I have two 30gb OCZ Vertex SSD drives

[RedBeard]

I recently got a really good deal on 2 30gb drives.
My system also has a 1tb sata drive. I plan on using the ssds for the boot drive (prolly windows 7)

Should I stripe them? Keep them separate?

EDIT: I striped them. Results:

OCZ-Vertex-Raid0.JPG

 

[n7]

Unless you have two systems you want to use them for, i'd say RAID-0 them.

It's not like you're going to be using them for backup

 

[Idontcare]

Another vote for raid0

 

[oval53]

do it. I have three in raid0 and it flies. Win 7 bootup ,45 seconds.

 

[Idontcare]

Originally posted by: oval53
do it. I have three in raid0 and it flies. Win 7 bootup ,45 seconds.

Nice :thumbsup:

Could you do us a favor and run crystaldiskmark on your 3xraid0 array and post a screen-capture (or just tell us the numbers) like this?

 

[RedBeard]

Originally posted by: Idontcare

Originally posted by: oval53
do it. I have three in raid0 and it flies. Win 7 bootup ,45 seconds.

Nice :thumbsup:

Could you do us a favor and run crystaldiskmark on your 3xraid0 array and post a screen-capture (or just tell us the numbers) like this?

I just got everything setup myself. This is from 2x Vertex drives raid 0. Default windows 7 installation. No changed options, firmware 1.10

OCZ-Vertex-Raid0.JPG

 

[HOOfan 1]

Originally posted by: RedBeard

Originally posted by: Idontcare

Originally posted by: oval53
do it. I have three in raid0 and it flies. Win 7 bootup ,45 seconds.

Nice :thumbsup:

Could you do us a favor and run crystaldiskmark on your 3xraid0 array and post a screen-capture (or just tell us the numbers) like this?

I just got everything setup myself. This is from 2x Vertex drives raid 0. Default windows 7 installation. No changed options, firmware 1.10

OCZ-Vertex-Raid0.JPG

Wait, are you the Corsair redbeard?

 

[magreen]

Those are beautiful numbers, redbeard. What raid controller? Onboard?
If so, this is tempting.

 

[n7]

Very nice.

 

[Idontcare]

Originally posted by: RedBeard
OCZ-Vertex-Raid0.JPG

That is simply delicious. Thanks for taking the time to post that up. Hot damn.

 

[lopri]

Just for fun I dug my old screenshot of quad-Raptors RAID0 on ICH7R.

Awesome Performance :laugh:

OS was pre-SP1 Vista. The grinding noise literally didn't stop even for a few seconds and was completely unbearable. Glad I got rid of them while they were worth something.

Congrats on your purchase, OP, and enjoy the quietness of SSDs!

 

[sgrinavi]

Here's my pair of 120 vertex's

--------------------------------------------------
CrystalDiskMark 2.2 (C) 2007-2008 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
--------------------------------------------------

Sequential Read : 345.153 MB/s
Sequential Write : 286.957 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 175.312 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 214.773 MB/s
Random Read 4KB : 25.587 MB/s
Random Write 4KB : 38.080 MB/s

Test Size : 100 MB
Date : 2009/05/21 20:56:07

 

[RedBeard]

Originally posted by: magreen
Those are beautiful numbers, redbeard. What raid controller? Onboard?
If so, this is tempting.

Thanks!
This is on my new build.
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P (ICH10R)
Using on board intel RAID.
Running Windows 7 x64 RC1.

 

[RedBeard]

Originally posted by: HOOfan 1


Wait, are you the Corsair redbeard?

Nope. Just a dark blonde haired poster that gets reddish facial hair

 

[magreen]

Originally posted by: RedBeard

Originally posted by: magreen
Those are beautiful numbers, redbeard. What raid controller? Onboard?
If so, this is tempting.

Thanks!
This is on my new build.
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P (ICH10R)
Using on board intel RAID.
Running Windows 7 x64 RC1.

sweet. :thumbsup:

 

[arcenite]

silly me

 

[Caveman]

Not trying to thread crap but how much additional performance can one expect from RAID 0 on a SSD vs an HDD?

Percentage-wise, is it the same?

What is that percent increase?

 

[TemjinGold]

Out of curiosity, what do single drive numbers look like? Trying to figure out the performance difference between going 4X 60, going 2X 120, or just getting a 250 gb. Any suggestions?

 

[TemjinGold]

Originally posted by: RedBeard

Originally posted by: HOOfan 1


Wait, are you the Corsair redbeard?

Nope. Just a dark blonde haired poster that gets reddish facial hair

I think HOO was referring to the AT member named "RedBeard" who works for Corsair, not the real life pirate...