Best 1TB SSD under $250?

[BonzaiDuck]

I've never really had problems with any SSD I've purchased.

As for these minor variations in spec'd speed, they don't matter much.

I'm not interested anymore in RAID configurations, even as the TRIM problem had been dispatched some time ago.

I just shelled out $25 for a 2x2GB RAM kit to supplement a 2x8GB kit of G.SKILL with the same timing and other specs. I've discovered with Romex PrimoCache that I can trade off reduced swapfile size on the boot SSD with Romex's ability to make its RAM cache persistent between restarts and re-boots. Going from 1,024MB for a particular caching task to 2,048, the Anvil benchmarks show astounding improvement. Enabling deferred writes, even my SSD-cached HDD shows 4K writes above 500MB/s. So with the additional 4GB of RAM sticks, I could allocate 3,072 MB for a particular RAM caching task, and still have gobs of RAM available for programs. The only stipulation: error-free RAM and a totally stable system.

There has been -- and always will be -- criticism for this approach versus RAID0. But if I "feel" the difference, the systems are rock-stable, the software manages both RAM- and SSD-caching for multiple disks of different manufacture -- it's good enough for me. And -- despite the "software" aspect -- the configurations are just simpler.

 

[tweakboy]

Doesnt exist .

 

[lovemonkey3833]

So not a pro with computers but not a total noob. Programing noob... Hardware, know what I'm doing, but been on same standards since 1985 basically. CPU, GPU, Mobo, Ram, Soundcard.... What's this I hear about a specific ram kit to boost SSD?
I've got about 64gb on an I75820k...yes it has less lanes but I wasn't gonna pay $400 more(got a sic deal), so are you saying I could take a part of one stick or ram and dedicate that to booting and whatnot via software, and this will up my speeds?

I've never really had problems with any SSD I've purchased.

As for these minor variations in spec'd speed, they don't matter much.

I'm not interested anymore in RAID configurations, even as the TRIM problem had been dispatched some time ago.

I just shelled out $25 for a 2x2GB RAM kit to supplement a 2x8GB kit of G.SKILL with the same timing and other specs. I've discovered with Romex PrimoCache that I can trade off reduced swapfile size on the boot SSD with Romex's ability to make its RAM cache persistent between restarts and re-boots. Going from 1,024MB for a particular caching task to 2,048, the Anvil benchmarks show astounding improvement. Enabling deferred writes, even my SSD-cached HDD shows 4K writes above 500MB/s. So with the additional 4GB of RAM sticks, I could allocate 3,072 MB for a particular RAM caching task, and still have gobs of RAM available for programs. The only stipulation: error-free RAM and a totally stable system.

There has been -- and always will be -- criticism for this approach versus RAID0. But if I "feel" the difference, the systems are rock-stable, the software manages both RAM- and SSD-caching for multiple disks of different manufacture -- it's good enough for me. And -- despite the "software" aspect -- the configurations are just simpler.

 

[lovemonkey3833]

If so do tell.... Step by step if you will....deets man...deets!

 

[dave_the_nerd]

If so do tell.... Step by step if you will....deets man...deets!

He's talking about using a program called Romex PrimoCache.

https://www.romexsoftware.com/en-us/index.html

Basically uses some of your RAM to dedicate as a disk cache, making some things faster maybe.

Not a bad idea to buy more RAM if you're going to do that, but there's nothing special about the RAM, it's just MOAR RAMS. Otherwise, follow the directions in the manual.