New Daily Driver - VelociRaptor or OCZ SSD for boot/OS/apps?

[Fun Guy]

I'm getting ready to build a new "Daily Driver" (my every-day machine) and I have two possibilities on-hand for my boot/OS/apps drive:

- WD1500HLFS 150GB VelociRaptor
- OCZSSD2-2SLD60G 60GB S2 SSD

Having never used either of them, I need some input. Anyone?

Oh, BTW, I will have two 1TB mirrored drives for storage/data, so this is solely for boot/OS/apps.

Thanks!!

 

[996GT2]

SSD, no questions asked. Comparing a Velociraptor to any decent SSD is like comparing a bicycle to a Ferrari.

However, that OCZ Solid SSD you linked is pretty crappy compared to most SSDs. If you want a good SSD, you should be looking at Intel, Sandforce, or Crucial.

 

[Fun Guy]

SSD, no questions asked. Comparing a Velociraptor to any decent SSD is like comparing a bicycle to a Ferrari.

However, that OCZ Solid SSD you linked is pretty crappy compared to most SSDs. If you want a good SSD, you should be looking at Intel, Sandforce, or Crucial.

Looks like I'll be selling a VRaptor and an OCZ SSD and getting a new SSD...

 

[996GT2]

Looks like I'll be selling a VRaptor and an OCZ SSD and getting a new SSD...

I recommend looking at an Intel 510 series (if you have SATA 6 Gbps) or 320 series (if you don't) as a boot drive. If you don't mind buying used, an Intel X-25M G2 is also a great choice. Intel drives are fast, if not the absolute fastest compared to the newer Sandforce drives. But selling point (at least for me) is that Intel SSDs are the most reliable among all manufacturers.

 

[nanaki333]

i had 2x 300GB raptors in my wife's computer and replaced them with an x25-e and it's like night and day booting up. the raptors are in there for installing games and steam stuff to.

 

[Emulex]

velociraptors are good for d2d or video or sql logs they do not lose performance when writing 24x7x365 linear

 

[Zap]

i had 2x 300GB raptors in my wife's computer and replaced them with an x25-e

You must really love your wife. :awe: Now I feel bad for giving mine an X25-M.

 

[nanaki333]

You must really love your wife. :awe: Now I feel bad for giving mine an X25-M.

i bought her an x25-m 120 and it was dead. i put the x25-e 64GB i had laying around in there to make sure the x25-m was dead. i returned the x25-m and just decided not to bother swapping and re-installing for a 3rd time

if i loved her she'd get a pair of ssd's in raid0

 

[Fun Guy]

At this point this is what I'm looking at:
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148357
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816115072

Since I don't have SATA III on-board I thought I would use the controller card.

Comments?

 

[Emulex]

n/m

 

[Fun Guy]

why don't you just wait for the x25 pci-express ?

Don't know what that means. Can you elaborate?

 

[Zap]

At this point this is what I'm looking at:
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148357
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816115072

Since I don't have SATA III on-board I thought I would use the controller card.

Comments?

For that money I'd get an 80GB Intel G2 and call it a day.

 

[Fun Guy]

For that money I'd get an 80GB Intel G2 and call it a day.

The Intel G2 is more expensive, only SATA II, and not nearly as fast.

 

[Broheim]

The Intel G2 is more expensive, only SATA II, and not nearly as fast.

yeah, but he gets more capacity and he wont notice any difference in real world usage.

I like intel drives for their reliability.

 

[996GT2]

The Intel G2 is more expensive, only SATA II, and not nearly as fast.

You're honestly not going to notice the difference in day to day use, especially as the 64GB RealSSD C300 is "crippled" and has considerably slower write speeds than the larger C300 models. In fact, I think the 80GB Intel G2 may be faster than the 64GB C300 in writes.

Here is CrystalDiskMark run on my Intel 80GB G2:

 

[Fun Guy]

Why is everyone pushing the Intel SSDs? Even if the performance difference is negligible, why pay more for the same performance? At the Egg, the Crucial drive has a near-perfect rating with 200+ reviews, so reliability is on par (or better) than the Intel drives, all at a lower price.

 

[996GT2]

Why is everyone pushing the Intel SSDs? Even if the performance difference is negligible, why pay more for the same performance? At the Egg, the Crucial drive has a near-perfect rating with 200+ reviews, so reliability is on par (or better) than the Intel drives, all at a lower price.

Have a look at the first table on this page:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4202/the-intel-ssd-510-review/3

Not exactly a "negligible" difference in long-term reliability. How much is your data worth to you?

 

[exar333]

Why is everyone pushing the Intel SSDs? Even if the performance difference is negligible, why pay more for the same performance? At the Egg, the Crucial drive has a near-perfect rating with 200+ reviews, so reliability is on par (or better) than the Intel drives, all at a lower price.

Hmm, which to trust? Newegg user 'reviews' or hard reviews done by professionals? I leave that decision up to you.

 

[nanaki333]

Hmm, which to trust? Newegg user 'reviews' or hard reviews done by professionals? I leave that decision up to you.

i'm sure manufacturers like ocz cherry pick their best drives to send to reviewers

 

[Fun Guy]

Have a look at the first table on this page:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4202/the-intel-ssd-510-review/3

Not exactly a "negligible" difference in long-term reliability. How much is your data worth to you?

Thanks, that's a very important spec.

Hmm, which to trust? Newegg user 'reviews' or hard reviews done by professionals? I leave that decision up to you.

Newegg reviews & ratings are pretty accurate, especially when n = 100+. If you can't understand why that might be the case, well, sorry.