Intel X-25V SSD upgrade

So what is the best SDD. I can get the Apacer ones at pinnacle but still don't know if I should go for 2x 30GB or just 1x 64GB
 
nelis said:
So what is the best SDD. I can get the Apacer ones at pinnacle but still don't know if I should go for 2x 30GB or just 1x 64GB
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Depends what you are going to be using it for? If it is a windows drive 2x 30GB's in raid would serve you nicely :)
 
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ok It's windows. The 30GB is slower than the 64gb but if I raid them I don't know. Also I don't know if Apacer is a good brand
 
nelis said:
ok It's windows. The 30GB is slower than the 64gb but if I raid them I don't know. Also I don't know if Apacer is a good brand
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In theory you should get twice the speed. But you get about a 80% increase. Apacer is not a well known brand but a good one nonetheless.
 
O shaks I forgot that I only have like 1 SSD brackets so is there any other way of mounting 2 SSD and if not it seems like I must go for the 64GB one.
 
Pada said:
R1500 for that 60GB SSD isn't bad, but this special of R2000 for the 120GB was way better :D
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It's just a the 60GB version of the G.Skill drive everyone is suggesting in other threads. When you buy an SSD, have a look at the controller.

This drive has a Sandforce 1200 controller which is good.
 
nelis said:
So what is the best SDD. I can get the Apacer ones at pinnacle but still don't know if I should go for 2x 30GB or just 1x 64GB
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Whats your price bracket? Remember that you lose TRIM when you Raid. Google ;)
 
CorneN said:
Whats your price bracket? Remember that you lose TRIM when you Raid. Google ;)
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Ok so I will have to go for the 64GB SSD. Still don't know what SSD to go with
 
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nelis said:
O shaks I forgot that I only have like 1 SSD brackets so is there any other way of mounting 2 SSD and if not it seems like I must go for the 64GB one.
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Saw on youtube a guy just used double sided tape to stick his drive onto one of the open drive bays. Works like a bomb.
 
CorneN said:
It's just a the 60GB version of the G.Skill drive everyone is suggesting in other threads. When you buy an SSD, have a look at the controller.

This drive has a Sandforce 1200 controller which is good.
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This Sandforce controller currently one of the top performer in the market - Definitely worth the money.
 
will a 60GB SSD be enough for my operating system drive
 
Yeah, it's enough for Windows 7 or Mac OS X or whatever your run (linux) plus a whole bunch of apps.
 
nelis said:
will a 60GB SSD be enough for my operating system drive
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I installed Windows 7 and Office 2007 (plus all updates) and some other applications on the 40Gig and got about 8 gig left. Keep you photos, music etc on a second drive. Should you have problems later its just a question of formatting your SSD for a clean install.
 
Also another question. Should I enable AHCI mode in the bios or leave it at IDE mode
 
CorneN said:
It's just a the 60GB version of the G.Skill drive everyone is suggesting in other threads. When you buy an SSD, have a look at the controller.

This drive has a Sandforce 1200 controller which is good.
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Ok, maybe 120GB is my next buy, will toss out my old Mushkin 60gb SSD and put it into my lappie.
 
BigVan99 said:
I installed Windows 7 and Office 2007 (plus all updates) and some other applications on the 40Gig and got about 8 gig left.
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Holy crap thats a load of bloat. Look at vLite for Windows 7 to strip it down. once you removed all the stuff you don't need like language packs, printer drivers, obscure network protocols etc you will have a much slimmer install.

My OS only takes up about 4GB (Linux) while my Win7+Office2007 virtualbox image is about 10GB.
 
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