SSD or RevoDrive?

[Bolas]

Which is better for a desktop's boot and program drive?

http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Vertex-2-5...=2FRVYOINQAOHB

http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Technology...=2FRVYOINQAOHB

 

[exdeath]

I want to say that with SATA III 6G, any advantage the RevoDrive would have had is now lost. You'd actually be faster with 2 x 120 GB Vertex 3s in RAID0 while not taking up a PCIe slot (important in SFF or SLI builds). And it would cost the same and give the same capacity.

 

[Makaveli]

I want to say that with SATA III 6G, any advantage the RevoDrive would have had is now lost. You'd actually be faster with 2 x 120 GB Vertex 3s in RAID0 while not taking up a PCIe slot (important in SFF or SLI builds). And it would cost the same and give the same capacity.

I second the Vertex 3 in Raid 0 for outright performance.

However, both solutions means no TRIM.

 

[Bill Brasky]

I second the Vertex 3 in Raid 0 for outright performance.

However, both solutions means no TRIM.

Yep. Gotta go with the single drive, in my opinion.

 

[Bolas]

Never mind, the solution I really want was just announced.

RevoDrive 3 x2 is it. TRIM support, current generation SandForce controller, insane speeds, only $700.

 

[nanaki333]

Never mind, the solution I really want was just announced.

RevoDrive 3 x2 is it. TRIM support, current generation SandForce controller, insane speeds, only $700.

i just read the article. it looks like it'll be passing TRIM along to the raided SSDs. perhaps we'll finally have native TRIM for all raided SSDs soon?

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4382/computex-2011-oczs-revodrive-3-revodrive-3-x2-now-with-trim

The other big improvement is that OCZ made some modifications to both the SandForce and on-board RAID controller firmware to allow everything from SMART data to TRIM to be passed through to the system host. In the past RevoDrive users were stuck with a PCIe card that couldn't be TRIMed, but with the 3 you get full TRIM support. Formatting the drive under Windows 7 or deleting files off of will result in those LBAs being TRIMed by the SF controllers.

 

[dac7nco]

I was just coming here to post this. How the hell did OCZ, of all companies, manage to pass the TRIM command to RAID-0?! I would've expected Intel, but OCZ surprises me. This will change a LOT of things... need a crazy-fast place for work on uncompressed 1080p? If TRIM can be passed through RAID now, then I don't care about anything else for awhile.

Daimon

 

[Makaveli]

Never mind, the solution I really want was just announced.

RevoDrive 3 x2 is it. TRIM support, current generation SandForce controller, insane speeds, only $700.

That looks nice but I don't trust OCZ good luck.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Every man deserves some TRIM. :biggrin:

 

[dac7nco]

Every man deserves some TRIM. :biggrin:

Well said.