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

CTA4LC4PON3

CTA4LC4PON3

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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

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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.
 
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.
 
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...
 
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
 
Coup27 said:
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.
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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.
 
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. 🙂
 
CTA4LC4PON3 said:
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
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That is true... disable C3/C6.

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

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