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Shea
Tue Jul 21st, 2009, 09:57 AM
Anyone running a SSD as their main drive? Just wondering your impressions of it. Thinking of converting over when the prices drop a bit and I build a new gaming rig.
Zach929rr
Tue Jul 21st, 2009, 09:59 AM
My brother just put one in his new box running Windows 7. He has had no complaints with it so far... in fact he said he loves it.
Shea
Tue Jul 21st, 2009, 10:02 AM
I'm running a Raid 0 two disk setup now. Just curious where the performance was in relation.
Zach929rr
Tue Jul 21st, 2009, 10:02 AM
I'll give him a ring this afternoon and ask him for some specific input. :)
Shea
Tue Jul 21st, 2009, 10:03 AM
Thanks Zach :)
Devaclis
Tue Jul 21st, 2009, 10:04 AM
The only thing I run SSD on is my laptop. Less chance of losing data in a bump or drop.

I see no advantage in SSD's for desktop use right now. They are pricey, small, and still a little buggy. Why are you looking into SSD for gaming? I would go with some 15k RPM SCSI drives striped for a game rig.
Zach929rr
Tue Jul 21st, 2009, 10:04 AM
However, I do know that it takes his computer about 5 seconds to power down and 15 to boot up. I about kicked his box after seeing that :lol:
Zach929rr
Tue Jul 21st, 2009, 10:14 AM
Here's a good read Shea:

http://www.nextlevelhardware.com/storage/mtron16/index.html
Shea
Tue Jul 21st, 2009, 10:17 AM
The only thing I run SSD on is my laptop. Less chance of losing data in a bump or drop.

I see no advantage in SSD's for desktop use right now. They are pricey, small, and still a little buggy. Why are you looking into SSD for gaming? I would go with some 15k RPM SCSI drives striped for a game rig.

Not necessarily for gaming. I was thinking about getting a relatively small one as the OS drive and then a high speed RAID setup for the actually gaming portion.
Shea
Tue Jul 21st, 2009, 10:19 AM
Here's a good read Shea:

http://www.nextlevelhardware.com/storage/mtron16/index.html

I saw this and it's what got me thinking about it:

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/lexar-crucial-SSD-mlc-nand,8294.html
Zach929rr
Tue Jul 21st, 2009, 10:20 AM
Good ol' Toms. The article I copy/pasta'd will give some more concrete evidence that back up the claims made by Tom's.
Devaclis
Tue Jul 21st, 2009, 10:21 AM
You should find an article more recent :)

A bit has changed in SSD technology since 2007 lol. Good read tho. I like their testing process.
Zach929rr
Tue Jul 21st, 2009, 10:23 AM
O shit I didn't even realize it was an '07 article. LoLz!