SSDs, are they worth it?

[taltamir]

Originally posted by: Fishead
I have a question about all this jump to RAID systems and SSD drives.I know its the latest craze and a lot of people are jumping into it.But tell me if I am wrong in my assuming that all your gaining is loading time for levels in games and Windows booting up?
Is my assumption correct?I can see in hard drive intensive apps on servers and stuff you need it for but the average PC builder?
I know when I wasn't as educated in building PCs I build a RAID system as you can see in my signature.I no longer have that system.
Can anyone tell me why they are doing it and what they think they will get out of it?What do you guys use your systems for and does it help what you are trying to get from it.I am curious.

Richard

also everything installs a lot faster, files are copied faster, file decompression. video or audio encoding is faster, remuxing is faster, texture popping (like in UT3) is reduced greatly... etc

 

[taltamir]

Originally posted by: CSMR

Originally posted by: reboot
...SSD manufacturers don't support it yet.

Anyone know when to expect TRIM support? I haven't come across any info on this.

most likely it has already been added to internal builds... now they are actually writing algorithms for actually DOING something with it

supposedly we should start seeing it in a month or so.

 

[rcpratt]

Words cannot describe how happy I am with my Intel X25-M 80GB. Yes, it's expensive, but it is more than worth it. The value of this upgrade was bigger than my upgrade from an E7400 to an i7 machine. I'm not kidding. My Windows 7 desktop appears without the "Welcome" screen ever showing. On a fully loaded computer too, not just like 10 minutes after installing with no start-up programs there. Games load incredibly fast. Textures are loaded far before I ever see them. Programs launch INSTANTLY. I could click 5 different programs right after booting up and they'll all be ready within 2 seconds.

Sometimes I find myself restarting my computer when I'm bored just because I like to watch it boot. Me likey the SSD.

 

[allies]

Originally posted by: rcpratt
Words cannot describe how happy I am with my Intel X25-M 80GB. Yes, it's expensive, but it is more than worth it. The value of this upgrade was bigger than my upgrade from an E7400 to an i7 machine. I'm not kidding. My Windows 7 desktop appears without the "Welcome" screen ever showing. On a fully loaded computer too, not just like 10 minutes after installing with no start-up programs there. Games load incredibly fast. Textures are loaded far before I ever see them. Programs launch INSTANTLY. I could click 5 different programs right after booting up and they'll all be ready within 2 seconds.

Sometimes I find myself restarting my computer when I'm bored just because I like to watch it boot. Me likey the SSD.

haha. I can't wait till I spring for an SSD. Should be around August (my birthday!)

 

[TitusTroy]

anyone know if the 'sanitary erase' program is an OCZ Vertex exclusive or can it be run with any SSD regardless of manufacturer?

 

[taltamir]

it is actually a third party program. it can run on any SSD... although only a previous version works with SSDs at the moment, the latest version does not.

unless you are referring to the psudeo "trim" programs that OCZ and others put out... those are all made by indilinx, even have the same CRC values... any indilinx drive can use it.

 

[xplicid911]

Im just a curious browser whose tech level is very low.......

Are u guys talking about running an OS from a flash drive???

 

[xplicid911]

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