Hey all,
I'm planning on getting an SSD.
I'd want a reasonably large one and was originally planning on a 480GB or 512GB SSD, but with the price it would cost, I was also thinking of getting two 240GB SSDs and putting them in RAID, although that would still be dear and I've heard TRIM doesn't work in RAID setups.
My decision has been somewhat finalised on the OCZ Vertex 2 240GB SSD --- sort of...
[I've got a SATA II based motherboard anyway: P5Q Premium, so 6GB/s SSDs don't matter, and they're too expensive anyhow].
For the same price (£280-ish) I can get either a 2.5" Vertex 2E 240GB, or a 3.5" Vertex 2 240GB.
Now I wouldn't have to pay extra for a 2.5" to 3.5" bracket if I got the 3.5" SSD model. Although... the 2E model has less of the 'saved space' taken away and given back for the user. I have heard that (as far as I can remember) garbage collection is better when you have more of the saved space available [less space for the user to store data though], but of course, I will have less space.
Should I purchase the 2E model and a bracket and get a bit more space (I'll be pretty much using all of the space and have my mechanical drive linked to the Downloads, Music, Films and Documents folder with a few important backups also on the SSD). My main games will be on the SSD, and older and/or less important games also stored on the mechanical drive.
What should I go for?
Cheers,
Alistair
I'm planning on getting an SSD.
I'd want a reasonably large one and was originally planning on a 480GB or 512GB SSD, but with the price it would cost, I was also thinking of getting two 240GB SSDs and putting them in RAID, although that would still be dear and I've heard TRIM doesn't work in RAID setups.
My decision has been somewhat finalised on the OCZ Vertex 2 240GB SSD --- sort of...
[I've got a SATA II based motherboard anyway: P5Q Premium, so 6GB/s SSDs don't matter, and they're too expensive anyhow].
For the same price (£280-ish) I can get either a 2.5" Vertex 2E 240GB, or a 3.5" Vertex 2 240GB.
Now I wouldn't have to pay extra for a 2.5" to 3.5" bracket if I got the 3.5" SSD model. Although... the 2E model has less of the 'saved space' taken away and given back for the user. I have heard that (as far as I can remember) garbage collection is better when you have more of the saved space available [less space for the user to store data though], but of course, I will have less space.
Should I purchase the 2E model and a bracket and get a bit more space (I'll be pretty much using all of the space and have my mechanical drive linked to the Downloads, Music, Films and Documents folder with a few important backups also on the SSD). My main games will be on the SSD, and older and/or less important games also stored on the mechanical drive.
What should I go for?
Cheers,
Alistair