Help with SSD Choice

[zzglenn]

Hello,

I am in the market for an SSD drive. I didn't want to spend too much over $200 bucks. I have done some research and see these drives are around the most popular for that price range.

Corsair Force 60GB
OCZ Agility 2 60GB
Intel X25-M 80GB

I am a gamer so I was hoping for more space than 60GB. The Intel is a bit bigger, but I am looking more toward performance. Today while browsing newegg I found this drive.

OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD3-2AGT90G 3.5" 90GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227604

It has no reviews from anyone as of yet. It has a nice rebate that drops the price down to around $170 bucks. Is this some going obsolete drive or is this something new that is just going on up? Just a bit nervous ordering something that hasn't had some others point of views on them. Am I safe to pick this up or should I stick with the standard drives above which have been tested by Gurus like you .

Thanks,

 

[crucibelle]

zzglenn -- there are others here that know much more than me, I'm sure... but since no one has replied to you, I thought I'd jump in and say -- from what I've read on these forums and elsewhere, the Agility 2 is generally looked favorably upon. Sounds like a good deal, to me.

 

[mfenn]

Its the same Sandforce controller as the Corsair Force and the other Agility 2's, so the performance should be very similar. OCZ just put different capacity flash chips in there.

 

[zzglenn]

Thanks both of you for replying.

So at this point it would be a safe bet then?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

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[zzglenn]

So you have a Droid ;-) Good phone!

So what would you recommend then BTRY?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Reliability has been better on the Intel side; dont' forget 25 nm comes out soon and the prices of SSD drives will go down. I'm selling off my Replacement Vertex 100g LE and the other Vertex 2 when it arrives

 

[superccs]

Havent there been a bunch of bricking Agility 2 and Vertex 2 drives? I think you are safe with the Indilix Agility and Vertex or the Intel drive.
I have been using a 60Gb Agility with no problems for months now, and its cheap and fast.

 

[Davidh373]

I've heard that the Intels and Sandforce drives are good.

 

[zzglenn]

Thanks all for the response.

OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD3-2AGT90G 3.5" 90GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

I know this one has the deal, but it is new to newegg. I can't seem to find any testing on this specific one. I have heard 1 positive and 1 negative. The first being they are very fast the second its totally random, but they brink more often than others. So I am still on the fence.

 

[MisterDonut]

A little bit off-topic, but what does the rest of your system look like? That $200 could be better spent on a more important factor in gaming...

But regarding the SSD choice, I never found OCZ reliable, so I'd wait for Intel's 25nm drives. If you want one now though, I'd pick the Corsair Force over the A/V series.