDD can claim (some HDD defect rates are as high as 15%).
At my client site, they run SANs with hundreds of spindles, the sysadmins here are constantly replacing failed HDDs.

05-23-11, 04:43 AM	#1
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05-23-11, 07:21 AM	#2
Jon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 560	Re: Need help purchasing an SSD... I've got 1 of these: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...14&subcat=1427 and can highly recommend it. Other than that... the Intel one looks good: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...14&subcat=1427 but thats assuming you have Sata3. I steer clear of OCZ after a month of arguing with them over a compatibility problem with their Vertex 2 drives. __________________ Intel i5-2500K (4Ghz)\|2 x Nvidia 560GTX TI (880/2100mhz)\|Crucial M4 SSD 12GB GSkill PC3-12800 (1600Mhz 9-9-9-24)\|Thermaltake Tough Power 700w\|Razer Megalodon 7.1 Headset BENQ XL2410T 24" 3D Monitor

05-23-11, 09:56 AM	#3
kam03 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 345	Re: Need help purchasing an SSD... I found this on behardware: Components returns rates SSDs - Intel 0.3% (against 0.6%) - Kingston 1.2% (against 2.4%) - Crucial 1.9% (against 2.2%) - Corsair 2.7% (against 2.2%) - OCZ 3.5% (against 2.9%) __________________ AMD FX-8130P @ 4.80Ghz Asus Crosshair V Formula AMD 990FX Corsair Vengeance 8GB PC3-15000C9 AMD Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2x WD 150gb 10,000rpm Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Enermax Galaxy 1000W DXX Windows 7 Ultimate x64

05-23-11, 01:39 PM	#4
XDanger Whaaat? Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,674	Re: Need help purchasing an SSD... I was thinking of getting a OCZ Solid or Agility 3 but now not so much. Could it be just more idiots buy OCZ and **** them up? Not you Jon __________________ 2500K 4.4ghz,P8P67Pro,120gb Force3, 12gb Vengeance,HD6950,TX850v2,W7HP,LaCie Blue 22" crt COMMODORE 64 Silver Label 1Mhz/128D 4Mhz(Z80)

05-23-11, 04:32 PM	#6
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05-23-11, 05:32 PM	#7
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05-23-11, 06:17 PM	#8
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05-24-11, 01:35 AM	#9
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05-24-11, 03:12 AM	#10
krokodil Null Byte Bug Hunter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: N 49 52'19", E 8 38'17", Germany Posts: 79	Re: Need help purchasing an SSD... I've got a bunch of "old" Intel X25Ms running and they are great. While the write performance isn't stellar (I don't very much care for that) reading and application loading are still in a range to kick butt of the "new" 6Gbit SATA drives And if I need more performance I'll RAID'em up (2 sitting on the shelf waiting to get deployed). Still expensive: € 325-330 for a SSDSA2MH160G2C1. __________________ GA-EX38-DS5 \| Core 2 Q9450 \| AC Freezer 7 Pro \| 2x KVR800D2E5/2G \| ZOTAC GeForce 8800GT AMP! 4x HDP725032GLA360 RAID-10 \| Enermax PRO82+ 525W \| CoolerMaster RC-590 GA-EX58-UD5 \| Core i 7-940 \| CoolerMaster V8 \| KHX12800D3LLK3/6GX \| ZOTAC GeForce GTX 280 4x WD10EADS RAID-10 \| Enermax REVOLUTION85+ 850W \| CoolerMaster RC-600 ZOTAC GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi \| Celeron E3200 \| 2x KVR800D2E5/2G \| SSDSA2MH160G2 WD10EADS \| GGC-H20L \| Enermax PRO82+ 385W \| Lian Li PC-Q07B \| Boy this box is cramped

05-24-11, 02:09 PM	#11
XDanger Whaaat? Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,674	Re: Need help purchasing an SSD... Personally I think I'll wait another 6 months before thinking about SSD's, Maybe then they'll be affordable and reliable. __________________ 2500K 4.4ghz,P8P67Pro,120gb Force3, 12gb Vengeance,HD6950,TX850v2,W7HP,LaCie Blue 22" crt COMMODORE 64 Silver Label 1Mhz/128D 4Mhz(Z80)