SOLVED: Now I need to get an SSD - Last Part for this build, I think......

[master_shake_]

Please don't compare manufacturer's specifications because they often lie. In real-world testing and benchmarking, PCI-E SSDs by and large (with a very few exceptions, all of which are "enterprise" SSDs costing an arm and a leg) the SATA III SSDs are just as fast as the PCI-E SSDs. This is because the PCI-E SSDs do not use native PCI-E interface to the controllers for the NAND flash, instead they are based around modified SAS/SATA PCI-E controller cards with custom firmware and they're essentially doing SATA RAID on the device. 2xSATA III SSDs in RAID0 will be as fast or faster than any of the current crop of consumer PCI-E SSDs and will be SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper.

The reality is we're all waiting to see what comes down the pipeline. I'm hoping that SATA Express will take off and we'll see PCI-E native SSD interfaces available sometime in 2015, but I'm not holding my breath.

here http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/61...w-breaking-the-chains-of-sata-iii/index5.html

you can read the review if you'd like...

nevermind the fact that the m.2 slot is run off the pci-e bus...

and that the card that ssd is mounted on is just an adapter.

 

[Golgatha]

To keep costs down, they use the same density flash (IE, capacity per die, and often per chip), just less of it, so there's less bandwidth and parallelism to exploit.

Because of this, the Crucial M550 256GB would be better in the 128-256GB class of drives. You'll pay a slight premium, but the lower capacity M550 drives use 64Gbit MLC chips and all channels are populated on the 256GB model, so the speed isn't lower compared to the higher capacity drives. For Crucial M500 or Samsung EVO, the lower capacity drives don't have all parallel memory channels filled. The speed is lower than the higher capacity drives for both.

See here for info:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7864/crucial-m550-review-128gb-256gb-512gb-and-1tb-models-tested/2

Then look at sequential writes for the proof:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7864/crucial-m550-review-128gb-256gb-512gb-and-1tb-models-tested/5

 

[Herkulese]

Newegg has the 120GB M500 on sale today for $70... :biggrin:

I appreciate the heads up, but I just checked, and it is still $80 as far as I can see.

In the end I have decided to go with the 240 GB drive.
AT $119 I just can't pass it up.
I wonder if they will drop that price...............

 

[Charlie98]

I appreciate the heads up, but I just checked, and it is still $80 as far as I can see.

In the end I have decided to go with the 240 GB drive.
AT $119 I just can't pass it up.
I wonder if they will drop that price...............

There is a discount code in their daily deal email.

They are definitely clearing out the M500s... you could be patient and see, but at $120 I don't think they would come down maybe $10 or so. The deal today is only $5 less than I can buy it at MicroCenter, except I save sales tax and gas money on top of the $5... for me about $20 total.

 

[Herkulese]

There is a discount code in their daily deal email.

They are definitely clearing out the M500s... you could be patient and see, but at $120 I don't think they would come down maybe $10 or so. The deal today is only $5 less than I can buy it at MicroCenter, except I save sales tax and gas money on top of the $5... for me about $20 total.

Time for me to pull the trigger on the M500 240. and a Seaspnic SSP-550RT 550W power supply.

 

[MongGrel]

Couple of Samsung EVO's 120's I picked up on a SATA2 to SATA3 card I guess in RAID0.

The system getting a bit long in the tooth but still not bad.

 

[MongGrel]

Couple of Samsung EVO's 120's I picked up on a SATA2 to SATA3 card I guess in RAID0.

The system getting a bit long in the tooth but still not bad, as running the X5650 on a X58 board.

 

[MongGrel]

Couple of Samsung EVO's 120's I picked up on a SATA2 to SATA3 card I guess in RAID0 about 6 months ago.

The system getting a bit long in the tooth but still not bad, as running the X5650 on a X58 board.

 

[MongGrel]

WTH all the posts my bad.

 

[lehtv]

Time for me to pull the trigger on the M500 240. and a Seaspnic SSP-550RT 550W power supply.

Why the OEM unit with only 3 yr warranty and non sleeved cables? Get the SSR-550RM instead

 

[Herkulese]

Why the OEM unit with only 3 yr warranty and non sleeved cables? Get the SSR-550RM instead

Yes, the G version, modular, that is the one that I am buying, thanks for reminding me.