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821448 2009-10-18 23:42:00 Well, getting 2 x SSD drives is not worthwhile for just a 'slight' speed increase.

lol, BK T, he is jesting with you.....I personally wouldnt bother raid 0 of SSD as 1 SSD would be faster than ANY RAID array you built for your home PC...If your mate want fast, use a SSD for the system drive (windows and programs), and a big SATA for data....
SolMiester (139)
821449 2009-10-19 00:15:00 Are the Intel X25 SSD's still the only option worth considering, or are there other ones now? nofam (9009)
821450 2009-10-19 01:50:00 Hi, the G2 has the best random, but the Indilinx controllers (OZC SSD's) have best all round performance, so worth using... SolMiester (139)
821451 2009-10-19 03:14:00 Hi, the G2 has the best random, but the Indilinx controllers (OZC SSD's) have best all round performance, so worth using...

which retailer stock all those SSD drives? Notice that most retailers don't stock SSD drives
bk T (215)
821452 2009-10-19 04:14:00 Search on pricespy. Blam (54)
821453 2009-10-19 04:35:00 ascent has the OCZ agility series 128GB which uses the Indilinx controller for $630..... SolMiester (139)
821454 2009-10-19 06:10:00 Yeah they're still priced in fantasy land really - a Velociraptor is a better bet IMHO nofam (9009)
821455 2009-10-19 07:52:00 Yeah they're still priced in fantasy land really - a Velociraptor is a better bet IMHO

That's what I was about to ask!

WD's VelociRaptor seems to be OK for it's price. But how much performance gain can I expect as compare to ordinary 7200 rpm drives?
bk T (215)
821456 2009-10-19 09:37:00 That's what I was about to ask!

WD's VelociRaptor seems to be OK for it's price. But how much performance gain can I expect as compare to ordinary 7200 rpm drives?

Just about impossible to quantify the speed gain without knowing exactly what the PC will be used for, but certainly noticeable on boot up, and anything that does a lot of read/writes (like Windows! :p)

And abstracting your O/S from all your data makes a lot of sense for a number of reasons:

- HDD space is cheap as chips
- Your files (which probably aren't backed up!) are safe if your O/S cracks the sh**s with a virus
- Your O/S runs better with less on the drive to gunge it up
nofam (9009)
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