The day has come...

[dkm777]

...for me to finally order an SSD! After sifting through pricelists and benchmarks I decided to go with a Corsair Force GS 240GB. This is for an AMD rig with a 990FX chipset, so SATA 6Gbps is supported. Now, I know this SSD uses a Sandforce controller and many frown upon it, but it's been on the marked for quite a while so the firmware should be mature enough, right? The alternatives in the same price bracket are 256GB Crucial M4 and Plextor M5S, but they're slower.

 

[hhhd1]

The alternatives in the same price bracket are 256GB Crucial M4 and Plextor M5S, but they're slower.

No, they are not, the slowness is not going to be noticeable except in benchmarks.

 

[bbhaag]

No, they are not, the slowness is not going to be noticeable except in benchmarks.

Agreed. If I was given the 3 choices above in the OP I would go with the Plextor every time even if it does cost a bit more money.

 

[Blain]

...for me to finally order an SSD! After sifting through pricelists and benchmarks I decided to go with a Corsair Force GS 240GB. This is for an AMD rig with a 990FX chipset, so SATA 6Gbps is supported. Now, I know this SSD uses a Sandforce controller and many frown upon it, but it's been on the marked for quite a while so the firmware should be mature enough, right?
The alternatives in the same price bracket are 256GB Crucial M4 and Plextor M5S, but they're slower.

After that much research and contemplation, I would not have opted for a sandforce SSD.
"Slower" in the SSD world isn't the same as the spinning platter world.
Go with a Crucial, Plextor or Samsung SSD.

 

[dkm777]

I'm going to take your word on the fact that Sandforce is faster only in benchmarks. Since in Lithuania the Plextor is actually cheaper, Plextor M5S 256GB it is. Thanks for setting me straight guys. I haven't been so excited about getting a computer part in a long long time. Hope the SSD experience blows me away.

 

[Mfusick]

No vertex4 or Samsung840?

Son I am disappoint ...

 

[Coup27]

They may not be available or above his budget in his country. That Plextor should be a good drive.

 

[dkm777]

Yes, the Vertex 4 is more than I can justify and the only Samsung 840 available is the Basic version.

 

[blastingcap]

The Plextor is fine. Crucial M4 is fine too. Don't worry about benchmarks, especially sequential read/write speeds which are way more than necessary. If you do focus on a stat, the Random 4K Read stat is probably most important for most users. (The Random 4K write is also important but it tends to be sky-high for every modern SSD anyway.)

 

[hhhd1]

In my personal opinion, I would prefer Plextor m5s over ocz vertex4.

Samsung 840 non-pro has TLC, so MLC would be preferred unless the samsung is relatively cheaper.

 

[dkm777]

Well this was an adventure - when I received my M5S there was a loose screw inside. I went to the place I bought it from and the dude is like "oh, that's not a problem", whips out a precision screwdriver set, removes the 3 screws holding the enclosure together, carefully pries it slightly open without breaking the warranty seal and gets the screw out. "There, it's finished. Now when the warranty is almost over you can RMA it claiming there's a screw missing and you will probably get a newer, faster disk as a replacement."
Anyway, I go home, install Windows using a GPT partition scheme and let me tell you, this feels like a brand new PC. Although Windows does complete the loading animation when using GPT, after that everything is instant - just key in the password and the desktop pops up with all the background stuff already loaded. I see myself using this PC more in the future.

 

[Eeqmcsq]

You will never look at HDDs the same way ever again.

 

[KingFatty]

Also when you install updated video card drivers, or Windows fixes, my jaw just dropped when I had to install my video card drivers and it was over so fast!