80GB SSD Worth It?

[Ezek]

Have fun watching your OS boot up in under 15 seconds (barring stuff like OS select / login), lol. I can't wait until the prices of them drop further (they're dropping slowly but steadily) so that I can replace my secondary drives as well. The SSD I have was $240 for 128GB and was the best size for price that I could find.

Also, Windows 7 does support TRIM. Older Windows platforms don't but I believe companies such as Intel have downloadable software that emulates it to some extent.

Oh, and read this if you're planning on getting an SSD and your OS is Windows 7:

http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/wind...ed-tweaks.html

[Boyiee]

I'm debating between a 80-128 now. Currently my 150gb raptor only has OS+Wow+all apps on it, where my 640gb other hdd has all music/movies and my 100-ish gb steam folder. If I bought one, it would have to have OS+Wow at the very least, but I would love to find a way to fit steam on there as well - so obviously I need other options ;p

2 80's in raid0 would be interesting, never done that before.

[Lost]

I currently have two Vertex 2 60gb in my system ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227550 ) I absolutely love them. My machine boots from power on to desktop 13 seconds.

When I get back later, I can post my system specs and speed tests for you. If you are getting an SSD drive, i'd suggest doing a raid0.

EDIT: Here's the speed test with ATTO, which is recommended to use by OCZ.

Spoiler: show

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18.../speedtest.jpg

System specs:
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601920
EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI ( x16/x16/x8 ) LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB ( 3 x 2GB ) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 ( PC3 10666 ) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1333C9
OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive ( SSD ) x2

[Katlan]

SSD's are amazing, just make sure it supports TRIM (a lot of the newer ones do). I have my OS on a 120GB SSD and I love it. I had to update the firmware to support TRIM about 2 months ago, and ever since then its been amazing and hasn't degraded at all. The beauty about TRIM is that you don't even need to think about it or run a program, ect... once its supported it does everything itself

[Kaisha]

Are there any other reputable brands for SSDs? It'll probably be the next upgrade for my PC (still ignoring the fact it needs a whole new mobo/cpu), probably a small 40gb.

Regarding TRIM, does the OS itself have to support it, or are there drivers/programs I can run in the background that'll enable it for me to keep the drive from wearing faster than it should?

[Katlan]

i like corsair because of their tech support.

"Ram Guy" is the forum main tech who is pretty awesome

[Isiolia]

Are there any other reputable brands for SSDs? It'll probably be the next upgrade for my PC (still ignoring the fact it needs a whole new mobo/cpu), probably a small 40gb.

Regarding TRIM, does the OS itself have to support it, or are there drivers/programs I can run in the background that'll enable it for me to keep the drive from wearing faster than it should?

I've only used ones by Intel and OCZ, but I think it comes down more to who made the controller than the brand itself.

TRIM is pretty much something you need OS support for I believe. It's not as much a wear thing - SSDs all work in such a way as to minimize writes, basically, by spreading usage out over the whole drive - but a method for minimizing the performance degradation you get as the SSD gets filled up.

[Katlan]

Regarding TRIM, does the OS itself have to support it, or are there drivers/programs I can run in the background that'll enable it for me to keep the drive from wearing faster than it should?

OS needs to support it and the SSD needs to have the firmware for it also.
Here is how you can test it, written by Ram Guy

How to enable TRIM Command in Windows 7 with a Solid State Drive

To enable or disable TRIM Command, you will need to open an Elevated Command Prompt window.

How To Open an Elevated Command Prompt window: Click on Start Orb > Type "CMD.exe" in Search box > Right click on "CMD" and select "Run as Administrator" (If you receive a prompt confirmation, click YES)

How to Enable TRIM Command

In the Elevated command Prompt windows, type the following:

fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 0

How to Disable TRIM Command

In the Elevated command Prompt windows, type the following:

fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 1

How do I know if TRIM is working in Windows 7?

In the Elevated command Prompt windows, type the following:

fsutil behavior query disabledeletenotify
Results explained below:
DisableDeleteNotify = 1 (Windows TRIM commands are disabled)
DisableDeleteNotify = 0 (Windows TRIM commands are enabled)

[Kongolo]

Ok after reading all this i got jucied bumped up!

jk


So.. i have 2 questions
1- is it nessery to install programs/games on the SSD drive to be super-fast? (which means ill need much more than 80GB)

2-
- if its not nessary then which type is best? considering the price.
- if it is nessary which 250GB is best? price gona matter even more *sigh*

[Kongolo]

Ok after reading all this i got jucied bumped up!

jk


So.. i have 2 questions
1- is it nessery to install programs/games on the SSD drive to be super-fast? (which means ill need much more than 80GB)

2-
- if its not nessary then which type is best? considering the price.
- if it is nessary which 250GB is best? price gona matter even more *sigh*

ok i just checked these
WD SiliconEdge Blue SSC-D0128SC-2100 2.5" 128GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

[Xaijin]

Right now, pretty much anything that isnt sandforce based isnt that great unless you can get it cheaper than $2/GB.

Sandforce based ssd's are great performers.

[Yoli]

I got an 80GB SSD in my new computer that just came in the other day. It's worth the money if you have it sitting around, and it makes forced restarts from antivirus/windows update/etc less of a bother. But if money is tight you can skip out on it and you really won't be missing all that much.

You certainly can tell the difference, and it's nice right now because I'm having to reboot a lot with my new PC as I install X, Y, and Z onto it, but its hardly something that'll make or break your computing experience. And As I start rebooting my PC less frequently, it'll become that much less important. Fun toy though, if you have the cash to kill.

[Vuitton]

Right now, pretty much anything that isnt sandforce based isnt that great unless you can get it cheaper than $2/GB.

Sandforce based ssd's are great performers.

Here is a list of Sandforce SSD producers:

http://www.sandforce.com/index.php?id=163&parentId=2

I see Intel isn't on there, but I know they're currently the best SSD producer at the moment. I think they use their own controllers.