Just got my first SSD (Plex M3 128GB) I love it

[CTA4LC4PON3]

lol sorry im just excited. I switched from a barracuda that only got around 103avd read to a 128GB Plextor M3 and the speed difference is purely insane

 

[BFG10K]

I’m glad you like it but keep in mind that synthetics generally don’t mean much. You need some real world tests to see how it really compares.

 

[Coup27]

I wouldn't agree that they don't mean much, they're certainly a good indicator if something isn't quite setup correctly with the SSD. But those numbers are good, esp the 4k reads. Don't think I've seen a number that high before using incompressible data.

 

[bryanW1995]

It's even more impressive in real world usage scenarios. My primary rig flys, but I will literally stare at my watch while waiting for my work computer or upstairs computer (both on hdd's) to boot up. Or load a level in NWN2. Or boot into TQIT while running seti in the background. etc etc etc...

 

[CTA4LC4PON3]

I reinstalled my 500GB barracuda earlier to get some files I wanted off of it and I was depressed at how long it took to boot up and everything. I will never go back to a Mech drive.

over at overclock.net I was told if I wanted faster 4K speeds I was to turn off (Speedstep) & C1E (3 and 6) in my bios. I was told that these features can actually interfere with 4K

 

[BFG10K]

I wouldn't agree that they don't mean much, they're certainly a good indicator if something isn't quite setup correctly with the SSD.

That’s not what I mean. What I’m referring to is when people run synthetic benchmarks and they think they’re going to see those kinds of differences in the real world.

If you’re coming from a fast HDD (e.g. Caviar Black), in the real world you’ll shave a few seconds off boot times or the first time you load a game, but that’s generally about it.

 

[CTA4LC4PON3]

im coming from a mech drive that did about 95-100 read average. I understand I wont see these kind of speeds but the switch has been amazing.

 

[Charlie98]

I reinstalled my 500GB barracuda earlier to get some files I wanted off of it and I was depressed at how long it took to boot up and everything. I will never go back to a Mech drive.

over at overclock.net I was told if I wanted faster 4K speeds I was to turn off (Speedstep) & C1E (3 and 6) in my bios. I was told that these features can actually interfere with 4K

That is true... disable C3/C6.

This is what mine looked like until I disabled it...